DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014

6 Table of Contents
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Preface Frank Appel 2
Preface Pankaj Ghemawat 3
Ten Key Take-aways 4
Executive Summary 8
How Globalized Is the World 10
Chapter 1 introduces the DHL Global Connectedness Index’s 3-D
approach to measuring globalization, describes how connected the
world is today at the aggregate global level, and examines how the depth
and breadth of global connectedness have evolved since 2005. It also
compares globalization trends from the DHL Global Connectedness
Index with those based on other globalization indexes.
How Globalized Are Individual Countries and Regions 24
Chapter 2 describes the results of the 2014 DHL Global Connectedness
Index, including country rankings and discussion of interesting
patterns. The countries whose connectedness increased or decreased
the most over the past two years are highlighted, and countries’ depth
scores are compared with predicted scores based on their structural
conditions such as sizes and levels of economic development. The
results are also aggregated up to the regional level, and differences
among regions are discussed.
The Depth of Global Connectedness 44
Chapter 3 tracks how much of 12 types of trade, capital, information,
and people flows that could potentially take place either within countries’
borders or across them are domestic versus international. Trends
in the depth of global connectedness since 2005 are examined, and,
where available data permit, future prospects are discussed. The chapter
also highlights the large potential for economic gains from deepening
global connectedness.