# DHL Global Connectedness Tracker

![Header for the DHL Global Connectedness Tracker, featuring four panels: (1) a stack of coins, (2) a futuristic scene with 1s and 0s, (3) a blurry crowd of people, (4) a large carrier ship with an airplane overhead](/sites/default/files/styles/866w/public/2026-03/DHL%20Connectedness%20Tracker-nur%20mit%20Balken_3840x1646px%20%281%29.jpg?h=fa6c935c&itok=XYiEifRJ)

Publications

##  DHL Global Connectedness Tracker

Steven A. Altman and Caroline R. Bastian

Despite policy shocks, global connectedness remains at an all-time high

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The DHL Global Connectedness Tracker provides a concise update on the state and trajectory of globalization, drawing upon the analysis of trade, capital, information, and people flows that underpins the DHL Global Connectedness Index. The current edition focuses on three key questions: (1) How are policy shocks affecting the growth of international flows? (2) Is geopolitical rivalry fracturing the world economy? (3) Are international flows becoming more regional? The data indicates that a reversal of globalization is a risk but not a current reality.

##  Interactive Online Tracker and Downloadable PDF Versions

[ ![Global Connectedness Tracker (Online)](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_590h/public/2024-11/capture.png?h=d1cb525d&itok=Oi2fDP_m)

](https://www.dhl.com/global-en/microsites/core/global-connectedness/tracker.html) [Access Online Interactive Version](https://www.dhl.com/global-en/microsites/core/global-connectedness/tracker.html)

[ ![A screenshot of the DHL Global Connectedness Tracker, March 2026. A table of contents and brief introductory paragraph are visible under the DHL-branded banner.](/sites/default/files/styles/480w_x_590h/public/2026-03/Pages%20from%20DHL-Global-Connectedness-Tracker-March-2026.pdf_.png?h=049e118d&itok=h3HMjcVz)

](https://ultraviolet.library.nyu.edu/doi/10.58153/0mrn7-rxe84) [Download PDF](https://ultraviolet.library.nyu.edu/doi/10.58153/0mrn7-rxe84)

##  DHL Global Connectedness Tracker Key Features

One minute introduction to key features of the interactive DHL Global Connectedness Tracker, including data selections and options for downloading a brief PDF report, chart images, and chart data

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##  Presentation of Key Findings (October 2025)

Presentation of the DHL Global Connectedness Tracker October 2025 Special Update, focusing on three questions: (1) How are policy shocks affecting the growth of international flows? (2) Is geopolitical rivalry fracturing the world economy? (3) Are international flows becoming more regional?

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