DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014

DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014
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UNITED STATES
Key Scores and Trends
Rank
Score
2013 2011 Change 2013 2011 Change
Overall 23/140 25/140 2 64/100 63/100 1
Depth 99/140 100/140 1 17/50 16/50 1
Breadth 2/140 2/140 0 48/50 47/50 1
Trade Pillar 76/140 73/140 -3 48/100 48/100 0
USA
Capital Pillar 8/60 9/60 1 78/100 76/100 2
Information Pillar 10/102 9/102 -1 83/100 82/100 1
People Pillar 40/109 40/109 0 63/100 63/100 0
Connectedness Score Trend
70
65
60
55
50
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Rooted Map
Rooted Map:
U.S.A.’s U.S.A.’s Merchandise Merchandise Exports, Exports, 2013 2013
U.S.A.
Top Export Destinations
2
1
1. Canada (19%)
2. Mexico (14%)
3. China (8%)
4. Japan (4%)
5. Germany (3%)
7
6. U.K. (3%)
7. Brazil (3%)
8. Netherlands (3%)
9. Hong Kong (3%)
10. South Korea (3%)
6
U.S.A.’s Share of Partners’ Imports
50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 5% unknown
8
5
3
9
10
Major Export Products
Agricultural products (soybeans,
fruit, corn), industrial
supplies (organic chemicals),
capital goods (transistors,
aircraft, motor vehicle parts,
computers)
4
Depth
Rank
Level
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 139/140 –
Merchandise Trade (% of GDP) 133/140 137/140 9% 14%
Services Trade (% of GDP) 101/140 137/140 4% 3%
Capital 36/94 –
FDI Stock (% of GDP) 23/131 89/140 38% 29%
FDI Flows (% of GFCF) 25/133 111/140 12% 6%
Portfolio Equity Stock (% of Mkt Cap) 31/84 27/86 36% 33%
Portfolio Equity Flows (% of Mkt Cap) 45/91 46/90 1% 1%
Information 34/140 –
Internet Bandwidth
41/140 64,089
(Bits per Second per Internet User)
International Phone Calls
(Minutes per Capita)
Printed Publications Trade
(USD per Capita)
17/140 81/140 431 113
30/136 48/136 $18 $14
People 83/118 –
Migrants (% of Population) 129/139 27/140 1% 14%
Tourists (Dep./Arr. per Capita) 52/92 73/131 0.2 0.2
International Students (% of Tertiary
Education Enrollment)
128/128 54/112 0% 3%
Breadth
Rank
% Same Region
Outward Inward Outward Inward
Trade 6/140 –
Merchandise Trade 11/139 13/140 33% 27%
Capital 2/60 –
USA
FDI Stock 2/40 3/45 17% 9%
FDI Flows 1/34 1/39 15% 9%
Portfolio Equity Stock 2/59 – 11% –
Information 7/102 –
70
International Phone Calls
65
Printed 60 Publications Trade
2/100
13/136
11/91
34/136
32%
53%
50%
21%
55
50
People 2005 2006 2007 200814/126 2009 2010 2011 – 2012 2013
Migrants 32/139 2/130 39% 30%
Tourists – 43/99 – 56%
International Students – 2/96 – 5%
Directionality
Overall
Depth
Breadth
-100 -80 -60 -40 -20 0 20 40 60 80 100
Balance Inward Outward
Structural and Policy Drivers of Depth of Connectedness
Structural Factors
General Policies / Environment
Rank Level
Rank Level
GDP per Capita (+) 10/140 $53,143 Operating Environment (+) 33/129 5.0
Linguistic Commonality (+) 29/140 19% Infrastructure (+) 11/129 5.8
Remoteness (-) 23/140 6.9 Press Freedom (+) 29/137 85
Population (-) 3/140 316.1 Labor Freedom (+) 1/140 97
Landlocked (-) – No Financial Freedom (+) 17/140 70
Globalization Policies
Rank Level
Enabling Trade Index (+) 21/129 5.0
Tariffs (Wtd. Mean Applied) (-) 97/138 1.5
Capital Account Openness (+) 1/135 1.0
Visa-Free Travel Outward (+) 7/139 174
Visa-Free Travel Inward (+) 121/140 22
– Not Applicable · Data Not Available (+) Positive Impact (-) Negative Impact