Outsourcing To United States
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Population:
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| Total Population: 307.2 million |
Economy:
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Gross Domestic Product: 14,204.3 billion US dollars |
Gross Domestic Product (PPP): 14,204.3 billion international dollars |
Per Capita Income:
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Gross National Income Per Capita (Atlas Method): 47,580 US dollars |
Gross National Income Per Capita (PPP): 46,970 international dollars |
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Index: 1.0
IT Salaries: |
Software Engineer / Web Developer: 100 percent of US |
Senior Software Engineer / Web Developer: 100 percent of US |
IT Project Manager: 100 percent of US |
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Index: 1.1
BPO Salaries (Non-voice): |
Junior BPO Resource: 100 percent of US |
Skilled BPO Resource: 100 percent of US |
Operations Manager: 100 percent of US |
Index: 2.6
BPO Salaries (Voice): |
Customer Service Representative: 100 percent of US |
Customer Service Manager: 100 percent of US |
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Index: 6.8
Real Estate: |
Office Occupancy Cost (CBD): 42.2 US$/sf/yr |
Office Occupancy Cost (Suburbs): 27.6 US$/sf/yr |
Note: Occupancy costs are averages across New York (downtown), Washington DC, and San Francisco. |
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Index: 6.4
Taxes: |
Corporate Tax Rates: 40 percent |
Indirect Tax Rates: 7 percent |
SMB Effective Tax Rate: 46.3 percent |
Note: There is no national Value Added Tax (VAT) in the United States, however, many states and local jurisdictions levy sales taxes. |
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Index: 1.9
Workforce: |
Total Workforce: 154.1 million |
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Index: 4.4
Outsourcing Sector: |
Exports of Computer & Information Services: 12,599 million US dollars |
Exports of Misc. Business Services: 87,040 million US dollars |
Index: 9.7
Basic Education: |
Adult Literacy: 99 percent of population |
Expenditures on Education: 7.7 percent of GDP |
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Index: 7.6
Educational Achievement: |
Math Achievement: 474 PISA mathematics scale |
Science Achievement: 489 PISA science scale |
Note: Reading data is not available for the US in the 2006 PISA study. |
Index: 4.5
University Graduates: |
University Educated Population: 36.2 percent of population |
Annual University Graduates: 2,704 thousands |
Annual Science & Technology Graduates: 16 percent of total |
Index: 9.6
Language: |
English Speaking Population: 96 percent |
Index: 8.9
Technological Readiness: |
Internet Access: 74 users per 100 inhabitants |
Broadband Internet Access: 25.3 subscribers per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 7.1
Economic Competitiveness & Stability: |
Economic Competitiveness: 5.5 GCI score |
Macroeconomic Stability: 4.3 GCI Score |
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Index: 7.6
Infrastructure: |
Quality of Roads: 5.9 index (1-7) |
Quality of Electric Supply: 6.4 index (1-7) |
Mobile Phone Penetration: 86.8 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants |
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Index: 10.0
Labor Market Efficiency: |
Rigidity of Employment: 0 index (0-100) |
Cost of Firing Employees: 0 weeks of salary |
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Index: 9.8
Regulation: |
Overall Ease of Doing Business: 4 rank (1-183) |
Complexity of Starting a Business: 6 days to register a start-up |
Complexity of Paying Taxes: 187 hours per year |
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Index: 7.5
Corruption: |
Corruption Perceptions: 7.5 CPI index |
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Index: 8.7
Legal Protection: |
Procedures to Enforce Contracts: 32 number |
Time to Enforce Contracts: 300 days |
Cost to Enforce Contracts: 14.4 percent of claim |
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Index: 8.7
Intellectual Property Protection: |
Intellectual Property Protection: 5.4 index (1-7) |
Software Piracy: 20 percent |