Measuring Globalization: Rankings

The A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Globalization Index includes rankings of 62 countries for 14 variables grouped in four baskets: economic integration, personal contact, technological connectivity, and political engagement. In the table, the countries ranking in the top 10 in each category are shaded orange, and those ranking in the bottom 10 are shaded blue. *Saudi Arabia ...

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The A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Globalization Index includes rankings of 62 countries for 14 variables grouped in four baskets: economic integration, personal contact, technological connectivity, and political engagement. In the table, the countries ranking in the top 10 in each category are shaded orange, and those ranking in the bottom 10 are shaded blue.

The A.T. Kearney/Foreign Policy Globalization Index includes rankings of 62 countries for 14 variables grouped in four baskets: economic integration, personal contact, technological connectivity, and political engagement. In the table, the countries ranking in the top 10 in each category are shaded orange, and those ranking in the bottom 10 are shaded blue.

*Saudi Arabia should have ranked 41st in last year’s Globalization Index, following a correction in data for portfolio capital flows, which were underreported at the time the index was compiled.

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