Region
Index: 6.1  
Malaysia
Flag of Malaysia
Updated: April 28, 2010

Population:

Total Population: 25.7 million

Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Economy:

Gross Domestic Product: 194.9 billion US dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 383.7 billion international dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Per Capita Income:

Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 6,970 US dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 13,740 international dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Index: 8.9

Index: 9.4
IT Salaries:

Software Engineer / Web Developer: 13.2 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, February 2010

Senior Software Engineer / Web Developer: 24.1 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

IT Project Manager: 30.9 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Index: 8.8
BPO Salaries (Non-voice):

Junior BPO Resource: 18.2 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Skilled BPO Resource: 31.7 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Operations Manager: 60 percent of US
Source: Payscale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Index: 8.2
BPO Salaries (Voice):

Customer Service Representative: 32 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Index: 7.8
Taxes:

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

Indirect Tax Rates: 10 percent
Source: KPMG, October 2009

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 34.2 percent
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 1.7  

Index: 0.1
Workforce:

Total Workforce: 11.3 million
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Index: 0.3
Outsourcing Sector:

Exports of Computer & Information Services: 1,025.2 million US dollars
Source: IMF, 2008

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 3,411.3 million US dollars
Rank: 11 of 24
Source: IMF, 2008

Index: 7.8
Basic Education:

Adult Literacy: 91.9 percent of population
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Expenditures on Education: 6.2 percent of GDP
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2010

Index: 0.5
University Graduates:

University Educated Population: 8 percent of population
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Annual University Graduates: 163 thousands
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Annual Science & Technology Graduates: 45 percent of total
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Index: 3.3
Language:

English Speaking Population: 33 percent
Source: Crystal, 2003

Index: 4.7
Technological Readiness:

Internet Access: 62.5 users per 100 inhabitants
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Broadband Internet Access: 4.8 subscribers per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 15 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 6.8

Index: 7.1
Economic Competitiveness & Stability:

Economic Competitiveness: 4.8 GCI score
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Macroeconomic Stability: 5 GCI Score
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Index: 7.4
Infrastructure:

Quality of Roads: 5.5 index (1-7)
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Electric Supply: 5.7 index (1-7)
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Mobile Phone Penetration: 100.4 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 7.6
Labor Market Efficiency:

Rigidity of Employment: 10 index (0-100)
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Cost of Firing Employees: 75 weeks of salary
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 7.9
Regulation:

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 23 rank (1-183)
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Complexity of Starting a Business: 11 days to register a start-up
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 145 hours per year
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 4.5
Corruption:

Corruption Perceptions: 4.5 CPI index
Source: Transparency International, 2009

Index: 7.8
Legal Protection:

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 30 number
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Time to Enforce Contracts: 585 days
Source: Doing Business (World bank), 2010

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 27.5 percent of claim
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 5.1
Intellectual Property Protection:

Intellectual Property Protection: 4.5 index (1-7)
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Software Piracy: 59 percent
Source: BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study, 2009

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