The Gambia - PPP conversion factor

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in The Gambia was 17.50 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.50 in 2020 and a minimum value of 2.36 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 2.36
1991 2.47
1992 2.59
1993 2.66
1994 2.70
1995 2.75
1996 2.78
1997 2.84
1998 2.88
1999 2.96
2000 2.96
2001 3.33
2002 3.81
2003 4.76
2004 9.01
2005 9.10
2006 8.94
2007 9.09
2008 9.14
2009 9.48
2010 9.90
2011 10.14
2012 10.83
2013 11.87
2014 12.51
2015 13.59
2016 14.48
2017 15.29
2018 15.97
2019 16.67
2020 17.50

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 The Gambia was 0.340 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.412 in 2008 and a minimum value of 0.167 in 2003.

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 0.300
1991 0.283
1992 0.291
1993 0.292
1994 0.282
1995 0.288
1996 0.284
1997 0.278
1998 0.270
1999 0.260
2000 0.231
2001 0.212
2002 0.191
2003 0.167
2004 0.300
2005 0.318
2006 0.319
2007 0.366
2008 0.412
2009 0.356
2010 0.353
2011 0.344
2012 0.338
2013 0.330
2014 0.300
2015 0.320
2016 0.334
2017 0.328
2018 0.332
2019 0.333
2020 0.340

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

The value for PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) in The Gambia was 17.74 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 17.74 in 2021 and a minimum value of 6.03 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.

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Year Value
1990 6.03
1991 6.28
1992 6.68
1993 6.90
1994 6.84
1995 7.12
1996 7.00
1997 7.03
1998 7.00
1999 7.11
2000 6.93
2001 7.05
2002 7.53
2003 8.62
2004 9.59
2005 9.72
2006 9.61
2007 9.85
2008 9.90
2009 10.39
2010 10.74
2011 10.91
2012 11.05
2013 11.98
2014 12.79
2015 13.57
2016 14.25
2017 15.11
2018 15.72
2019 16.53
2020 17.30
2021 17.74

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Purchasing power parity