Region
Index: 5.7  
Jordan
Flag of Jordan
Updated: April 28, 2010

Population:

Total Population: 6.3 million

Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Economy:

Gross Domestic Product: 20 billion US dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

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

Per Capita Income:

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

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

Index: 8.9

Index: 9.1
IT Salaries:

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

Senior Software Engineer / Web Developer: 24.3 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

IT Project Manager: 25.4 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Index: 9.3
BPO Salaries (Non-voice):

Junior BPO Resource: 15.3 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Skilled BPO Resource: 34.9 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Index: 7.4
Taxes:

Corporate Tax Rates: 25 percent
Source: KPMG, October 2009

Indirect Tax Rates: 16 percent
Source: KPMG, October 2009

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 31.1 percent
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 1.0  

Index: 0.0
Workforce:

Total Workforce: 1.7 million
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 512.8 million US dollars
Rank: 22 of 24
Source: IMF, 2008

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
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Expenditures on Education: 4.9 percent of GDP
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2010

Index: 6.0
Educational Achievement:

Reading Achievement: 401 PISA literacy scale
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Math Achievement: 384 PISA mathematics scale
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Science Achievement: 422 PISA science scale
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Index: 0.1
University Graduates:

Annual University Graduates: 50 thousands
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Annual Science & Technology Graduates: 25 percent of total
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Index: 1.9
Technological Readiness:

Internet Access: 24.4 users per 100 inhabitants
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

Index: 5.9
Economic Competitiveness & Stability:

Economic Competitiveness: 4.3 GCI score
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Macroeconomic Stability: 3.9 GCI Score
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Index: 6.8
Infrastructure:

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

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

Mobile Phone Penetration: 86.6 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 8.7
Labor Market Efficiency:

Rigidity of Employment: 24 index (0-100)
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Cost of Firing Employees: 4 weeks of salary
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 5.2
Regulation:

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 100 rank (1-183)
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Complexity of Starting a Business: 13 days to register a start-up
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 101 hours per year
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 5.0
Corruption:

Corruption Perceptions: 5 CPI index
Source: Transparency International, 2009

Index: 6.4
Legal Protection:

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 38 number
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Time to Enforce Contracts: 689 days
Source: Doing Business (World bank), 2010

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 31.2 percent of claim
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 5.4
Intellectual Property Protection:

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

Software Piracy: 58 percent
Source: BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study, 2009

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