Region
Index: 3.4   Rank 26 
Brazil
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Updated: March 13, 2010  

Population:

Total Population: 198.7 million
Rank: 5 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Economy:

Gross Domestic Product: 1,612.5 billion US dollars
Rank: 3 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 1,976.6 billion international dollars
Rank: 5 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Per Capita Income:

Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 7,350 US dollars
Rank: 11 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 10,070 international dollars
Rank: 14 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Index: 5.4   Rank 23

Index: 6.0 Rank 2
IT Salaries:

Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 46.9 percent of US
Rank: 22 of 25
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, February 2010

Sr. Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 48.9 percent of US
Rank: 20 of 24
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

IT Project Manager: 73.8 percent of US
Rank: 22 of 25
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Index: 5.3 Rank 2
BPO Salaries (Non-voice):

Junior BPO Resource: 45.5 percent of US
Rank: 22 of 26
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Skilled BPO Resource: 78.6 percent of US
Rank: 23 of 26
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Operations Manager: 100.9 percent of US
Rank: 25 of 26
Source: Payscale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 3.0 Rank 2
Real Estate:

Office Occupancy Cost (CBD): 58.3 US$/sf/yr
Rank: 16 of 20
Source: CB Richard Ellis, Colliers International, Offshore Advisor analysis, 2009

Office Occupancy Cost (Suburbs): 48.5 US$/sf/yr
Rank: 14 of 15
Source: Colliers International, 2009

Note: Office occupancy costs are averages across Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo.

Index: 4.6 Rank 2
Taxes:

Corporate Tax Rates: 34 percent
Rank: 20 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

Indirect Tax Rates: 19 percent
Rank: 17 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 69.2 percent
Rank: 24 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 1.7   Rank 11

Index: 1.1 Rank 2
Workforce:

Total Workforce: 93.6 millions
Rank: 5 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Index: 0.8 Rank 2
Outsourcing Sector:

Exports of Computer & Information Services: 188.9 million US dollars
Rank: 17 of 21
Source: IMF, 2009

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 12,915.3 million US dollars
Rank: 5 of 23
Source: IMF, 2009

Index: 6.7 Rank 2
Basic Education:

Adult Literacy: 89.6 percent of population
Rank: 21 of 26
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Public Expenditure on Education: 4.5 percent of GDP
Rank: 11 of 21
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 5.7 Rank 2
Educational Achievement:

Reading Achievement: 393 PISA literacy scale
Rank: 14 of 15
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Math Achievement: 370 PISA mathematics scale
Rank: 16 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Science Achievement: 390 PISA science scale
Rank: 16 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Index: 1.0 Rank 2
University Graduates:

University Educated Population: 8.1 percent of population
Rank: 12 of 14
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Annual University Graduates: 758 thousands
Rank: 5 of 22
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Annual Science & Technology Graduates: 91 thousands
Rank: 6 of 14
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 3.0 Rank 2
Technological Readiness:

Internet Access: 33.8 users per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 8 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Broadband Internet Access: 5.2 subscribers per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 14 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 0.9   Rank 26

Index: 5.8 Rank 2
Economic Competitiveness & Stability:

Economic Competitiveness: 4.2 GCI score
Rank: 14 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Macroeconomic Stability: 3.9 GCI Score
Rank: 22 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Index: 5.3 Rank 2
Infrastructure:

Quality of Roads: 2.8 index (1-7)
Rank: 19 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Electric Supply: 5.2 index (1-7)
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Mobile Phone Penetration: 78.5 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 17 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 6.6 Rank 2
Labor Market Efficiency:

Rigidity of Employment: 46 index (0-100)
Rank: 26 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost of Firing Employees: 46 weeks of salary
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: -20.7 Rank 2
Regulation:

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 129 rank (1-183)
Rank: 23 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Starting a Business: 120 days to register a start-up
Rank: 26 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 2,600 hours per year
Rank: 26 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 3.5 Rank 2
Corruption:

Corruption Perceptions: 3.5 CPI index
Rank: 17 of 26
Source: Transparency International, 2008

Index: 6.1 Rank 2
Legal Protection:

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 45 number
Rank: 24 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Time to Enforce Contracts: 616 days
Rank: 19 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 12 percent of claim
Rank: 3 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 4.0 Rank 2
Intellectual Property Protection:

Intellectual Property Protection: 3 index (1-7)
Rank: 21 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Software Piracy: 58 percent
Rank: 8 of 25
Source: BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study, 2009

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