Region
Index: 5.9   Rank 8 
Jordan
Flag of Jordan


Updated: March 10, 2010  

Population:

Total Population: 6.3 million
Rank: 26 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Economy:

Gross Domestic Product: 20 billion US dollars
Rank: 25 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 31.2 billion international dollars
Rank: 26 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Per Capita Income:

Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 3,310 US dollars
Rank: 16 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 5,530 international dollars
Rank: 19 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Index: 8.7   Rank 7

Index: 9.0 Rank 14
IT Salaries:

Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 18.5 percent of US
Rank: 10 of 25
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, February 2010

Sr. Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 24.3 percent of US
Rank: 7 of 24
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

IT Project Manager: 29.8 percent of US
Rank: 5 of 24
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 9.0 Rank 14
BPO Salaries (Non-voice):

Junior BPO Resource: 14.8 percent of US
Rank: 6 of 25
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Skilled BPO Resource: 36.4 percent of US
Rank: 11 of 26
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Operations Manager: 45.1 percent of US
Rank: 6 of 26
Source: Payscale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 6.7 Rank 14
Taxes:

Corporate Tax Rates: 35 percent
Rank: 22 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

Indirect Tax Rates: 16 percent
Rank: 14 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 32.6 percent
Rank: 5 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 1.1   Rank 21

Index: 0.0 Rank 14
Workforce:

Total Workforce: 1.6 millions
Rank: 26 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 512.8 million US dollars
Rank: 21 of 23
Source: IMF, 2009

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

Index: 7.4 Rank 14
Basic Education:

Adult Literacy: 92.7 percent of population
Rank: 16 of 26
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Public Expenditure on Education: 4.9 percent of GDP
Rank: 9 of 21
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Index: 6.0 Rank 14
Educational Achievement:

Reading Achievement: 401 PISA literacy scale
Rank: 11 of 15
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Math Achievement: 384 PISA mathematics scale
Rank: 14 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Science Achievement: 422 PISA science scale
Rank: 10 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Annual University Graduates: 47 thousands
Rank: 21 of 22
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 1.9 Rank 14
Technological Readiness:

Internet Access: 24.4 users per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 14 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Broadband Internet Access: 2.0 subscribers per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 18 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 6.1   Rank 10

Index: 5.9 Rank 14
Economic Competitiveness & Stability:

Economic Competitiveness: 4.3 GCI score
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Macroeconomic Stability: 3.9 GCI Score
Rank: 20 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Index: 6.8 Rank 14
Infrastructure:

Quality of Roads: 4.9 index (1-7)
Rank: 7 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Electric Supply: 5.8 index (1-7)
Rank: 5 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Mobile Phone Penetration: 86.6 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 15 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 8.7 Rank 14
Labor Market Efficiency:

Rigidity of Employment: 24 index (0-100)
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost of Firing Employees: 4 weeks of salary
Rank: 2 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 5.2 Rank 14
Regulation:

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 100 rank (1-183)
Rank: 18 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Starting a Business: 13 days to register a start-up
Rank: 8 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 101 hours per year
Rank: 1 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 5.1 Rank 14
Corruption:

Corruption Perceptions: 5.1 CPI index
Rank: 6 of 26
Source: Transparency International, 2008

Index: 6.4 Rank 14
Legal Protection:

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 35 number
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Time to Enforce Contracts: 890 days
Rank: 22 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 25.3 percent of claim
Rank: 13 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 5.4 Rank 14
Intellectual Property Protection:

Intellectual Property Protection: 4.7 index (1-7)
Rank: 4 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Software Piracy: 58 percent
Rank: 9 of 25
Source: BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study, 2009

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