Region
Index: 5.3   Rank 18 
Romania
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Updated: February 15, 2010  

Population:

Total Population: 22.2 million
Rank: 20 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Economy:

Gross Domestic Product: 200 billion US dollars
Rank: 14 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 302.6 billion international dollars
Rank: 18 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Per Capita Income:

Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 7,930 US dollars
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 13,500 international dollars
Rank: 11 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Index: 7.4   Rank 17

Index: 7.6 Rank 20
IT Salaries:

Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 30 percent of US
Rank: 19 of 25
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, February 2010

Sr. Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 41.8 percent of US
Rank: 15 of 24
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

IT Project Manager: 50.2 percent of US
Rank: 16 of 24
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 7.1 Rank 20
BPO Salaries (Non-voice):

Junior BPO Resource: 36.1 percent of US
Rank: 21 of 25
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Skilled BPO Resource: 43 percent of US
Rank: 14 of 26
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Operations Manager: 66.1 percent of US
Rank: 14 of 26
Source: Payscale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 7.0 Rank 20
Taxes:

Corporate Tax Rates: 16 percent
Rank: 2 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

Indirect Tax Rates: 19 percent
Rank: 20 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 44.6 percent
Rank: 15 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 1.3   Rank 16

Index: 0.1 Rank 20
Workforce:

Total Workforce: 9.3 millions
Rank: 20 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Index: 0.3 Rank 20
Outsourcing Sector:

Exports of Computer & Information Services: 878 million US dollars
Rank: 10 of 21
Source: IMF, 2009

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 3,302 million US dollars
Rank: 14 of 23
Source: IMF, 2009

Index: 6.6 Rank 20
Basic Education:

Adult Literacy: 97.6 percent of population
Rank: 9 of 26
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Public Expenditure on Education: 3.5 percent of GDP
Rank: 17 of 21
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 6.2 Rank 20
Educational Achievement:

Reading Achievement: 396 PISA literacy scale
Rank: 12 of 15
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Math Achievement: 415 PISA mathematics scale
Rank: 9 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Science Achievement: 418 PISA science scale
Rank: 12 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Index: 0.6 Rank 20
University Graduates:

University Educated Population: 9 percent of population
Rank: 9 of 14
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Annual University Graduates: 175 thousands
Rank: 15 of 22
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Annual Science & Technology Graduates: 35 thousands
Rank: 9 of 14
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 3.8 Rank 20
Technological Readiness:

Internet Access: 28.7 users per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 12 of 26
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   Rank 9

Index: 6.2 Rank 20
Economic Competitiveness & Stability:

Economic Competitiveness: 4.1 GCI score
Rank: 18 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Macroeconomic Stability: 4.5 GCI Score
Rank: 15 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Index: 5.4 Rank 20
Infrastructure:

Quality of Roads: 2 index (1-7)
Rank: 26 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Electric Supply: 4.3 index (1-7)
Rank: 16 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Mobile Phone Penetration: 114.5 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 9 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 7.5 Rank 20
Labor Market Efficiency:

Rigidity of Employment: 46 index (0-100)
Rank: 25 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost of Firing Employees: 8 weeks of salary
Rank: 3 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 7.2 Rank 20
Regulation:

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 55 rank (1-183)
Rank: 11 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Starting a Business: 10 days to register a start-up
Rank: 5 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 202 hours per year
Rank: 7 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 3.8 Rank 20
Corruption:

Corruption Perceptions: 3.8 CPI index
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: Transparency International, 2008

Index: 7.8 Rank 20
Legal Protection:

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 31 number
Rank: 5 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Time to Enforce Contracts: 512 days
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 28.9 percent of claim
Rank: 19 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 3.7 Rank 20
Intellectual Property Protection:

Intellectual Property Protection: 3.4 index (1-7)
Rank: 15 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Software Piracy: 66 percent
Rank: 13 of 25
Source: BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study, 2009

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