Region
Index: 5.7   Rank 9 
Egypt
Flag of Egypt


Updated: March 13, 2010  

Population:

Total Population: 78.9 million
Rank: 11 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Economy:

Gross Domestic Product: 126.8 billion US dollars
Rank: 22 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 441.6 billion international dollars
Rank: 13 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Per Capita Income:

Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 1,800 US dollars
Rank: 22 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 5,460 international dollars
Rank: 20 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Index: 9.4   Rank 1

Index: 9.6 Rank 8
IT Salaries:

Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 11.1 percent of US
Rank: 5 of 25
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, February 2010

Sr. Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 18.9 percent of US
Rank: 1 of 24
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

IT Project Manager: 28.2 percent of US
Rank: 5 of 25
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Index: 9.6 Rank 8
BPO Salaries (Non-voice):

Junior BPO Resource: 10.3 percent of US
Rank: 5 of 26
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Skilled BPO Resource: 23.2 percent of US
Rank: 6 of 26
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Operations Manager: 47.1 percent of US
Rank: 8 of 26
Source: Payscale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 9.5 Rank 8
BPO Salaries (Voice):

Customer Service Representative: 17.3 percent of US
Rank: 4 of 9
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 7.6 Rank 8
Taxes:

Corporate Tax Rates: 20 percent
Rank: 6 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

Indirect Tax Rates: 10 percent
Rank: 6 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 43 percent
Rank: 13 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 0.6   Rank 24

Index: 0.3 Rank 8
Workforce:

Total Workforce: 24.6 millions
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Index: 0.1 Rank 8
Outsourcing Sector:

Exports of Computer & Information Services: 218.8 million US dollars
Rank: 15 of 21
Source: IMF, 2009

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 1,788.7 million US dollars
Rank: 18 of 23
Source: IMF, 2009

Index: 4.2 Rank 8
Basic Education:

Adult Literacy: 71.4 percent of population
Rank: 23 of 26
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Public Expenditure on Education: 3.8 percent of GDP
Rank: 14 of 21
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 1.1 Rank 8
Technological Readiness:

Internet Access: 15.4 users per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 20 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Broadband Internet Access: 0.9 subscribers per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 20 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 4.2   Rank 21

Index: 5.4 Rank 8
Economic Competitiveness & Stability:

Economic Competitiveness: 4.0 GCI score
Rank: 19 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Macroeconomic Stability: 3.4 GCI Score
Rank: 25 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Index: 5.0 Rank 8
Infrastructure:

Quality of Roads: 3.5 index (1-7)
Rank: 13 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Electric Supply: 5.3 index (1-7)
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Mobile Phone Penetration: 50.6 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 22 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 5.4 Rank 8
Labor Market Efficiency:

Rigidity of Employment: 27 index (0-100)
Rank: 14 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost of Firing Employees: 132 weeks of salary
Rank: 25 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 2.2 Rank 8
Regulation:

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 106 rank (1-183)
Rank: 19 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Starting a Business: 7 days to register a start-up
Rank: 4 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 480 hours per year
Rank: 18 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 2.8 Rank 8
Corruption:

Corruption Perceptions: 2.8 CPI index
Rank: 20 of 26
Source: Transparency International, 2008

Index: 5.3 Rank 8
Legal Protection:

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 41 number
Rank: 23 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Time to Enforce Contracts: 1,010 days
Rank: 25 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 26.2 percent of claim
Rank: 15 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 4.5 Rank 8
Intellectual Property Protection:

Intellectual Property Protection: 3.7 index (1-7)
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Software Piracy: 59 percent
Rank: 12 of 25
Source: BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study, 2009

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