DHL Global Connectedness Report 2024
In today's turbulent times, business and government leaders must distinguish between predictions and actual shifts in international activity. The latest DHL Global Connectedness Report reveals that globalization reached a record high in 2022 and remained close to that level in 2023 – despite a series of global shocks over the past decade, including the Covid-19 pandemic, wars in Ukraine and Gaza,
Connecting to the World
On the tenth anniversary of the GCI, we have released a special report that offers a set of lessons from this body of research. It addresses the power of a connected world to expand prosperity and how countries can boost their connectedness.
Explore the DHL Global Connectedness Report Results
Interactive tool on DHL website features customizable displays of global trends and country scores/ranks
Downloadable Datasets
2001-2023 GCI Global Trends (csv)
This file contains the indexed global trends for 2001-2023. The global trends are presented in the report in Section 2 (pages 13-19). The methodology is presented in Section 7 of the report, pages 81-90. Data sources are shown in Appendix A (pages 289-294). The 2023 values are projected based on available data and forecasts at the time of the analysis (most 2023 data used is in these calculations had not yet been released by the relevant sources).
2001-2022 GCI Scores & Ranks (csv)
This file contains the country scores and ranks for 2001-2022. The country scores and ranks are presented in the report in Section 2 (pages 20-26). The methodology is presented in Section 7 (pages 81-90). Data sources are shown in Appendix A (pages 290-294).
2001-2022 GCI Breadth Measures (csv)
The full set of world and country-level breadth (extensity) measures used in the analytical sections of the report, with detail for specific types of flows, is available to researchers upon request. Metrics include Finger-Kreinin similarity indexes, average geographic and geopolitical distance traversed by flows, the Herfindahl-Hirschman index of concentration, and shares with the U.S. and its close allies and with China and its close allies.
What is the Global Connectedness Index?
The DHL Global Connectedness Index tracks the depth and breadth of international trade, capital, information, and people flows. It draws upon 3+ million data points to examine globalization worldwide, by region, and across 169 countries.
Key Findings from the DHL Global Connectedness Report 2024
Presentation of key findings from the DHL Global Connectedness Report 2024 report, co-authored by Steven A. Altman and Caroline Bastian. Steven A. Altman, Senior Research Scholar and Director of the DHL Initiative on Globalization at NYU Stern's Center for the Future of Management, recorded this presentation on March 13, 2024.