Correlation analysis results
| Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Export competitiveness (1) | 1.000 | |||||||||||||||
| Distance (2) | −0.184** | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||
| Contingency (3) | 0.256** | −0.691** | 1.000 | |||||||||||||
| Common language (4) | 0.049 | −0.288** | 0.270* | 1.000 | ||||||||||||
| Common colony (5) | 0.187* | −0.381* | 0.414* | 0.350 | 1.000 | |||||||||||
| Transport cost exp (6) | 0.298* | −0.011 | 0.006* | 0.000 | 0.104* | 1.000 | ||||||||||
| Transport cost imp (7) | −0.463* | −0.010 | −0.042 | 0.079* | −0.181* | −0.555* | 1.000 | |||||||||
| Tariff (8) | 0.124* | 0.053* | 0.075* | −0.039* | 0.110* | 0.071* | −0.299* | 1.000 | ||||||||
| GDP imp (9) | −0.010 | −0.016 | −0.019 | 0.041 | −0.014 | 0.039 | −0.087* | −0.110* | 1.000 | |||||||
| GDP exp (10) | 0.524* | 0.022 | 0.072* | 0.038 | 0.233* | 0.213* | −0.389* | 0.167* | 0.209* | 1.000 | ||||||
| Real exchange rate (11) | 0.012 | 0.005 | 0.003 | 0.009 | 0.005 | −0.039 | 0.167* | −0.182* | −0.261* | −0.003 | 1.000 | |||||
| Tracking andtracing (12) | 0.110* | 0.012 | 0.022 | −0.005 | 0.065* | 0.161* | −0.118* | 0.207* | −0.147* | 0.116* | 0.009 | 1.000 | ||||
| Customs clearance (13) | −0.166* | −0.005 | −0.022 | 0.004 | −0.064* | −0.020 | 0.190* | −0.035 | 0.033 | −0.207* | 0.019 | 0.260* | 1.000 | |||
| Timely delivery (14) | 0.137* | 0.001 | 0.023 | −0.028 | 0.081* | 0.188* | −0.193* | 0.225* | −0.049* | 0.149* | −0.066* | 0.586* | 0.546* | 1.000 | ||
| Trade and transport (15) | −0.243* | −0.017 | −0.042 | −0.021 | −0.108* | −0.100* | 0.229* | −0.123* | −0.127* | −0.443* | 0.034 | 0.246* | 0.497* | 0.191* | ||
| Shipment arrangements (16) | −0.037 | −0.002 | 0.015 | 0.003 | −0.006 | 0.106* | −0.094* | 0.214* | −0.159* | −0.137* | −0.033 | 0.234* | 0.285* | 0.435* | 0.205* | 1.000 |
| Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Export competitiveness (1) | 1.000 | |||||||||||||||
| Distance (2) | −0.184** | 1.000 | ||||||||||||||
| Contingency (3) | 0.256** | −0.691** | 1.000 | |||||||||||||
| Common language (4) | 0.049 | −0.288** | 0.270* | 1.000 | ||||||||||||
| Common colony (5) | 0.187* | −0.381* | 0.414* | 0.350 | 1.000 | |||||||||||
| Transport cost exp (6) | 0.298* | −0.011 | 0.006* | 0.000 | 0.104* | 1.000 | ||||||||||
| Transport cost imp (7) | −0.463* | −0.010 | −0.042 | 0.079* | −0.181* | −0.555* | 1.000 | |||||||||
| Tariff (8) | 0.124* | 0.053* | 0.075* | −0.039* | 0.110* | 0.071* | −0.299* | 1.000 | ||||||||
| GDP imp (9) | −0.010 | −0.016 | −0.019 | 0.041 | −0.014 | 0.039 | −0.087* | −0.110* | 1.000 | |||||||
| GDP exp (10) | 0.524* | 0.022 | 0.072* | 0.038 | 0.233* | 0.213* | −0.389* | 0.167* | 0.209* | 1.000 | ||||||
| Real exchange rate (11) | 0.012 | 0.005 | 0.003 | 0.009 | 0.005 | −0.039 | 0.167* | −0.182* | −0.261* | −0.003 | 1.000 | |||||
| Tracking andtracing (12) | 0.110* | 0.012 | 0.022 | −0.005 | 0.065* | 0.161* | −0.118* | 0.207* | −0.147* | 0.116* | 0.009 | 1.000 | ||||
| Customs clearance (13) | −0.166* | −0.005 | −0.022 | 0.004 | −0.064* | −0.020 | 0.190* | −0.035 | 0.033 | −0.207* | 0.019 | 0.260* | 1.000 | |||
| Timely delivery (14) | 0.137* | 0.001 | 0.023 | −0.028 | 0.081* | 0.188* | −0.193* | 0.225* | −0.049* | 0.149* | −0.066* | 0.586* | 0.546* | 1.000 | ||
| Trade and transport (15) | −0.243* | −0.017 | −0.042 | −0.021 | −0.108* | −0.100* | 0.229* | −0.123* | −0.127* | −0.443* | 0.034 | 0.246* | 0.497* | 0.191* | ||
| Shipment arrangements (16) | −0.037 | −0.002 | 0.015 | 0.003 | −0.006 | 0.106* | −0.094* | 0.214* | −0.159* | −0.137* | −0.033 | 0.234* | 0.285* | 0.435* | 0.205* | 1.000 |
Note(s): *, **indicate that correlation is significant at the 0.05 and 0.01 levels, respectively (two-tailed)
Source(s): Own analysis
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