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Population:
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Total Population: 22.2 million |
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Economy:
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Gross Domestic Product: 200 billion US dollars |
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Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 302.6 billion international dollars |
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Per Capita Income:
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Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 7,930 US dollars |
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Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 13,500 international dollars |
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Index: 7.6 Rank 20 IT Salaries: |
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Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 30 percent of US |
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Sr. Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 41.8 percent of US |
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IT Project Manager: 50.2 percent of US |
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Index: 7.1 Rank 20 BPO Salaries (Non-voice): |
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Junior BPO Resource: 36.1 percent of US |
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Skilled BPO Resource: 43 percent of US |
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Operations Manager: 66.1 percent of US |
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Index: 7.0 Rank 20 Taxes: |
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Corporate Tax Rates: 16 percent |
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Indirect Tax Rates: 19 percent |
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SMB Effective Tax Rate: 44.6 percent |
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Index: 0.1 Rank 20 Workforce: |
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Total Workforce: 9.3 millions |
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Index: 0.3 Rank 20 Outsourcing Sector: |
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Exports of Computer & Information Services: 878 million US dollars |
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Exports of Misc. Business Services: 3,302 million US dollars |
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Index: 6.6 Rank 20 Basic Education: |
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Adult Literacy: 97.6 percent of population |
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Public Expenditure on Education: 3.5 percent of GDP |
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Index: 6.2 Rank 20 Educational Achievement: |
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Reading Achievement: 396 PISA literacy scale |
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Math Achievement: 415 PISA mathematics scale |
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Science Achievement: 418 PISA science scale |
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Index: 0.6 Rank 20 University Graduates: |
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University Educated Population: 9 percent of population |
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Annual University Graduates: 175 thousands |
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Annual Science & Technology Graduates: 35 thousands |
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Index: 3.8 Rank 20 Technological Readiness: |
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Internet Access: 28.7 users per 100 inhabitants |
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Broadband Internet Access: 11.7 subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 6.2 Rank 20 Economic Competitiveness & Stability: |
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Economic Competitiveness: 4.1 GCI score |
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Macroeconomic Stability: 4.5 GCI Score |
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Index: 5.4 Rank 20 Infrastructure: |
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Quality of Roads: 2 index (1-7) |
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Quality of Electric Supply: 4.3 index (1-7) |
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Mobile Phone Penetration: 114.5 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 7.5 Rank 20 Labor Market Efficiency: |
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Rigidity of Employment: 46 index (0-100) |
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Cost of Firing Employees: 8 weeks of salary |
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Index: 7.2 Rank 20 Regulation: |
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Overall Ease of Doing Business: 55 rank (1-183) |
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Complexity of Starting a Business: 10 days to register a start-up |
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Complexity of Paying Taxes: 202 hours per year |
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Index: 3.8 Rank 20 Corruption: |
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Corruption Perceptions: 3.8 CPI index |
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Index: 7.8 Rank 20 Legal Protection: |
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Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 31 number |
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Time to Enforce Contracts: 512 days |
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Cost to Enforce Contracts: 28.9 percent of claim |
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Index: 3.7 Rank 20 Intellectual Property Protection: |
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Intellectual Property Protection: 3.4 index (1-7) |
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Software Piracy: 66 percent |