Region
Index: 5.4   Rank 17 
Argentina
Flag of Argentina


Updated: March 10, 2010  

Population:

Total Population: 40.9 million
Rank: 15 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Economy:

Gross Domestic Product: 328.3 billion US dollars
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 571.5 billion international dollars
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Per Capita Income:

Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 7,200 US dollars
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 14,020 international dollars
Rank: 9 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Index: 8.1   Rank 14

Index: 9.0 Rank 1
IT Salaries:

Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 19.1 percent of US
Rank: 11 of 25
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, February 2010

Sr. Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 21 percent of US
Rank: 3 of 24
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

IT Project Manager: 31.8 percent of US
Rank: 6 of 24
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 8.5 Rank 1
BPO Salaries (Non-voice):

Junior BPO Resource: 21.1 percent of US
Rank: 11 of 25
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Skilled BPO Resource: 31.6 percent of US
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Operations Manager: 54.7 percent of US
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: Payscale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 10.0 Rank 1
BPO Salaries (Voice):

Customer Service Representative: 10.8 percent of US
Rank: 1 of 9
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 6.2 Rank 1
Real Estate:

Office Occupancy Cost (CBD): 30.9 US$/sf/yr
Rank: 6 of 20
Source: CB Richard Ellis, Colliers International, Offshore Advisor analysis, 2009

Office Occupancy Cost (Suburbs): 32.2 US$/sf/yr
Rank: 9 of 15
Source: Colliers International, 2009

Note: Occupancy costs are for Buenos Aires. Note, costs in the central business district vary dramatically.

Index: 2.3 Rank 1
Taxes:

Corporate Tax Rates: 35 percent
Rank: 25 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

Indirect Tax Rates: 21 percent
Rank: 25 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 108.1 percent
Rank: 26 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 1.5   Rank 12

Index: 0.2 Rank 1
Workforce:

Total Workforce: 16.2 millions
Rank: 17 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Index: 0.3 Rank 1
Outsourcing Sector:

Exports of Computer & Information Services: 754.9 million US dollars
Rank: 12 of 21
Source: IMF, 2009

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 3,339.3 million US dollars
Rank: 13 of 23
Source: IMF, 2009

Index: 9.5 Rank 1
Basic Education:

Adult Literacy: 97.6 percent of population
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 5.6 Rank 1
Educational Achievement:

Reading Achievement: 374 PISA literacy scale
Rank: 15 of 15
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Math Achievement: 381 PISA mathematics scale
Rank: 15 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Science Achievement: 391 PISA science scale
Rank: 15 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Index: 0.6 Rank 1
University Graduates:

University Educated Population: 11.1 percent of population
Rank: 8 of 14
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 3.3 Rank 1
Technological Readiness:

Internet Access: 28.1 users per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 13 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Broadband Internet Access: 8.9 subscribers per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 9 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 4.7   Rank 20

Index: 6.3 Rank 1
Economic Competitiveness & Stability:

Economic Competitiveness: 3.9 GCI score
Rank: 23 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Macroeconomic Stability: 4.8 GCI Score
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Index: 5.7 Rank 1
Infrastructure:

Quality of Roads: 3.2 index (1-7)
Rank: 16 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Electric Supply: 3.5 index (1-7)
Rank: 21 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Mobile Phone Penetration: 116.6 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 7 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 6.6 Rank 1
Labor Market Efficiency:

Rigidity of Employment: 21 index (0-100)
Rank: 9 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost of Firing Employees: 95 weeks of salary
Rank: 23 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 1.7 Rank 1
Regulation:

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 118 rank (1-183)
Rank: 20 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Starting a Business: 27 days to register a start-up
Rank: 15 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 453 hours per year
Rank: 17 of 26

Index: 2.9 Rank 1
Corruption:

Corruption Perceptions: 2.9 CPI index
Rank: 19 of 26
Source: Transparency International, 2008

Index: 7.3 Rank 1
Legal Protection:

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 36 number
Rank: 14 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Time to Enforce Contracts: 590 days
Rank: 16 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World bank), 2009

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 16.5 percent of claim
Rank: 8 of 26

Index: 2.5 Rank 1
Intellectual Property Protection:

Intellectual Property Protection: 2.5 index (1-7)
Rank: 26 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Software Piracy: 73 percent
Rank: 19 of 25
Source: BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study, 2009

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