Region
Index: 4.8   Rank 21 
Russia
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Updated: February 15, 2010  

Population:

Total Population: 140 million
Rank: 7 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Economy:

Gross Domestic Product: 1,607.8 billion US dollars
Rank: 4 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 2,288.4 billion international dollars
Rank: 4 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Per Capita Income:

Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 9,620 US dollars
Rank: 8 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 15,630 international dollars
Rank: 7 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Index: 6.3   Rank 22

Index: 7.4 Rank 21
IT Salaries:

Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 33.6 percent of US
Rank: 20 of 25
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, February 2010

Sr. Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 43.1 percent of US
Rank: 18 of 24
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

IT Project Manager: 45.9 percent of US
Rank: 14 of 24
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 6.2 Rank 21
BPO Salaries (Non-voice):

Junior BPO Resource: 44.3 percent of US
Rank: 22 of 25
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Skilled BPO Resource: 50 percent of US
Rank: 20 of 26
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Operations Manager: 81.8 percent of US
Rank: 19 of 26
Source: Payscale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 0.8 Rank 21
Real Estate:

Office Occupancy Cost (CBD): 113.1 US$/sf/yr
Rank: 20 of 20
Source: CB Richard Ellis, Colliers International, Offshore Advisor analysis, 2009

Office Occupancy Cost (Suburbs): 56 US$/sf/yr
Rank: 15 of 15
Source: Colliers International, 2009

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

Index: 6.6 Rank 21
Taxes:

Corporate Tax Rates: 24 percent
Rank: 8 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

Indirect Tax Rates: 18 percent
Rank: 16 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 44.6 percent
Rank: 16 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 2.1   Rank 6

Index: 0.9 Rank 21
Workforce:

Total Workforce: 75.7 millions
Rank: 6 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Index: 0.9 Rank 21
Outsourcing Sector:

Exports of Computer & Information Services: 1,643.5 million US dollars
Rank: 6 of 21
Source: IMF, 2009

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 12,489.4 million US dollars
Rank: 6 of 23
Source: IMF, 2009

Index: 7.0 Rank 21
Basic Education:

Adult Literacy: 99.5 percent of population
Rank: 2 of 26
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Public Expenditure on Education: 3.8 percent of GDP
Rank: 15 of 21
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 7.3 Rank 21
Educational Achievement:

Reading Achievement: 440 PISA literacy scale
Rank: 6 of 15
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Math Achievement: 476 PISA mathematics scale
Rank: 5 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Science Achievement: 479 PISA science scale
Rank: 6 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Index: 2.3 Rank 21
University Graduates:

Annual University Graduates: 1,871 thousands
Rank: 4 of 22
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Annual Science & Technology Graduates: 374 thousands
Rank: 3 of 14
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 3.1 Rank 21
Technological Readiness:

Internet Access: 32.1 users per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

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

Index: 5.1   Rank 17

Index: 6.7 Rank 21
Economic Competitiveness & Stability:

Economic Competitiveness: 4.1 GCI score
Rank: 17 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Macroeconomic Stability: 5.2 GCI Score
Rank: 6 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Index: 6.2 Rank 21
Infrastructure:

Quality of Roads: 2.4 index (1-7)
Rank: 22 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Electric Supply: 4.6 index (1-7)
Rank: 14 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Mobile Phone Penetration: 132.6 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 3 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 7.7 Rank 21
Labor Market Efficiency:

Rigidity of Employment: 38 index (0-100)
Rank: 21 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost of Firing Employees: 17 weeks of salary
Rank: 7 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 2.9 Rank 21
Regulation:

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 120 rank (1-183)
Rank: 21 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Starting a Business: 30 days to register a start-up
Rank: 17 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 320 hours per year
Rank: 14 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 2.1 Rank 21
Corruption:

Corruption Perceptions: 2.1 CPI index
Rank: 26 of 26
Source: Transparency International, 2008

Index: 7.8 Rank 21
Legal Protection:

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 31 number
Rank: 6 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Time to Enforce Contracts: 512 days
Rank: 11 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 28.9 percent of claim
Rank: 20 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 3.0 Rank 21
Intellectual Property Protection:

Intellectual Property Protection: 2.7 index (1-7)
Rank: 23 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Software Piracy: 68 percent
Rank: 15 of 25
Source: BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study, 2009

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