DHL Global Connectedness Index 2020

The DHL Global Connectedness Index 2020 provides the first comprehensive assessment of globalization during the pandemic. It signals that globalization is recovering from the COVID-19 setback and most international flows are proving more resilient in 2020 than many expected. The DHL Global Connectedness Index measures globalization based on international flows of trade, capital, information, and people. Predictably, people flows have suffered an unprecedented collapse in 2020. However, all other types of flows have held up surprisingly well. Trade and capital flows plunged at the onset of the pandemic but have already started to recover and digital information flows have surged as people and companies have rushed to stay connected online.