Gabon - PPP conversion factor

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in Gabon was 262.21 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 326.27 in 2012 and a minimum value of 119.79 in 1993.

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 146.72
1991 125.79
1992 123.25
1993 119.79
1994 171.88
1995 170.60
1996 190.26
1997 188.68
1998 153.40
1999 180.23
2000 225.81
2001 207.15
2002 205.67
2003 201.48
2004 211.44
2005 246.25
2006 262.60
2007 266.56
2008 315.02
2009 256.13
2010 295.11
2011 325.73
2012 326.27
2013 316.43
2014 310.42
2015 297.01
2016 289.72
2017 279.77
2018 292.81
2019 292.13
2020 262.21

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 Gabon was 0.456 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.706 in 2008 and a minimum value of 0.260 in 1998.

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 0.539
1991 0.446
1992 0.466
1993 0.343
1994 0.310
1995 0.342
1996 0.372
1997 0.323
1998 0.260
1999 0.293
2000 0.318
2001 0.283
2002 0.296
2003 0.347
2004 0.401
2005 0.467
2006 0.503
2007 0.557
2008 0.706
2009 0.545
2010 0.596
2011 0.691
2012 0.639
2013 0.641
2014 0.629
2015 0.502
2016 0.489
2017 0.482
2018 0.527
2019 0.499
2020 0.456

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

The value for PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) in Gabon was 328.25 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 408.28 in 1995 and a minimum value of 288.57 in 1993.

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.

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Year Value
1990 397.26
1991 336.58
1992 295.51
1993 288.57
1994 382.81
1995 408.28
1996 399.39
1997 405.78
1998 405.36
1999 389.00
2000 378.19
2001 375.66
2002 369.93
2003 369.81
2004 361.64
2005 362.74
2006 346.45
2007 353.79
2008 358.64
2009 366.71
2010 366.06
2011 359.34
2012 347.82
2013 342.12
2014 344.12
2015 332.67
2016 322.61
2017 319.16
2018 326.35
2019 328.44
2020 328.25

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Purchasing power parity