|
Worldwide Labour Costs compared
- 2002
| Country |
Total costs
per hour - USD
|
Direct wages
|
Other costs
to operator
|
Other costs
to Company
|
| Bangladesh |
0.25
|
0.23
|
0.01
|
0.01
|
| Pakistan |
0.34
|
0.25
|
0.05
|
0.04
|
| Sri Lanka |
0.40
|
0.28
|
0.03
|
0.08
|
| China - mainland |
0.41
|
0.23
|
0.07
|
0.12
|
| Indonesia |
0.50
|
0.37
|
0.08
|
0.04
|
| India |
0.57
|
0.37
|
0.08
|
0.11
|
| China - coastal |
0.69
|
0.40
|
0.12
|
0.18
|
| Romania |
0.78
|
0.52
|
0.11
|
0.15
|
| Eqypt |
1.02
|
0.65
|
0.14
|
0.23
|
| Malaysia |
1.15
|
0.86
|
0.23
|
0.06
|
| Thailand |
1.24
|
1.12
|
0.08
|
0.04
|
| Turkey |
2.13
|
1.34
|
0.42
|
0.36
|
| S.Africa |
2.16
|
1.73
|
0.30
|
0.13
|
| Poland |
2.90
|
2.25
|
0.20
|
0.45
|
| S. Korea |
5.73
|
5.04
|
0.47
|
0.22
|
| Hong Kong |
6.15
|
4.87
|
0.91
|
0.37
|
| Taiwan |
7.15
|
4.73
|
1.32
|
1.10
|
| |
|
|
|
|
| Kenya |
0.62
|
0.53
|
0.05
|
0.04
|
| Ethiopia |
0.62
|
0.57
|
0.02
|
0.03
|
| Bulgaria |
1.01
|
0.75
|
0.11
|
0.15
|
| Mauritius |
1.33
|
0.94
|
0.06
|
0.33
|
| Tunisia |
1.77
|
1.38
|
0.11
|
0.28
|
| Morocco |
1.89
|
1.17
|
0.38
|
0.35
|
| Slovakia |
1.90
|
1.34
|
0.23
|
0.33
|
| Estonia |
1.98
|
1.38
|
0.14
|
0.46
|
| Czech Rep |
2.36
|
1.86
|
0.23
|
0.27
|
| Israel |
8.17
|
6.36
|
1.07
|
0.74
|
| New Zealand |
8.28
|
5.47
|
1.05
|
1.75
|
| Australia |
10.39
|
7.52
|
0.99
|
1.88
|
| Norway |
21.11
|
16.74
|
1.92
|
2.45
|
| Japan |
22.76
|
13.89
|
5.32
|
3.56
|
| Switzerland |
24.18
|
18.04
|
2.83
|
3.31
|
Worldwide Factory operations
compared
| Country |
Days
per year
|
Hours
per year
|
| Pakistan |
361
|
8,656
|
| Indonesia |
358
|
8,592
|
| India |
357
|
8,568
|
| Taiwan |
355
|
8,520
|
| Malaysia |
350
|
8,400
|
| Hong Kong |
348
|
8,352
|
| Mauritius |
343
|
8,323
|
| S. Korea |
348
|
8,272
|
| Bangladesh |
343
|
8,232
|
| Sri Lanka |
343
|
8,232
|
| China - coastal |
341
|
8,194
|
| China - mainland |
335
|
8,040
|
| Thailand |
335
|
8,032
|
| Romania |
330
|
7,920
|
| Tunisia |
329
|
7,904
|
| S.Africa |
328
|
7,872
|
| Morocco |
318
|
7,632
|
| Estonia |
317
|
7,608
|
| Slovakia |
305
|
7,320
|
| Turkey |
310
|
7,306
|
| Ethiopia |
303
|
7,272
|
| Bulgaria |
292
|
7,000
|
| Israel |
288
|
6,912
|
| Switzerland |
285
|
6,840
|
| Czech Rep |
284
|
6,816
|
| Poland |
282
|
6,768
|
| Australia |
272
|
6,448
|
| Eqypt |
265
|
6,360
|
| Norway |
258
|
6,192
|
| Kenya |
270
|
5,480
|
| Japan |
225
|
5,400
|
| New Zealand |
215
|
5,160
|
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