Region
Index: 5.5   Rank 15 
Poland
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Updated: March 10, 2010  

Population:

Total Population: 38.5 million
Rank: 16 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Economy:

Gross Domestic Product: 526.9 billion US dollars
Rank: 8 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 671.9 billion international dollars
Rank: 9 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Per Capita Income:

Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 11,880 US dollars
Rank: 6 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 17,310 international dollars
Rank: 6 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Index: 7.7   Rank 16

Index: 8.3 Rank 19
IT Salaries:

Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 22.2 percent of US
Rank: 14 of 25
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, February 2010

Sr. Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 37.4 percent of US
Rank: 16 of 24
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

IT Project Manager: 42.5 percent of US
Rank: 12 of 24
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 8.2 Rank 19
BPO Salaries (Non-voice):

Junior BPO Resource: 19 percent of US
Rank: 9 of 25
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Skilled BPO Resource: 44.5 percent of US
Rank: 15 of 26
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Operations Manager: 73.2 percent of US
Rank: 16 of 26
Source: Payscale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 5.1 Rank 19
Real Estate:

Office Occupancy Cost (CBD): 56.8 US$/sf/yr
Rank: 15 of 20
Source: CB Richard Ellis, Colliers International, Offshore Advisor analysis, 2009

Office Occupancy Cost (Suburbs): 36.4 US$/sf/yr
Rank: 11 of 15
Source: Colliers International, 2009

Note: Office occupancy costs are for Warsaw.

Index: 6.7 Rank 19
Taxes:

Corporate Tax Rates: 19 percent
Rank: 5 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

Indirect Tax Rates: 22 percent
Rank: 26 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 42.5 percent
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 1.8   Rank 8

Index: 0.2 Rank 19
Workforce:

Total Workforce: 17.0 millions
Rank: 16 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Index: 0.5 Rank 19
Outsourcing Sector:

Exports of Computer & Information Services: 930 million US dollars
Rank: 9 of 21
Source: IMF, 2009

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 7,306 million US dollars
Rank: 7 of 23
Source: IMF, 2009

Index: 8.6 Rank 19
Basic Education:

Adult Literacy: 99.3 percent of population
Rank: 3 of 26
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Public Expenditure on Education: 5.5 percent of GDP
Rank: 6 of 21
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 8.0 Rank 19
Educational Achievement:

Reading Achievement: 508 PISA literacy scale
Rank: 2 of 15
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Math Achievement: 495 PISA mathematics scale
Rank: 3 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Science Achievement: 498 PISA science scale
Rank: 4 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Index: 0.6 Rank 19
University Graduates:

Annual University Graduates: 504 thousands
Rank: 8 of 22
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Annual Science & Technology Graduates: 86 thousands
Rank: 7 of 14
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Note: No data in UNESCO Global Education Digest 2008.

Index: 4.6 Rank 19
Technological Readiness:

Internet Access: 49 users per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 6 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Broadband Internet Access: 8.9 subscribers per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 8 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 5.7   Rank 12

Index: 6.4 Rank 19
Economic Competitiveness & Stability:

Economic Competitiveness: 4.3 GCI score
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Macroeconomic Stability: 4.5 GCI Score
Rank: 14 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Index: 6.0 Rank 19
Infrastructure:

Quality of Roads: 2.1 index (1-7)
Rank: 25 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Electric Supply: 5.3 index (1-7)
Rank: 9 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Mobile Phone Penetration: 115.5 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 8 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 8.4 Rank 19
Labor Market Efficiency:

Rigidity of Employment: 25 index (0-100)
Rank: 13 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost of Firing Employees: 13 weeks of salary
Rank: 6 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 4.3 Rank 19
Regulation:

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 72 rank (1-183)
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Starting a Business: 32 days to register a start-up
Rank: 18 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 395 hours per year
Rank: 16 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 4.6 Rank 19
Corruption:

Corruption Perceptions: 4.6 CPI index
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: Transparency International, 2008

Index: 6.5 Rank 19
Legal Protection:

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 38 number
Rank: 19 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Time to Enforce Contracts: 830 days
Rank: 20 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 12 percent of claim
Rank: 4 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 4.6 Rank 19
Intellectual Property Protection:

Intellectual Property Protection: 3.6 index (1-7)
Rank: 13 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Software Piracy: 56 percent
Rank: 7 of 25
Source: BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study, 2009

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