Region
Index: 5.6  
Thailand
Flag of Thailand
Updated: May 16, 2010

Population:

Total Population: 66 million

Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Economy:

Gross Domestic Product: 260.7 billion US dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 519 billion international dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Per Capita Income:

Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 2,840 US dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 5,990 international dollars
Source: World Bank, 2009

Index: 8.6

Index: 8.9
IT Salaries:

Software Engineer / Web Developer: 17.9 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, February 2010

Senior Software Engineer / Web Developer: 25.8 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

IT Project Manager: 36.2 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Index: 8.3
BPO Salaries (Non-voice):

Junior BPO Resource: 17 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Skilled BPO Resource: 37.8 percent of US
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Operations Manager: 76 percent of US
Source: Payscale, SourcingLine, March 2010

Index: 8.5
Real Estate:

Office Occupancy Cost (CBD): 23.5 US$/sf/yr
Source: CB Richard Ellis, Colliers International, SourcingLine, March 2010

Office Occupancy Cost (Suburbs): 19.5 US$/sf/yr
Source: Colliers International, 2009

Note: Office occupancy costs are for Bangkok.

Index: 7.5
Taxes:

Corporate Tax Rates: 30 percent
Source: KPMG, October 2009

Indirect Tax Rates: 7 percent
Source: KPMG, October 2009

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 37.2 percent
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 1.1  

Index: 0.5
Workforce:

Total Workforce: 38.2 million
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Index: 0.1
Outsourcing Sector:

Total Offshore Outsourcing (IT & BPO): 200 million US dollars
Source: SourcingLine estimate, March 2010

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 6,906.4 million US dollars
Rank: 8 of 24
Source: IMF, 2008

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
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Expenditures on Education: 4.2 percent of GDP
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2010

Index: 6.4
Educational Achievement:

Reading Achievement: 417 PISA literacy scale
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Math Achievement: 417 PISA mathematics scale
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Science Achievement: 421 PISA science scale
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Annual University Graduates: 506 thousands
Source: UNESCO, 2009

Index: 1.0
Language:

English Speaking Population: 10 percent
Source: wisinfo.com, 2004

Index: 1.4
Technological Readiness:

Internet Access: 18 users per 100 inhabitants
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Broadband Internet Access: 1.3 subscribers per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 19 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 6.4

Index: 7.1
Economic Competitiveness & Stability:

Economic Competitiveness: 4.5 GCI score
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Macroeconomic Stability: 5.3 GCI Score
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Index: 6.8
Infrastructure:

Quality of Roads: 5 index (1-7)
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Electric Supply: 5.5 index (1-7)
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Mobile Phone Penetration: 92 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 8.1
Labor Market Efficiency:

Rigidity of Employment: 11 index (0-100)
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Cost of Firing Employees: 54 weeks of salary
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 8.4
Regulation:

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 12 rank (1-183)
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Complexity of Starting a Business: 32 days to register a start-up
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 264 hours per year
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 3.4
Corruption:

Corruption Perceptions: 3.4 CPI index
Source: Transparency International, 2009

Index: 7.8
Legal Protection:

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 35 number
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Time to Enforce Contracts: 479 days
Source: Doing Business (World bank), 2010

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 12.3 percent of claim
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2010

Index: 2.9
Intellectual Property Protection:

Intellectual Property Protection: 3.3 index (1-7)
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Software Piracy: 76 percent
Source: BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study, 2009

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