Region
Index: 5.5   Rank 13 
Pakistan
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Updated: March 10, 2010  

Population:

Total Population: 174.6 million
Rank: 6 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Economy:

Gross Domestic Product: 168.3 billion US dollars
Rank: 19 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 439 billion international dollars
Rank: 14 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Per Capita Income:

Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 980 US dollars
Rank: 24 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 2,700 international dollars
Rank: 24 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Index: 9.3   Rank 4

Index: 9.7 Rank 17
IT Salaries:

Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 10.2 percent of US
Rank: 3 of 25
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, February 2010

Sr. Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 19 percent of US
Rank: 2 of 24
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

IT Project Manager: 24.4 percent of US
Rank: 1 of 24
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 9.8 Rank 17
BPO Salaries (Non-voice):

Junior BPO Resource: 11.6 percent of US
Rank: 3 of 25
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Skilled BPO Resource: 18.8 percent of US
Rank: 3 of 26
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Operations Manager: 23 percent of US
Rank: 1 of 26
Source: Payscale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 6.4 Rank 17
Taxes:

Corporate Tax Rates: 35 percent
Rank: 23 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

Indirect Tax Rates: 20 percent
Rank: 24 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 31.6 percent
Rank: 4 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 0.2   Rank 26

Index: 0.6 Rank 17
Workforce:

Total Workforce: 50.5 millions
Rank: 7 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Index: 0.0 Rank 17
Outsourcing Sector:

Exports of Computer & Information Services: 186 million US dollars
Rank: 18 of 21
Source: IMF, 2009

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 453 million US dollars
Rank: 22 of 23
Source: IMF, 2009

Index: 0.8 Rank 17
Basic Education:

Adult Literacy: 54.2 percent of population
Rank: 26 of 26
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 0.1 Rank 17
University Graduates:

University Educated Population: 6.3 percent of population
Rank: 14 of 14
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 0.7 Rank 17
Technological Readiness:

Internet Access: 10.4 users per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 22 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Broadband Internet Access: 0.0 subscribers per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 25 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 3.7   Rank 23

Index: 5.3 Rank 17
Economic Competitiveness & Stability:

Economic Competitiveness: 3.5 GCI score
Rank: 25 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Macroeconomic Stability: 3.8 GCI Score
Rank: 24 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Index: 3.6 Rank 17
Infrastructure:

Quality of Roads: 3.7 index (1-7)
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Electric Supply: 2.2 index (1-7)
Rank: 26 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Mobile Phone Penetration: 49.7 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 23 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 5.6 Rank 17
Labor Market Efficiency:

Rigidity of Employment: 43 index (0-100)
Rank: 24 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost of Firing Employees: 90 weeks of salary
Rank: 19 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 2.3 Rank 17
Regulation:

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 85 rank (1-183)
Rank: 14 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Starting a Business: 20 days to register a start-up
Rank: 11 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 560 hours per year
Rank: 21 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 2.5 Rank 17
Corruption:

Corruption Perceptions: 2.5 CPI index
Rank: 23 of 26
Source: Transparency International, 2008

Index: 4.6 Rank 17
Legal Protection:

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 47 number
Rank: 26 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Time to Enforce Contracts: 976 days
Rank: 24 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 23.8 percent of claim
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 2.0 Rank 17
Intellectual Property Protection:

Intellectual Property Protection: 3 index (1-7)
Rank: 19 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Software Piracy: 86 percent
Rank: 25 of 25
Source: BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study, 2009

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