{"id":683,"date":"2014-11-19T13:00:52","date_gmt":"2014-11-19T12:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/?p=683"},"modified":"2016-10-28T13:46:31","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T12:46:31","slug":"global-connectedness-index-of-african-countries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/2014\/11\/19\/global-connectedness-index-of-african-countries\/","title":{"rendered":"Global connectedness index of African countries"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_685\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-685\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/files\/2014\/11\/2014-06-09-12.12.57-e1416246598658.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-685\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/files\/2014\/11\/2014-06-09-12.12.57-e1416246598658-300x154.jpg\" alt=\"International trade flows: an important component of global connectedness\" width=\"300\" height=\"154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/files\/2014\/11\/2014-06-09-12.12.57-e1416246598658-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/files\/2014\/11\/2014-06-09-12.12.57-e1416246598658-1024x528.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/files\/2014\/11\/2014-06-09-12.12.57-e1416246598658-624x322.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-685\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">International trade flows: an important component of global connectedness<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dhl.com\/en\/about_us\/logistics_insights\/studies_research\/global_connectedness_index\/global_connectedness_index.html\"><strong>DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014<\/strong><\/a> report, prepared<strong> by a research team led by Pankaj Ghemawat <\/strong>\u2013 a colleague of mine at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.iese.edu\/\"><strong>IESE Business School<\/strong><\/a> \u2013 has been published. Global connectedness refers to &#8220;the <strong>depth and breadth (geographic distribution) of a country\u2019s integration with the rest of the world<\/strong> as manifested by its participation in international flows of products and services, capital, information and people.&#8221;\u00a0The table below shows the <strong>ranks and scores of sub-Saharan and southern African countries<\/strong> included in the Index. Before looking at the table, here are <strong>some reference points:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Most connected<\/strong> country: <strong>The Netherlands<\/strong> (rank 1, score 89)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Least connected<\/strong> country: <strong>Syrian Arab Republic<\/strong> (rank 140, score 6)<\/li>\n<li><strong>USA<\/strong>: rank 23, score 64<\/li>\n<li><strong>Spain<\/strong>: rank 24, score 63<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>COUNTRY<\/td>\n<td>RANK*<\/td>\n<td>SCORE**<\/td>\n<td>COUNTRY<\/td>\n<td>RANK*<\/td>\n<td>SCORE**<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nigeria<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>56<\/td>\n<td>Cameroon<\/td>\n<td>115<\/td>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mauritius<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<td>52<\/td>\n<td>Namibia<\/td>\n<td>116<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>D. R. of Congo<\/td>\n<td>53<\/td>\n<td>51<\/td>\n<td>Mali<\/td>\n<td>117<\/td>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>South Africa<\/td>\n<td>54<\/td>\n<td>51<\/td>\n<td>Uganda<\/td>\n<td>121<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ghana<\/td>\n<td>55<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<td>Zimbabwe<\/td>\n<td>122<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Gabon<\/td>\n<td>77<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<td>Botswana<\/td>\n<td>126<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ivory Coast<\/td>\n<td>78<\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<td>Burkina Faso<\/td>\n<td>128<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ethiopia<\/td>\n<td>85<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/article\/20141030211812-35892766-how-many-events-zambia-is-facing?trk=prof-post\">Zambia<\/a><\/td>\n<td>129<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Angola<\/td>\n<td>94<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>Niger<\/td>\n<td>132<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/article\/20140731045438-35892766-mozambique-the-brave-little-rat?trk=mp-reader-card\">Mozambique<\/a><\/td>\n<td>98<\/td>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<td>Rwanda<\/td>\n<td>133<\/td>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Madagascar<\/td>\n<td>103<\/td>\n<td>35<\/td>\n<td>Benin<\/td>\n<td>136<\/td>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Kenya<\/td>\n<td>106<\/td>\n<td>34<\/td>\n<td>Burundi<\/td>\n<td>137<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>The Gambia<\/td>\n<td>110<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td>Central African Republic<\/td>\n<td>139<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Senegal<\/td>\n<td>112<\/td>\n<td>31<\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>* Lower ranks indicate higher global connectedness,\u00a0** Scores range from 1 to 100; country links will take you to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/profile\/view?id=35892766&amp;authType=name&amp;authToken=isTR&amp;ref=CONTENT&amp;trk=mp-ph-pn\"> Jose-Pedro Martinez&#8217;<\/a> Linkedin page: he has wonderful insights about some African countries!<\/p>\n<p>Not surprisingly, Africa appears as the least connected region. Maybe more surprisingly, <strong>Nigeria is among the top 50 countries.<\/strong> In fact, Nigeria is a<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/2014\/09\/24\/nigeria-a-fashionable-high-growth-country\/\">fashionable high-growth country<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0An important element contributing to Nigeria&#8217;s connectedness is international trade\u00a0trade. Merchandise exports account for 35% of GDP while imports for 20%. In the case of services trade, these are 1% and 7% respectively. <strong>Unfortunately, 95% of Nigeria&#8217;s exports are based on oil<\/strong> and its derivatives. If you want to know <strong>why I say &#8220;unfortunately,&#8221;<\/strong> take\u00a0a look at a previous\u00a0post on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/2014\/02\/17\/nigerias-development\/\">Nigeria&#8217;s post-colonial impoverishment<\/a>\u00a0and another explaining why there&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.iese.edu\/africa\/2014\/04\/09\/oil-scarcity-in-an-oil-rich-country\/\">oil scarcity in an oil-rich country<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Also of note is that the <strong>top 10 countries in terms of gain in connectedness<\/strong> in the period 2011-2013 include :<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Burundi<\/strong>: the gain comes from an increased global distribution of its merchandise exports, with its top three export destinations accounting for 59% in 2011 and for only 32% in 2013.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/pulse\/article\/20140731045438-35892766-mozambique-the-brave-little-rat?trk=mp-reader-card\"><strong>Mozambique<\/strong><\/a>: the gain comes from an increased trade volume relative to its GDP. Its services exports went from 5% of GDP to 10%.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Madagascar<\/strong>: its merchandise exports destined for the world&#8217;s largest import markets, the United States and China, both increased over that period; and<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ivory Coast<\/strong>: its merchandise imports went up from 28% of GDP to 46%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Any thoughts on these ranks or scores?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DHL Global Connectedness Index 2014 report, prepared by a research team led by Pankaj Ghemawat \u2013 a colleague of mine at IESE Business School \u2013 has been published. 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