The KOF Index of Globalization was introduced in 2002 by the Swiss Economic Institute and measures the three main dimensions of globalization: economic, political, and social. The economic dimension focuses on trade, investment, and financial flows. The political dimension examines things like diplomatic relations and international organization membership. And the social dimension looks at data on personal contacts, information flows, and cultural proximity. Countries are given an overall index value from 0 to 100 based on these factors, with a higher score indicating greater levels of globalization.

1. KOF Index of Globalization

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9. KOF Index of Globalization

10. Introduced in 2002
KOF Index of Globalization

11. Introduced in 2002
Swiss Economic Institute / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
KOF Index of Globalization

12. Introduced in 2002
Swiss Economic Institute / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Defines globalization to be ‘a process of creating networks of
connections among actors at multi-continental distances, mediated
through a variety of flows including people, information and ideas,
capital and goods.’
KOF Index of Globalization

13. Introduced in 2002
Swiss Economic Institute / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Defines globalization to be ‘a process of creating networks of
connections among actors at multi-continental distances, mediated
through a variety of flows including people, information and ideas,
capital and goods.’
Three dimensions of the KOF Index of Globalization:
KOF Index of Globalization

14. Introduced in 2002
Swiss Economic Institute / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Defines globalization to be ‘a process of creating networks of
connections among actors at multi-continental distances, mediated
through a variety of flows including people, information and ideas,
capital and goods.’
Three dimensions of the KOF Index of Globalization:
economic globalization
KOF Index of Globalization

15. Introduced in 2002
Swiss Economic Institute / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Defines globalization to be ‘a process of creating networks of
connections among actors at multi-continental distances, mediated
through a variety of flows including people, information and ideas,
capital and goods.’
Three dimensions of the KOF Index of Globalization:
economic globalization
political globalization
KOF Index of Globalization

16. Introduced in 2002
Swiss Economic Institute / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Defines globalization to be ‘a process of creating networks of
connections among actors at multi-continental distances, mediated
through a variety of flows including people, information and ideas,
capital and goods.’
Three dimensions of the KOF Index of Globalization:
economic globalization
political globalization
social globalization
KOF Index of Globalization

17. Introduced in 2002
Swiss Economic Institute / Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Defines globalization to be ‘a process of creating networks of
connections among actors at multi-continental distances, mediated
through a variety of flows including people, information and ideas,
capital and goods.’
Three dimensions of the KOF Index of Globalization:
economic globalization
political globalization
social globalization
Index value closer to 100 > the more globalized the country.
KOF Index of Globalization

18. Economic Globalization
All that's left ! - pfala

19. KOF Index of Globalization - Economic Globalization

20. KOF Index of Globalization - Economic Globalization
Long distance flows of goods, capital and services.

21. KOF Index of Globalization - Economic Globalization
Long distance flows of goods, capital and services.
Actual economic flows - trade, FDI (foreign direct investment) and
portfolio investment.

22. KOF Index of Globalization - Economic Globalization
Long distance flows of goods, capital and services.
Actual economic flows - trade, FDI (foreign direct investment) and
portfolio investment.
Restrictions to trade and capital - import barriers, mean tariff rates,
taxes on international trade.

23. KOF Index of Globalization - Economic Globalization
Long distance flows of goods, capital and services.
Actual economic flows - trade, FDI (foreign direct investment) and
portfolio investment.
Restrictions to trade and capital - import barriers, mean tariff rates,
taxes on international trade.

24. KOF Index of Globalization - Economic Globalization
Long distance flows of goods, capital and services.
Actual economic flows - trade, FDI (foreign direct investment) and
portfolio investment.
Restrictions to trade and capital - import barriers, mean tariff rates,
taxes on international trade.
Trade (% of GDP)

25. KOF Index of Globalization - Economic Globalization
Long distance flows of goods, capital and services.
Actual economic flows - trade, FDI (foreign direct investment) and
portfolio investment.
Restrictions to trade and capital - import barriers, mean tariff rates,
taxes on international trade.
Trade (% of GDP)
Income payments to Foreign Nationals (% of GDP)

26. KOF Index of Globalization - Economic Globalization
Long distance flows of goods, capital and services.
Actual economic flows - trade, FDI (foreign direct investment) and
portfolio investment.
Restrictions to trade and capital - import barriers, mean tariff rates,
taxes on international trade.
Trade (% of GDP)
Income payments to Foreign Nationals (% of GDP)
Mean Tariff Rate

27. Political Globalization
Haiti Earthquake - United Nations Development Programme

28. KOF Index of Globalization - Political Globalization

29. KOF Index of Globalization - Political Globalization
Number of embassies and high commissions.

30. KOF Index of Globalization - Political Globalization
Number of embassies and high commissions.
Number of international organizations to which a country is a
member.

31. KOF Index of Globalization - Political Globalization
Number of embassies and high commissions.
Number of international organizations to which a country is a
member.
Number of UN peace missions a country participated in.

32. KOF Index of Globalization - Political Globalization
Number of embassies and high commissions.
Number of international organizations to which a country is a
member.
Number of UN peace missions a country participated in.
Number of treaties signed between two or more states.

33. Social Globalization
M like Muslim? - Marco Bellucci

34. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization

35. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts

36. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries

37. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries
International telecom traffic

38. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries
International telecom traffic
Degree of tourism

39. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries
International telecom traffic
Degree of tourism
Information flows

40. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries
International telecom traffic
Degree of tourism
Information flows
Measure the potential flow of ideas and images

41. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries
International telecom traffic
Degree of tourism
Information flows
Measure the potential flow of ideas and images
Number of internet users

42. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries
International telecom traffic
Degree of tourism
Information flows
Measure the potential flow of ideas and images
Number of internet users
Share of households with a television set

43. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries
International telecom traffic
Degree of tourism
Information flows
Measure the potential flow of ideas and images
Number of internet users
Share of households with a television set
Cultural Proximity

44. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries
International telecom traffic
Degree of tourism
Information flows
Measure the potential flow of ideas and images
Number of internet users
Share of households with a television set
Cultural Proximity
Imported and exported books

45. KOF Index of Globalization - Social Globalization
Personal Contacts
Direct interaction among people living in different countries
International telecom traffic
Degree of tourism
Information flows
Measure the potential flow of ideas and images
Number of internet users
Share of households with a television set
Cultural Proximity
Imported and exported books
Number of McDonald’s restaurants and IKEA stores

46. KOF Index of Globalization - The Top Ten

47. KOF Index of Globalization - The Bottom Twenty

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KOF Index of Globalization - Change over time: Norway

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KOF Index of Globalization - Change over time: China

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KOF Index of Globalization - Change over time: Norway and China

51. KOF Index of Globalization - Evaluation
Globalization is complex
Regularly collected data?
Does the possession of a television set make a household more
globalized?
Is a country that is proactive in volunteering troops for UN missions
more globalized or are the reasons more complex?
When calculating the index economic globalization is weighted at
37%, social globalization at 39% and political globalization at 25%
- why not a third each?
Which do you think is the ‘weakest’ data set?