Outsourcing To Thailand
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Population:
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| Total Population: 66 million |
Economy:
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Gross Domestic Product: 260.7 billion US dollars |
Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 519 billion international dollars |
Per Capita Income:
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Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 2,840 US dollars |
Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 5,990 international dollars |
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Index: 8.9
IT Salaries: |
Software Engineer / Web Developer: 17.9 percent of US |
Senior Software Engineer / Web Developer: 25.8 percent of US |
IT Project Manager: 36.2 percent of US |
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Index: 8.3
BPO Salaries (Non-voice): |
Junior BPO Resource: 17 percent of US |
Skilled BPO Resource: 37.8 percent of US |
Operations Manager: 76 percent of US |
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Index: 8.5
Real Estate: |
Office Occupancy Cost (CBD): 23.5 US$/sf/yr |
Office Occupancy Cost (Suburbs): 19.5 US$/sf/yr |
Note: Office occupancy costs are for Bangkok. |
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Index: 7.5
Taxes: |
Corporate Tax Rates: 30 percent |
Indirect Tax Rates: 7 percent |
SMB Effective Tax Rate: 37.2 percent |
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Index: 0.5
Workforce: |
Total Workforce: 38.2 million |
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Index: 0.1
Outsourcing Sector: |
Total Offshore Outsourcing (IT & BPO): 200 million US dollars |
Exports of Misc. Business Services: 6,906.4 million US dollars |
Note: Thailand does not report at the Misc. Business Services level. Number includes merchant services (i.e. Other Business Services). |
Index: 6.5
Basic Education: |
Adult Literacy: 94.1 percent of population |
Expenditures on Education: 4.2 percent of GDP |
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Index: 6.4
Educational Achievement: |
Reading Achievement: 417 PISA literacy scale |
Math Achievement: 417 PISA mathematics scale |
Science Achievement: 421 PISA science scale |
Annual University Graduates: 506 thousands |
Index: 1.0
Language: |
English Speaking Population: 10 percent |
Index: 1.4
Technological Readiness: |
Internet Access: 18 users per 100 inhabitants |
Broadband Internet Access: 1.3 subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 7.1
Economic Competitiveness & Stability: |
Economic Competitiveness: 4.5 GCI score |
Macroeconomic Stability: 5.3 GCI Score |
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Index: 6.8
Infrastructure: |
Quality of Roads: 5 index (1-7) |
Quality of Electric Supply: 5.5 index (1-7) |
Mobile Phone Penetration: 92 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 8.1
Labor Market Efficiency: |
Rigidity of Employment: 11 index (0-100) |
Cost of Firing Employees: 54 weeks of salary |
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Index: 8.4
Regulation: |
Overall Ease of Doing Business: 12 rank (1-183) |
Complexity of Starting a Business: 32 days to register a start-up |
Complexity of Paying Taxes: 264 hours per year |
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Index: 3.4
Corruption: |
Corruption Perceptions: 3.4 CPI index |
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Index: 7.8
Legal Protection: |
Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 35 number |
Time to Enforce Contracts: 479 days |
Cost to Enforce Contracts: 12.3 percent of claim |
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Index: 2.9
Intellectual Property Protection: |
Intellectual Property Protection: 3.3 index (1-7) |
Software Piracy: 76 percent |