Region
Index: 5.2   Rank 14 
Chile
Flag of Chile


Updated: March 13, 2010  

Population:

Total Population: 16.6 million
Rank: 21 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Economy:

Gross Domestic Product: 169.5 billion US dollars
Rank: 18 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 242.4 billion international dollars
Rank: 20 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Per Capita Income:

Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 9,400 US dollars
Rank: 9 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 13,270 international dollars
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Index: 7.0   Rank 13

Index: 8.3 Rank 5
IT Salaries:

Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 20.7 percent of US
Rank: 13 of 25
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, February 2010

Sr. Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 37.4 percent of US
Rank: 16 of 24
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

IT Project Manager: 52.2 percent of US
Rank: 18 of 25
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Index: 5.6 Rank 5
BPO Salaries (Non-voice):

Junior BPO Resource: 50.8 percent of US
Rank: 23 of 26
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Skilled BPO Resource: 56.2 percent of US
Rank: 22 of 26
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Operations Manager: 85.4 percent of US
Rank: 21 of 26
Source: Payscale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 1.7 Rank 5
Real Estate:

Office Occupancy Cost (CBD): 27.3 US$/sf/yr
Rank: 4 of 20
Source: CB Richard Ellis, Colliers International, Offshore Advisor analysis, 2009

Note: Office occupancy costs are for Santiago.

Index: 8.0 Rank 5
Taxes:

Corporate Tax Rates: 17 percent
Rank: 4 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

Indirect Tax Rates: 19 percent
Rank: 18 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 25.3 percent
Rank: 1 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 1.2   Rank 19

Index: 0.1 Rank 5
Workforce:

Total Workforce: 7.2 millions
Rank: 21 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Index: 0.1 Rank 5
Outsourcing Sector:

Exports of Computer & Information Services: 99.1 million US dollars
Rank: 20 of 21
Source: IMF, 2009

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 1,752.5 million US dollars
Rank: 19 of 23
Source: IMF, 2009

Index: 6.2 Rank 5
Basic Education:

Adult Literacy: 96.4 percent of population
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Public Expenditure on Education: 3.2 percent of GDP
Rank: 18 of 21
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 6.6 Rank 5
Educational Achievement:

Reading Achievement: 442 PISA literacy scale
Rank: 5 of 15
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Math Achievement: 411 PISA mathematics scale
Rank: 11 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Science Achievement: 438 PISA science scale
Rank: 8 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Index: 0.1 Rank 5
University Graduates:

Annual University Graduates: 73 thousands
Rank: 18 of 22
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Annual Science & Technology Graduates: 18 thousands
Rank: 11 of 14
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 3.4 Rank 5
Technological Readiness:

Internet Access: 32.4 users per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 9 of 26
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   Rank 7

Index: 7.3 Rank 5
Economic Competitiveness & Stability:

Economic Competitiveness: 4.7 GCI score
Rank: 6 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Macroeconomic Stability: 5.4 GCI Score
Rank: 2 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Index: 7.2 Rank 5
Infrastructure:

Quality of Roads: 5.8 index (1-7)
Rank: 2 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Electric Supply: 5.7 index (1-7)
Rank: 7 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Mobile Phone Penetration: 88.1 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 13 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 7.8 Rank 5
Labor Market Efficiency:

Rigidity of Employment: 18 index (0-100)
Rank: 7 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost of Firing Employees: 52 weeks of salary
Rank: 14 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 6.2 Rank 5
Regulation:

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 49 rank (1-183)
Rank: 9 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Starting a Business: 27 days to register a start-up
Rank: 13 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 316 hours per year
Rank: 13 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 6.9 Rank 5
Corruption:

Corruption Perceptions: 6.9 CPI index
Rank: 3 of 26
Source: Transparency International, 2008

Index: 7.3 Rank 5
Legal Protection:

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 36 number
Rank: 16 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Time to Enforce Contracts: 480 days
Rank: 8 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 28.6 percent of claim
Rank: 18 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 3.8 Rank 5
Intellectual Property Protection:

Intellectual Property Protection: 3.6 index (1-7)
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Software Piracy: 67 percent
Rank: 14 of 25
Source: BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study, 2009

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