Outsourcing To Bulgaria
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Population:
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| Total Population: 7.2 million |
Economy:
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Gross Domestic Product: 49.9 billion US dollars |
Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 94.5 billion international dollars |
Per Capita Income:
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Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 5,490 US dollars |
Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 11,950 international dollars |
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Index: 9.0
IT Salaries: |
Software Engineer / Web Developer: 17.8 percent of US |
Senior Software Engineer / Web Developer: 21.7 percent of US |
IT Project Manager: 41.3 percent of US |
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Index: 9.5
BPO Salaries (Non-voice): |
Junior BPO Resource: 15 percent of US |
Skilled BPO Resource: 31.9 percent of US |
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Index: 1.6
Real Estate: |
Office Occupancy Cost (CBD): 35.2 US$/sf/yr |
Note: Office occupancy costs are for Sofia. |
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Index: 8.0
Taxes: |
Corporate Tax Rates: 10 percent |
Indirect Tax Rates: 20 percent |
SMB Effective Tax Rate: 31.4 percent |
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Index: 0.0
Workforce: |
Total Workforce: 3.2 million |
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Index: 0.0
Outsourcing Sector: |
Exports of Computer & Information Services: 186.4 million US dollars |
Exports of Misc. Business Services: 752.8 million US dollars |
Index: 7.0
Basic Education: |
Adult Literacy: 98.3 percent of population |
Expenditures on Education: 4.3 percent of GDP |
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Index: 6.3
Educational Achievement: |
Reading Achievement: 402 PISA literacy scale |
Math Achievement: 413 PISA mathematics scale |
Science Achievement: 434 PISA science scale |
Index: 1.3
University Graduates: |
University Educated Population: 18 percent of population |
Annual University Graduates: 45 thousands |
Annual Science & Technology Graduates: 21 percent of total |
Index: 2.3
Language: |
English Speaking Population: 23 percent |
Index: 4.1
Technological Readiness: |
Internet Access: 34.9 users per 100 inhabitants |
Broadband Internet Access: 11.2 subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 6.4
Economic Competitiveness & Stability: |
Economic Competitiveness: 4.0 GCI score |
Macroeconomic Stability: 4.9 GCI Score |
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Index: 5.8
Infrastructure: |
Quality of Roads: 2.2 index (1-7) |
Quality of Electric Supply: 3.6 index (1-7) |
Mobile Phone Penetration: 140.1 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 8.8
Labor Market Efficiency: |
Rigidity of Employment: 19 index (0-100) |
Cost of Firing Employees: 9 weeks of salary |
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Index: 3.6
Regulation: |
Overall Ease of Doing Business: 44 rank (1-183) |
Complexity of Starting a Business: 18 days to register a start-up |
Complexity of Paying Taxes: 616 hours per year |
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Index: 3.8
Corruption: |
Corruption Perceptions: 3.8 CPI index |
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Index: 6.8
Legal Protection: |
Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 39 number |
Time to Enforce Contracts: 564 days |
Cost to Enforce Contracts: 23.8 percent of claim |
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Index: 2.9
Intellectual Property Protection: |
Intellectual Property Protection: 2.6 index (1-7) |
Software Piracy: 68 percent |