Region
Index: 3.9   Rank 24 
Israel
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Updated: March 10, 2010  

Population:

Total Population: 7.2 million
Rank: 24 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Economy:

Gross Domestic Product: 199.5 billion US dollars
Rank: 15 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 201.3 billion international dollars
Rank: 22 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Per Capita Income:

Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 24,700 US dollars
Rank: 3 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 27,450 international dollars
Rank: 3 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Index: 3.8   Rank 24

Index: 2.5 Rank 13
IT Salaries:

Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 85.8 percent of US
Rank: 24 of 25
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, February 2010

Sr. Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 80 percent of US
Rank: 22 of 24
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

IT Project Manager: 94.4 percent of US
Rank: 23 of 24
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 3.6 Rank 13
BPO Salaries (Non-voice):

Junior BPO Resource: 67 percent of US
Rank: 23 of 25
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Skilled BPO Resource: 88 percent of US
Rank: 24 of 26
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Operations Manager: 103.9 percent of US
Rank: 26 of 26
Source: Payscale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 7.1 Rank 13
Real Estate:

Office Occupancy Cost (CBD): 40.7 US$/sf/yr
Rank: 11 of 20
Source: CB Richard Ellis, Colliers International, Offshore Advisor analysis, 2009

Office Occupancy Cost (Suburbs): 25.9 US$/sf/yr
Rank: 5 of 15
Source: Colliers International, 2009

Note: Office occupancy costs are for Tel Aviv.

Index: 7.3 Rank 13
Taxes:

Corporate Tax Rates: 27 percent
Rank: 13 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

Indirect Tax Rates: 15.5 percent
Rank: 13 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 32.6 percent
Rank: 6 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 2.0   Rank 7

Index: 0.0 Rank 13
Workforce:

Total Workforce: 2.9 millions
Rank: 24 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Index: 1.0 Rank 13
Outsourcing Sector:

Exports of Computer & Information Services: 6,851.5 million US dollars
Rank: 3 of 21
Source: IMF, 2009

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 6,076.8 million US dollars
Rank: 9 of 23
Source: IMF, 2009

Note: Israel does not report at the Misc. Business Services level. Number includes merchant services (i.e. Other Business Services).

Index: 9.1 Rank 13
Basic Education:

Adult Literacy: 97.1 percent of population
Rank: 11 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Public Expenditure on Education: 6.3 percent of GDP
Rank: 1 of 21
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 6.9 Rank 13
Educational Achievement:

Reading Achievement: 439 PISA literacy scale
Rank: 7 of 15
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Math Achievement: 442 PISA mathematics scale
Rank: 7 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Science Achievement: 454 PISA science scale
Rank: 7 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Annual University Graduates: 77 thousands
Rank: 17 of 22
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 5.6 Rank 13
Technological Readiness:

Internet Access: 29.8 users per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 11 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Broadband Internet Access: 22.6 subscribers per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 3 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 6.9   Rank 5

Index: 6.7 Rank 13
Economic Competitiveness & Stability:

Economic Competitiveness: 4.8 GCI score
Rank: 4 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Macroeconomic Stability: 4.6 GCI Score
Rank: 13 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Index: 7.7 Rank 13
Infrastructure:

Quality of Roads: 4.3 index (1-7)
Rank: 8 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Electric Supply: 6 index (1-7)
Rank: 4 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Mobile Phone Penetration: 127.4 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 4 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 6.9 Rank 13
Labor Market Efficiency:

Rigidity of Employment: 17 index (0-100)
Rank: 6 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost of Firing Employees: 91 weeks of salary
Rank: 21 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 7.9 Rank 13
Regulation:

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 29 rank (1-183)
Rank: 5 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Starting a Business: 34 days to register a start-up
Rank: 21 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 230 hours per year
Rank: 9 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 6.0 Rank 13
Corruption:

Corruption Perceptions: 6 CPI index
Rank: 4 of 26
Source: Transparency International, 2008

Index: 6.4 Rank 13
Legal Protection:

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 35 number
Rank: 11 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Time to Enforce Contracts: 890 days
Rank: 23 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 25.3 percent of claim
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 6.6 Rank 13
Intellectual Property Protection:

Intellectual Property Protection: 4 index (1-7)
Rank: 8 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Software Piracy: 32 percent
Rank: 3 of 25
Source: BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study, 2009

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