Region
Index: 5.6   Rank 2 
Thailand
Flag of Thailand


Updated: March 10, 2010  

Population:

Total Population: 66 million
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, July 2009

Economy:

Gross Domestic Product: 260.7 billion US dollars
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 519 billion international dollars
Rank: 11 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Per Capita Income:

Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 2,840 US dollars
Rank: 18 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 5,990 international dollars
Rank: 18 of 26
Source: World Bank, 2009

Index: 7.7   Rank 6

Index: 8.8 Rank 23
IT Salaries:

Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 17.9 percent of US
Rank: 9 of 25
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, February 2010

Sr. Software Engineer/ Web Developer: 32.2 percent of US
Rank: 13 of 24
Source: PayScale, SourcingLine, March 2010

IT Project Manager: 38.9 percent of US
Rank: 9 of 24
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 8.2 Rank 23
BPO Salaries (Non-voice):

Junior BPO Resource: 22.4 percent of US
Rank: 14 of 25
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Skilled BPO Resource: 37.5 percent of US
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: PayScale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Operations Manager: 61.8 percent of US
Rank: 12 of 26
Source: Payscale, Offshore Advisor, 2009

Index: 1.8 Rank 23
Real Estate:

Office Occupancy Cost (CBD): 22.3 US$/sf/yr
Rank: 3 of 20
Source: CB Richard Ellis, 2009

Note: Office occupancy costs are for Bangkok.

Index: 7.5 Rank 23
Taxes:

Corporate Tax Rates: 30 percent
Rank: 17 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

Indirect Tax Rates: 7 percent
Rank: 3 of 26
Source: KPMG, 2008

SMB Effective Tax Rate: 37.2 percent
Rank: 9 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 1.5   Rank 13

Index: 0.4 Rank 23
Workforce:

Total Workforce: 37.7 millions
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: CIA World Factbook, 2009

Exports of Misc. Business Services: 6,906.4 million US dollars
Rank: 8 of 23
Source: IMF, 2009

Note: Thailand does not report at the Misc. Business Services level. Number includes merchant services (i.e. Other Business Services).

Index: 6.9 Rank 23
Basic Education:

Adult Literacy: 93.9 percent of population
Rank: 13 of 26
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Public Expenditure on Education: 4.3 percent of GDP
Rank: 13 of 21
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 6.4 Rank 23
Educational Achievement:

Reading Achievement: 417 PISA literacy scale
Rank: 8 of 15
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Math Achievement: 417 PISA mathematics scale
Rank: 8 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Science Achievement: 421 PISA science scale
Rank: 11 of 16
Source: OECD PISA, 2006

Annual University Graduates: 484 thousands
Rank: 9 of 22
Source: UNESCO, 2008

Index: 1.4 Rank 23
Technological Readiness:

Internet Access: 18 users per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 19 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

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

Index: 6.5   Rank 8

Index: 7.1 Rank 23
Economic Competitiveness & Stability:

Economic Competitiveness: 4.5 GCI score
Rank: 8 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Macroeconomic Stability: 5.3 GCI Score
Rank: 3 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Index: 6.8 Rank 23
Infrastructure:

Quality of Roads: 5 index (1-7)
Rank: 5 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Quality of Electric Supply: 5.5 index (1-7)
Rank: 8 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Mobile Phone Penetration: 92 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Rank: 11 of 26
Source: International Telecommunications Union, 2009

Index: 8.1 Rank 23
Labor Market Efficiency:

Rigidity of Employment: 11 index (0-100)
Rank: 4 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost of Firing Employees: 54 weeks of salary
Rank: 15 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 8.4 Rank 23
Regulation:

Overall Ease of Doing Business: 12 rank (1-183)
Rank: 3 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Starting a Business: 32 days to register a start-up
Rank: 19 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Complexity of Paying Taxes: 264 hours per year
Rank: 10 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 3.5 Rank 23
Corruption:

Corruption Perceptions: 3.5 CPI index
Rank: 16 of 26
Source: Transparency International, 2008

Index: 7.8 Rank 23
Legal Protection:

Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 35 number
Rank: 13 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Time to Enforce Contracts: 479 days
Rank: 7 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Cost to Enforce Contracts: 12.3 percent of claim
Rank: 5 of 26
Source: Doing Business (World Bank), 2009

Index: 2.9 Rank 23
Intellectual Property Protection:

Intellectual Property Protection: 3.3 index (1-7)
Rank: 16 of 26
Source: The Global Competitiveness Report, 2009

Software Piracy: 76 percent
Rank: 20 of 25
Source: BSA-IDC Global Software Piracy Study, 2009

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