Sri Lanka - PPP conversion factor

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in Sri Lanka was 52.89 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 52.89 in 2010 and a minimum value of 6.08 in 1980.

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 6.08
1981 6.72
1982 7.11
1983 7.99
1984 9.26
1985 9.04
1986 9.37
1987 9.81
1988 10.44
1989 11.16
1990 12.90
1991 13.81
1992 14.79
1993 15.91
1994 17.11
1995 18.28
1996 19.90
1997 21.27
1998 22.93
1999 23.54
2000 24.71
2001 27.47
2002 30.22
2003 31.11
2004 32.91
2005 35.17
2006 37.90
2007 41.99
2008 47.80
2009 49.70
2010 52.89

PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate ratio

The value for PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate ratio in Sri Lanka was 0.47 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.47 in 2010 and a minimum value of 0.31 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 0.37
1981 0.35
1982 0.34
1983 0.34
1984 0.36
1985 0.33
1986 0.33
1987 0.33
1988 0.33
1989 0.31
1990 0.32
1991 0.33
1992 0.34
1993 0.33
1994 0.35
1995 0.36
1996 0.36
1997 0.36
1998 0.36
1999 0.33
2000 0.32
2001 0.31
2002 0.32
2003 0.32
2004 0.33
2005 0.35
2006 0.36
2007 0.38
2008 0.44
2009 0.43
2010 0.47

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

The value for PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) in Sri Lanka was 61.37 as of 2010. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 61.37 in 2010 and a minimum value of 7.45 in 1980.

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 7.45
1981 7.96
1982 8.31
1983 9.18
1984 10.26
1985 10.06
1986 10.66
1987 11.07
1988 12.13
1989 12.91
1990 14.88
1991 16.02
1992 17.32
1993 18.80
1994 19.87
1995 20.81
1996 23.44
1997 25.09
1998 27.03
1999 27.69
2000 28.44
2001 31.57
2002 34.05
2003 35.39
2004 37.08
2005 40.04
2006 42.67
2007 48.06
2008 56.73
2009 58.88
2010 61.37

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Purchasing power parity