Region
Index: 4.9  
Chile
Flag of Chile
Updated: April 28, 2010

Population:

Total Population: 16.6 million

Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Economy:

Gross Domestic Product: 169.5 billion US dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 242.4 billion international dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Per Capita Income:

Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 9,400 US dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 13,270 international dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Index: 6.9

Index: 8.3
IT Salaries:

Software Engineer / Web Developer: 20.7 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, February 2010

Senior Software Engineer / Web Developer: 37.4 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

IT Project Manager: 52.2 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Index: 5.1
BPO Salaries (Non-voice):

Junior BPO Resource: 50.8 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Skilled BPO Resource: 56.2 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Operations Manager: 151 percent of US
Source: Payscale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Index: 1.7
Real Estate:

Office Occupancy Cost (CBD): 31.7 US$/sf/yr
Source: CB Richard Ellis, Colliers International, SourcingLine, March 2010

Note: Office occupancy costs are for Santiago.

Index: 8.0
Taxes:

Corporate Tax Rates: 17 percent
Source: KPMG, October 2009

Indirect Tax Rates: 19 percent
Source: KPMG, October 2009

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 25.3 percent
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 1.2  

Index: 0.1
Workforce:

Total Workforce: 7.4 million
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Index: 0.0
Outsourcing Sector:

Exports of Computer & Information Services: 99.1 million US dollars
Source: IMF, 2008

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 770.9 million US dollars
Rank: 20 of 24
Source: IMF, 2008

Index: 7.9
Basic Education:

Adult Literacy: 96.5 percent of population
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Expenditures on Education: 5.7 percent of GDP
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Index: 6.6
Educational Achievement:

Reading Achievement: 442 PISA literacy scale
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Math Achievement: 411 PISA mathematics scale
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Science Achievement: 438 PISA science scale
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Index: 0.1
University Graduates:

Annual University Graduates: 87 thousands
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Annual Science & Technology Graduates: 24 percent of total
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Index: 3.4
Technological Readiness:

Internet Access: 32.4 users per 100 inhabitants
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Broadband Internet Access: 8.4 subscribers per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 6.7

Index: 7.3
Economic Competitiveness & Stability:

Economic Competitiveness: 4.7 GCI score
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Macroeconomic Stability: 5.4 GCI Score
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Index: 7.2
Infrastructure:

Quality of Roads: 5.8 index (1-7)
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Electric Supply: 5.7 index (1-7)
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Mobile Phone Penetration: 88.1 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 7.8
Labor Market Efficiency:

Rigidity of Employment: 18 index (0-100)
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Cost of Firing Employees: 52 weeks of salary
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 6.2
Regulation:

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 49 rank (1-183)
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Complexity of Starting a Business: 27 days to register a start-up
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 316 hours per year
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 6.7
Corruption:

Corruption Perceptions: 6.7 CPI index
Source: Transparency International, 2009

Index: 7.3
Legal Protection:

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 36 number
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Time to Enforce Contracts: 480 days
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 28.6 percent of claim
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 3.8
Intellectual Property Protection:

Intellectual Property Protection: 3.6 index (1-7)
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Software Piracy: 67 percent
Source: BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study, 2009

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