Region
Index: 4.4  
Russia
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Updated: April 28, 2010

Population:

Total Population: 140 million

Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Economy:

Gross Domestic Product: 1,607.8 billion US dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 2,288.4 billion international dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Per Capita Income:

Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 9,620 US dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 15,630 international dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Index: 6.2

Index: 7.3
IT Salaries:

Software Engineer / Web Developer: 33.6 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, February 2010

Senior Software Engineer / Web Developer: 43.1 percent of US
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

IT Project Manager: 49.8 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Index: 5.9
BPO Salaries (Non-voice):

Junior BPO Resource: 42.4 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Skilled BPO Resource: 55.3 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Operations Manager: 141 percent of US
Source: Payscale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Index: 0.6
Real Estate:

Office Occupancy Cost (CBD): 86.7 US$/sf/yr
Source: CB Richard Ellis, Colliers International, SourcingLine, March 2010

Note: Office occupancy costs are averages across Moscow and Saint Petersburg.

Index: 6.7
Taxes:

Corporate Tax Rates: 20 percent
Source: KPMG, October 2009

Indirect Tax Rates: 18 percent
Source: KPMG, October 2009

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 48.3 percent
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 1.4  

Index: 0.9
Workforce:

Total Workforce: 75.8 million
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Index: 0.6
Outsourcing Sector:

Exports of Computer & Information Services: 1,643.5 million US dollars
Source: IMF, 2008

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 12,489.4 million US dollars
Rank: 6 of 24
Source: IMF, 2008

Index: 6.7
Basic Education:

Adult Literacy: 99 percent of population
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Expenditures on Education: 3.8 percent of GDP
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2010

Index: 7.3
Educational Achievement:

Reading Achievement: 440 PISA literacy scale
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Math Achievement: 476 PISA mathematics scale
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Science Achievement: 479 PISA science scale
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Index: 1.2
University Graduates:

Annual University Graduates: 1,991 thousands
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Annual Science & Technology Graduates: 27 percent of total
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Index: 0.5
Language:

English Speaking Population: 5 percent
Source: Census Russia, 2002

Index: 3.1
Technological Readiness:

Internet Access: 32.1 users per 100 inhabitants
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Broadband Internet Access: 6.5 subscribers per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 5.2

Index: 6.7
Economic Competitiveness & Stability:

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

Macroeconomic Stability: 5.2 GCI Score
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Index: 6.2
Infrastructure:

Quality of Roads: 2.4 index (1-7)
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Electric Supply: 4.6 index (1-7)
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Mobile Phone Penetration: 132.6 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 7.7
Labor Market Efficiency:

Rigidity of Employment: 38 index (0-100)
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Cost of Firing Employees: 17 weeks of salary
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 2.9
Regulation:

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 120 rank (1-183)
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2019

Complexity of Starting a Business: 30 days to register a start-up
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 320 hours per year
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 2.2
Corruption:

Corruption Perceptions: 2.2 CPI index
Source: Transparency International, 2009

Index: 8.1
Legal Protection:

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 37 number
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Time to Enforce Contracts: 281 days
Source: Doing Business (World bank), 2010

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 13.4 percent of claim
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 3.0
Intellectual Property Protection:

Intellectual Property Protection: 2.7 index (1-7)
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Software Piracy: 68 percent
Source: BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study, 2009

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