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Population:
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| Total Population: 22.2 million |
Economy:
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Gross Domestic Product: 200 billion US dollars |
Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 302.6 billion international dollars |
Per Capita Income:
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Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 7,930 US dollars |
Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 13,500 international dollars |
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Index: 8.0
IT Salaries: |
Software Engineer / Web Developer: 30 percent of US |
Senior Software Engineer / Web Developer: 31 percent of US |
IT Project Manager: 37.7 percent of US |
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Index: 6.8
BPO Salaries (Non-voice): |
Junior BPO Resource: 32.9 percent of US |
Skilled BPO Resource: 43.5 percent of US |
Operations Manager: 94 percent of US |
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Index: 7.0
Taxes: |
Corporate Tax Rates: 16 percent |
Indirect Tax Rates: 19 percent |
SMB Effective Tax Rate: 44.6 percent |
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Index: 0.1
Workforce: |
Total Workforce: 9.3 million |
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Index: 0.2
Outsourcing Sector: |
Exports of Computer & Information Services: 988 million US dollars |
Exports of Misc. Business Services: 2,507 million US dollars |
Index: 6.7
Basic Education: |
Adult Literacy: 97.6 percent of population |
Expenditures on Education: 4 percent of GDP |
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Index: 6.2
Educational Achievement: |
Reading Achievement: 396 PISA literacy scale |
Math Achievement: 415 PISA mathematics scale |
Science Achievement: 418 PISA science scale |
Index: 0.6
University Graduates: |
University Educated Population: 9 percent of population |
Annual University Graduates: 206 thousands |
Annual Science & Technology Graduates: 20 percent of total |
Index: 2.9
Language: |
English Speaking Population: 29 percent |
Index: 3.8
Technological Readiness: |
Internet Access: 28.7 users per 100 inhabitants |
Broadband Internet Access: 11.7 subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 6.2
Economic Competitiveness & Stability: |
Economic Competitiveness: 4.1 GCI score |
Macroeconomic Stability: 4.5 GCI Score |
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Index: 5.4
Infrastructure: |
Quality of Roads: 2 index (1-7) |
Quality of Electric Supply: 4.3 index (1-7) |
Mobile Phone Penetration: 114.5 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 7.5
Labor Market Efficiency: |
Rigidity of Employment: 46 index (0-100) |
Cost of Firing Employees: 8 weeks of salary |
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Index: 7.2
Regulation: |
Overall Ease of Doing Business: 55 rank (1-183) |
Complexity of Starting a Business: 10 days to register a start-up |
Complexity of Paying Taxes: 202 hours per year |
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Index: 3.8
Corruption: |
Corruption Perceptions: 3.8 CPI index |
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Index: 7.8
Legal Protection: |
Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 31 number |
Time to Enforce Contracts: 512 days |
Cost to Enforce Contracts: 28.9 percent of claim |
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Index: 3.7
Intellectual Property Protection: |
Intellectual Property Protection: 3.4 index (1-7) |
Software Piracy: 66 percent |