Gabon loses one spot in 2020 on DHL’s Global Connectivity Index (GCI), which assesses international flows of trade, capital, information and people in 169 economies. The country ranks 91st in the world and 7th continentally, with a score of 46/100.
According to the 2020 Global Connectivity Index compiled by the world’s leading transport and logistics company, DHL, and New York University School of Business, NYU Stern School of Business, Gabon is the 7th most connected in Africa, taking 91st place globally out of 169 economies, with a score of 46/100.
This study makes it possible to measure the global connectivity of each country from the volume of its international flows in relation to the size of its national economy and on the degree of internationalization of these exchanges or its geographical distribution.
Between 2017 and 2019, Gabon recorded a downturn which caused it to lose two places in terms of the distribution of flows, thus occupying 91st place and 89th place in terms of trade flows against 88th in 2017. However, in relation to the size of its economy, the country gains three places from 103rd place to 100th place.
And within the Economic Community of Central African States, the country is first, far ahead of the Congo (101st) and Cameroon (120th) worldwide. On a continental scale, Gabon occupies 7th place behind Ghana (80th worldwide). Mauritius is the first by positioning itself in 48th place, followed by Seychelles (52nd). The third on the African podium is South Africa, 57th in the world.
The Netherlands leads the ranking of the most connected countries in the world, followed by Singapore, Belgium, the United Arab Emirates and Ireland. This edition of the DHL Global Connectivity Index uses more than 3.5 million data points to represent the rate of globalization in 169 countries over the period 2001-2019.
