Egypt - PPP conversion factor

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in Egypt was 4.54 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.54 in 2020 and a minimum value of 0.46 in 1990.

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. For most economies PPP figures are extrapolated from the 2011 International Comparison Program (ICP) benchmark estimates or imputed using a statistical model based on the 2011 ICP. For 47 high- and upper middle-income economies conversion factors are provided by Eurostat and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

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Year Value
1990 0.46
1991 0.52
1992 0.60
1993 0.63
1994 0.67
1995 0.73
1996 0.77
1997 0.83
1998 0.84
1999 0.84
2000 0.85
2001 0.85
2002 0.86
2003 0.91
2004 0.98
2005 1.01
2006 1.06
2007 1.16
2008 1.27
2009 1.41
2010 1.53
2011 1.67
2012 1.75
2013 1.88
2014 2.16
2015 2.30
2016 2.56
2017 3.27
2018 3.87
2019 4.32
2020 4.54

Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate

The value for Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate in Egypt was 0.283 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.314 in 2016 and a minimum value of 0.160 in 2004.

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. PPP conversion factors are based on the 2011 ICP round.

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

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Year Value
1990 0.206
1991 0.172
1992 0.180
1993 0.190
1994 0.199
1995 0.216
1996 0.227
1997 0.246
1998 0.249
1999 0.247
2000 0.250
2001 0.229
2002 0.194
2003 0.174
2004 0.160
2005 0.169
2006 0.184
2007 0.203
2008 0.232
2009 0.255
2010 0.278
2011 0.288
2012 0.291
2013 0.291
2014 0.310
2015 0.309
2016 0.314
2017 0.222
2018 0.218
2019 0.246
2020 0.283

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

The value for PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) in Egypt was 4.23 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 4.23 in 2020 and a minimum value of 0.51 in 1990.

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). For most economies PPP figures are extrapolated from the 2011 International Comparison Program (ICP) benchmark estimates or imputed using a statistical model based on the 2011 ICP. For 47 high- and upper middle-income economies conversion factors are provided by Eurostat and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

See also:

Year Value
1990 0.51
1991 0.59
1992 0.65
1993 0.71
1994 0.75
1995 0.84
1996 0.88
1997 0.90
1998 0.92
1999 0.92
2000 0.92
2001 0.91
2002 0.92
2003 0.94
2004 1.02
2005 1.04
2006 1.08
2007 1.15
2008 1.31
2009 1.47
2010 1.61
2011 1.71
2012 1.73
2013 1.92
2014 2.15
2015 2.34
2016 2.64
2017 3.41
2018 3.81
2019 4.08
2020 4.23

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Purchasing power parity