Bhutan - PPP conversion factor

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in Bhutan was 17.92 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.92 in 2010 and a minimum value of 5.48 in 1981.

Definition: Purchasing power parity conversion factor is the number of units of a country's currency required to buy the same amounts of goods and services in the domestic market as U.S. dollar would buy in the United States. This conversion factor is for GDP.

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

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Year Value
1981 5.48
1982 5.48
1983 5.66
1984 5.90
1985 6.19
1986 6.46
1987 6.50
1988 6.71
1989 7.09
1990 7.27
1991 7.54
1992 8.07
1993 8.58
1994 9.31
1995 10.04
1996 10.66
1997 11.59
1998 12.77
1999 13.71
2000 14.05
2001 14.36
2002 14.88
2003 15.48
2004 15.33
2005 15.74
2006 16.07
2007 16.09
2008 16.65
2009 17.14
2010 17.92

PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate ratio

The value for PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate ratio in Bhutan was 0.39 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.63 in 1981 and a minimum value of 0.28 in 1993.

Definition: Purchasing power parity conversion factor is the number of units of a country's currency required to buy the same amount of goods and services in the domestic market as a U.S. dollar would buy in the United States. The ratio of PPP conversion factor to market exchange rate is the result obtained by dividing the PPP conversion factor by the market exchange rate. The ratio, also referred to as the national price level, makes it possible to compare the cost of the bundle of goods that make up gross domestic product (GDP) across countries. It tells how many dollars are needed to buy a dollar's worth of goods in the country as compared to the United States.

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

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Year Value
1981 0.63
1982 0.58
1983 0.56
1984 0.52
1985 0.50
1986 0.51
1987 0.50
1988 0.48
1989 0.44
1990 0.42
1991 0.33
1992 0.31
1993 0.28
1994 0.30
1995 0.31
1996 0.30
1997 0.32
1998 0.31
1999 0.32
2000 0.31
2001 0.30
2002 0.31
2003 0.33
2004 0.34
2005 0.36
2006 0.35
2007 0.39
2008 0.38
2009 0.35
2010 0.39

PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) in Bhutan was 22.09 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.09 in 2010 and a minimum value of 6.33 in 1981.

Definition: Purchasing power parity conversion factor is the number of units of a country's currency required to buy the same amounts of goods and services in the domestic market as U.S. dollar would buy in the United States. This conversion factor is for private consumption (i.e., household final consumption expenditure).

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

See also:

Year Value
1980 6.35
1981 6.33
1982 6.55
1983 7.49
1984 7.69
1985 7.56
1986 8.16
1987 8.37
1988 8.86
1989 9.19
1990 9.59
1991 10.33
1992 11.63
1993 12.57
1994 13.10
1995 13.96
1996 14.75
1997 15.35
1998 16.72
1999 17.47
2000 17.57
2001 17.67
2002 17.83
2003 17.80
2004 18.13
2005 18.46
2006 18.78
2007 19.20
2008 20.03
2009 20.98
2010 22.09

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Purchasing power parity