Outsourcing To Jordan
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Population:
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| Total Population: 6.3 million |
Economy:
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Gross Domestic Product: 20 billion US dollars |
Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 31.2 billion international dollars |
Per Capita Income:
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Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 3,310 US dollars |
Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 5,530 international dollars |
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Index: 9.1
IT Salaries: |
Software Engineer / Web Developer: 18.5 percent of US |
Senior Software Engineer / Web Developer: 24.3 percent of US |
IT Project Manager: 25.4 percent of US |
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Index: 9.3
BPO Salaries (Non-voice): |
Junior BPO Resource: 15.3 percent of US |
Skilled BPO Resource: 34.9 percent of US |
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Index: 7.4
Taxes: |
Corporate Tax Rates: 25 percent |
Indirect Tax Rates: 16 percent |
SMB Effective Tax Rate: 31.1 percent |
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Index: 0.0
Workforce: |
Total Workforce: 1.7 million |
Exports of Misc. Business Services: 512.8 million US dollars |
Note: Jordan does not report at the Misc. Business Services level. Number includes merchant services (i.e. Other Business Services). |
Index: 6.7
Basic Education: |
Adult Literacy: 91.1 percent of population |
Expenditures on Education: 4.9 percent of GDP |
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Index: 6.0
Educational Achievement: |
Reading Achievement: 401 PISA literacy scale |
Math Achievement: 384 PISA mathematics scale |
Science Achievement: 422 PISA science scale |
Index: 0.1
University Graduates: |
Annual University Graduates: 50 thousands |
Annual Science & Technology Graduates: 25 percent of total |
Index: 1.9
Technological Readiness: |
Internet Access: 24.4 users per 100 inhabitants |
Broadband Internet Access: 2.0 subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 5.9
Economic Competitiveness & Stability: |
Economic Competitiveness: 4.3 GCI score |
Macroeconomic Stability: 3.9 GCI Score |
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Index: 6.8
Infrastructure: |
Quality of Roads: 4.9 index (1-7) |
Quality of Electric Supply: 5.8 index (1-7) |
Mobile Phone Penetration: 86.6 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 8.7
Labor Market Efficiency: |
Rigidity of Employment: 24 index (0-100) |
Cost of Firing Employees: 4 weeks of salary |
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Index: 5.2
Regulation: |
Overall Ease of Doing Business: 100 rank (1-183) |
Complexity of Starting a Business: 13 days to register a start-up |
Complexity of Paying Taxes: 101 hours per year |
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Index: 5.0
Corruption: |
Corruption Perceptions: 5 CPI index |
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Index: 6.4
Legal Protection: |
Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 38 number |
Time to Enforce Contracts: 689 days |
Cost to Enforce Contracts: 31.2 percent of claim |
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Index: 5.4
Intellectual Property Protection: |
Intellectual Property Protection: 4.7 index (1-7) |
Software Piracy: 58 percent |