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Population:
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Total Population: 6.3 million |
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Economy:
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Gross Domestic Product: 20 billion US dollars |
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Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 31.2 billion international dollars |
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Per Capita Income:
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Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 3,310 US dollars |
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Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 5,530 international dollars |
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Index: 9.0 Rank 14 IT Salaries: |
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Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 18.5 percent of US |
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Sr. Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 24.3 percent of US |
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IT Project Manager: 29.8 percent of US |
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Index: 9.0 Rank 14 BPO Salaries (Non-voice): |
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Junior BPO Resource: 14.8 percent of US |
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Skilled BPO Resource: 36.4 percent of US |
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Operations Manager: 45.1 percent of US |
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Index: 6.7 Rank 14 Taxes: |
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Corporate Tax Rates: 35 percent |
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Indirect Tax Rates: 16 percent |
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SMB Effective Tax Rate: 32.6 percent |
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Index: 0.0 Rank 14 Workforce: |
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Total Workforce: 1.6 millions |
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Exports of Misc. Business Services: 512.8 million US dollars |
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Note: Jordan does not report at the Misc. Business Services level. Number includes merchant services (i.e. Other Business Services). |
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Index: 7.4 Rank 14 Basic Education: |
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Adult Literacy: 92.7 percent of population |
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Public Expenditure on Education: 4.9 percent of GDP |
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Index: 6.0 Rank 14 Educational Achievement: |
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Reading Achievement: 401 PISA literacy scale |
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Math Achievement: 384 PISA mathematics scale |
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Science Achievement: 422 PISA science scale |
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Annual University Graduates: 47 thousands |
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Index: 1.9 Rank 14 Technological Readiness: |
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Internet Access: 24.4 users per 100 inhabitants |
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Broadband Internet Access: 2.0 subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 5.9 Rank 14 Economic Competitiveness & Stability: |
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Economic Competitiveness: 4.3 GCI score |
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Macroeconomic Stability: 3.9 GCI Score |
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Index: 6.8 Rank 14 Infrastructure: |
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Quality of Roads: 4.9 index (1-7) |
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Quality of Electric Supply: 5.8 index (1-7) |
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Mobile Phone Penetration: 86.6 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 8.7 Rank 14 Labor Market Efficiency: |
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Rigidity of Employment: 24 index (0-100) |
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Cost of Firing Employees: 4 weeks of salary |
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Index: 5.2 Rank 14 Regulation: |
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Overall Ease of Doing Business: 100 rank (1-183) |
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Complexity of Starting a Business: 13 days to register a start-up |
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Complexity of Paying Taxes: 101 hours per year |
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Index: 5.1 Rank 14 Corruption: |
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Corruption Perceptions: 5.1 CPI index |
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Index: 6.4 Rank 14 Legal Protection: |
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Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 35 number |
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Time to Enforce Contracts: 890 days |
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Cost to Enforce Contracts: 25.3 percent of claim |
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Index: 5.4 Rank 14 Intellectual Property Protection: |
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Intellectual Property Protection: 4.7 index (1-7) |
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Software Piracy: 58 percent |