Syrian Arab Republic - DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$)

DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) in Syrian Arab Republic was 522.63 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 59 years was 522.63 in 2019, while its lowest value was 3.58 in 1960.

Definition: The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics (line rf). Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics, supplemented by World Bank staff estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 3.58
1961 3.58
1962 3.69
1963 3.82
1964 3.82
1965 3.82
1966 3.82
1967 3.82
1968 3.82
1969 3.82
1970 3.82
1971 3.82
1972 3.82
1973 3.82
1974 3.73
1975 3.70
1976 3.85
1977 3.93
1978 3.93
1979 3.93
1980 3.93
1981 3.93
1982 3.93
1983 3.93
1984 3.93
1985 3.93
1986 3.93
1987 3.93
1988 11.23
1989 11.23
1990 11.23
1991 11.23
1992 11.23
1993 11.23
1994 11.23
1995 11.23
1996 11.23
1997 11.23
1998 11.23
1999 11.23
2000 11.23
2001 11.23
2002 11.23
2003 11.23
2004 11.23
2005 11.23
2006 11.23
2007 11.23
2008 11.23
2009 11.23
2010 11.23
2011 50.57
2012 70.66
2013 144.38
2014 170.07
2015 286.97
2016 495.03
2017 516.18
2018 446.16
2019 522.63

Statistical Concept and Methodology: The World Bank systematically assesses the appropriateness of official exchange rates as conversion factors. An alternative conversion factor is used when the official exchange rate is judged to diverge by an exceptionally large margin from the rate effectively applied to domestic transactions of foreign currencies and traded products. This applies to only a small number of countries, as shown in the country-level metadata. Alternative conversion factors are used in the Atlas methodology and elsewhere in World Development Indicators as single-year conversion factors.

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: In the WDI database, the DEC alternative conversion factor is used to convert data in local currency units (LCU) into U.S. dollars.

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices