Region
Index: 5.3  
Romania
Flag of Romania
Updated: April 28, 2010

Population:

Total Population: 22.2 million

Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Economy:

Gross Domestic Product: 200 billion US dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 302.6 billion international dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Per Capita Income:

Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 7,930 US dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 13,500 international dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Index: 7.6

Index: 8.0
IT Salaries:

Software Engineer / Web Developer: 30 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, February 2010

Senior Software Engineer / Web Developer: 31 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

IT Project Manager: 37.7 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Index: 6.8
BPO Salaries (Non-voice):

Junior BPO Resource: 32.9 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Skilled BPO Resource: 43.5 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Operations Manager: 94 percent of US
Source: Payscale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Index: 7.0
Taxes:

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

Indirect Tax Rates: 19 percent
Source: KPMG, October 2009

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 44.6 percent
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 1.7  

Index: 0.1
Workforce:

Total Workforce: 9.3 million
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Index: 0.2
Outsourcing Sector:

Exports of Computer & Information Services: 988 million US dollars
Source: IMF, 2009

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 2,507 million US dollars
Rank: 15 of 24
Source: IMF, 2009

Index: 6.7
Basic Education:

Adult Literacy: 97.6 percent of population
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Expenditures on Education: 4 percent of GDP
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Index: 6.2
Educational Achievement:

Reading Achievement: 396 PISA literacy scale
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Math Achievement: 415 PISA mathematics scale
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Science Achievement: 418 PISA science scale
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Index: 0.6
University Graduates:

University Educated Population: 9 percent of population
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Annual University Graduates: 206 thousands
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Annual Science & Technology Graduates: 20 percent of total
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Index: 2.9
Language:

English Speaking Population: 29 percent
Source: Eurobarometer, 2006

Index: 3.8
Technological Readiness:

Internet Access: 28.7 users per 100 inhabitants
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Broadband Internet Access: 11.7 subscribers per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 6 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 6.0

Index: 6.2
Economic Competitiveness & Stability:

Economic Competitiveness: 4.1 GCI score
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Macroeconomic Stability: 4.5 GCI Score
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Index: 5.4
Infrastructure:

Quality of Roads: 2 index (1-7)
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Electric Supply: 4.3 index (1-7)
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Mobile Phone Penetration: 114.5 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 7.5
Labor Market Efficiency:

Rigidity of Employment: 46 index (0-100)
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Cost of Firing Employees: 8 weeks of salary
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 7.2
Regulation:

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 55 rank (1-183)
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Complexity of Starting a Business: 10 days to register a start-up
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 202 hours per year
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 3.8
Corruption:

Corruption Perceptions: 3.8 CPI index
Source: Transparency International, 2009

Index: 7.8
Legal Protection:

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 31 number
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Time to Enforce Contracts: 512 days
Source: Doing Business (World bank), 2010

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 28.9 percent of claim
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 3.7
Intellectual Property Protection:

Intellectual Property Protection: 3.4 index (1-7)
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Software Piracy: 66 percent
Source: BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study, 2009

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