Region
Index: 6.1   Rank 6 
Malaysia
Flag of Malaysia


Updated: March 10, 2010  

Population:

Total Population: 25.7 million
Rank: 18 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Economy:

Gross Domestic Product: 194.9 billion US dollars
Rank: 16 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 383.7 billion international dollars
Rank: 15 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Per Capita Income:

Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 6,970 US dollars
Rank: 13 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 13,740 international dollars
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Index: 8.8   Rank 8

Index: 9.3 Rank 15
IT Salaries:

Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 13.2 percent of US
Rank: 6 of 25
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, February 2010

Sr. Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 24.1 percent of US
Rank: 6 of 24
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

IT Project Manager: 34.5 percent of US
Rank: 7 of 24
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 8.5 Rank 15
BPO Salaries (Non-voice):

Junior BPO Resource: 22.3 percent of US
Rank: 12 of 25
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Skilled BPO Resource: 30.7 percent of US
Rank: 7 of 26
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Operations Manager: 53.6 percent of US
Rank: 9 of 26
Source: Payscale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 8.2 Rank 15
BPO Salaries (Voice):

Customer Service Representative: 32.3 percent of US
Rank: 5 of 9
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 7.7 Rank 15
Taxes:

Corporate Tax Rates: 26 percent
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

Indirect Tax Rates: 10 percent
Rank: 5 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 34.2 percent
Rank: 8 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 1.1   Rank 20

Index: 0.1 Rank 15
Workforce:

Total Workforce: 11.0 millions
Rank: 18 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Index: 0.3 Rank 15
Outsourcing Sector:

Exports of Computer & Information Services: 775.1 million US dollars
Rank: 11 of 21
Source: IMF, 2008

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 3,047.9 million US dollars
Rank: 15 of 23
Source: IMF, 2008

Index: 8.1 Rank 15
Basic Education:

Adult Literacy: 91.5 percent of population
Rank: 18 of 26
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Public Expenditure on Education: 5.9 percent of GDP
Rank: 3 of 21
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 0.4 Rank 15
University Graduates:

University Educated Population: 8 percent of population
Rank: 13 of 14
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Annual University Graduates: 184 thousands
Rank: 13 of 22
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 4.7 Rank 15
Technological Readiness:

Internet Access: 62.5 users per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 3 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

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

Index: 6.9   Rank 4

Index: 7.1 Rank 15
Economic Competitiveness & Stability:

Economic Competitiveness: 4.8 GCI score
Rank: 3 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Macroeconomic Stability: 5 GCI Score
Rank: 7 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Index: 7.4 Rank 15
Infrastructure:

Quality of Roads: 5.5 index (1-7)
Rank: 4 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Electric Supply: 5.7 index (1-7)
Rank: 6 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Mobile Phone Penetration: 100.4 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 7.6 Rank 15
Labor Market Efficiency:

Rigidity of Employment: 10 index (0-100)
Rank: 3 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost of Firing Employees: 75 weeks of salary
Rank: 17 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 7.9 Rank 15
Regulation:

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 23 rank (1-183)
Rank: 4 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Starting a Business: 11 days to register a start-up
Rank: 6 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 145 hours per year
Rank: 3 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 5.1 Rank 15
Corruption:

Corruption Perceptions: 5.1 CPI index
Rank: 7 of 26
Source: Transparency International, 2008

Index: 7.8 Rank 15
Legal Protection:

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 30 number
Rank: 2 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Time to Enforce Contracts: 585 days
Rank: 15 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 27.5 percent of claim
Rank: 16 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 5.1 Rank 15
Intellectual Property Protection:

Intellectual Property Protection: 4.5 index (1-7)
Rank: 5 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Software Piracy: 59 percent
Rank: 10 of 25
Source: BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study, 2009

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