Guinea-Bissau - PPP conversion factor

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in Guinea-Bissau was 230.18 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 230.18 in 2010 and a minimum value of 0.22 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
1980 0.24
1981 0.22
1982 0.24
1983 0.29
1984 0.44
1985 0.56
1986 1.17
1987 2.21
1988 3.84
1989 7.37
1990 9.25
1991 15.02
1992 24.27
1993 35.39
1994 42.75
1995 60.47
1996 82.73
1997 108.87
1998 116.13
1999 120.46
2000 121.75
2001 113.01
2002 116.43
2003 221.68
2004 214.01
2005 217.30
2006 206.28
2007 212.49
2008 229.72
2009 228.13
2010 230.18

PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate ratio

The value for PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate ratio in Guinea-Bissau was 0.49 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.52 in 2008 and a minimum value of 0.15 in 2001.

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
1980 0.31
1981 0.33
1982 0.32
1983 0.32
1984 0.24
1985 0.23
1986 0.20
1987 0.26
1988 0.22
1989 0.26
1990 0.28
1991 0.27
1992 0.23
1993 0.23
1994 0.22
1995 0.22
1996 0.20
1997 0.19
1998 0.20
1999 0.20
2000 0.17
2001 0.15
2002 0.17
2003 0.38
2004 0.41
2005 0.41
2006 0.39
2007 0.44
2008 0.52
2009 0.48
2010 0.49

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

The value for PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) in Guinea-Bissau was 302.44 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 306.83 in 2002 and a minimum value of 6.89 in 1987.

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
1987 6.89
1988 10.62
1989 18.32
1990 23.12
1991 34.96
1992 57.54
1993 82.78
1994 92.92
1995 131.38
1996 192.40
1997 280.31
1998 298.15
1999 285.68
2000 300.21
2001 301.74
2002 306.83
2003 289.51
2004 284.45
2005 284.28
2006 280.78
2007 285.59
2008 303.80
2009 299.85
2010 302.44

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Purchasing power parity