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Population:
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Total Population: 49.1 million |
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Economy:
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Gross Domestic Product: 276.7 billion US dollars |
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Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 492.2 billion international dollars |
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Per Capita Income:
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Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 5,820 US dollars |
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Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 9,780 international dollars |
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Index: 6.8 Rank 22 IT Salaries: |
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Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 35.8 percent of US |
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Sr. Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 54.7 percent of US |
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IT Project Manager: 65.2 percent of US |
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Index: 7.1 Rank 22 BPO Salaries (Non-voice): |
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Junior BPO Resource: 35.1 percent of US |
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Skilled BPO Resource: 47.6 percent of US |
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Operations Manager: 64.4 percent of US |
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Index: 6.2 Rank 22 BPO Salaries (Voice): |
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Customer Service Representative: 57.2 percent of US |
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Sr. Customer Service Representative: 59.3 percent of US |
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Index: 10.0 Rank 22 Real Estate: |
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Office Occupancy Cost (CBD): 13.6 US$/sf/yr |
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Office Occupancy Cost (Suburbs): 11.2 US$/sf/yr |
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Note: Office occupancy costs are averages across Cape Town and Johannesburg. |
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Index: 7.0 Rank 22 Taxes: |
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Corporate Tax Rates: 34.5 percent |
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Indirect Tax Rates: 14 percent |
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SMB Effective Tax Rate: 30.2 percent |
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Index: 0.2 Rank 22 Workforce: |
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Total Workforce: 17.7 millions |
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Exports of Computer & Information Services: 203.2 million US dollars |
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Index: 7.5 Rank 22 Basic Education: |
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Adult Literacy: 87.6 percent of population |
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Index: 0.5 Rank 22 University Graduates: |
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University Educated Population: 8.9 percent of population |
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Annual University Graduates: 125 thousands |
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Annual Science & Technology Graduates: 23 thousands |
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Index: 0.7 Rank 22 Technological Readiness: |
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Internet Access: 8.4 users per 100 inhabitants |
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Broadband Internet Access: 0.7 subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 6.4 Rank 22 Economic Competitiveness & Stability: |
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Economic Competitiveness: 4.3 GCI score |
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Macroeconomic Stability: 4.6 GCI Score |
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Index: 5.9 Rank 22 Infrastructure: |
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Quality of Roads: 5 index (1-7) |
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Quality of Electric Supply: 3.5 index (1-7) |
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Mobile Phone Penetration: 90.6 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 7.7 Rank 22 Labor Market Efficiency: |
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Rigidity of Employment: 35 index (0-100) |
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Cost of Firing Employees: 24 weeks of salary |
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Index: 8.1 Rank 22 Regulation: |
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Overall Ease of Doing Business: 34 rank (1-183) |
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Complexity of Starting a Business: 22 days to register a start-up |
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Complexity of Paying Taxes: 200 hours per year |
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Index: 4.9 Rank 22 Corruption: |
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Corruption Perceptions: 4.9 CPI index |
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Index: 7.6 Rank 22 Legal Protection: |
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Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 30 number |
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Time to Enforce Contracts: 600 days |
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Cost to Enforce Contracts: 33.2 percent of claim |
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Index: 7.4 Rank 22 Intellectual Property Protection: |
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Intellectual Property Protection: 5.2 index (1-7) |
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Software Piracy: 35 percent |