Belgium - PPP conversion factor

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in Belgium was 0.730 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.936 in 1998 and a minimum value of 0.730 in 2021.

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 0.914
1991 0.909
1992 0.919
1993 0.934
1994 0.934
1995 0.926
1996 0.928
1997 0.927
1998 0.936
1999 0.931
2000 0.900
2001 0.893
2002 0.873
2003 0.876
2004 0.888
2005 0.892
2006 0.874
2007 0.879
2008 0.867
2009 0.850
2010 0.837
2011 0.832
2012 0.822
2013 0.806
2014 0.800
2015 0.800
2016 0.781
2017 0.776
2018 0.766
2019 0.767
2020 0.745
2021 0.730

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 Belgium was 0.85 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.28 in 2008 and a minimum value of 0.80 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. PPP conversion factors are based on the 2011 ICP round.

Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

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Year Value
1990 1.10
1991 1.07
1992 1.15
1993 1.09
1994 1.13
1995 1.27
1996 1.21
1997 1.05
1998 1.04
1999 0.99
2000 0.83
2001 0.80
2002 0.83
2003 0.99
2004 1.10
2005 1.11
2006 1.10
2007 1.20
2008 1.28
2009 1.19
2010 1.11
2011 1.16
2012 1.06
2013 1.07
2014 1.06
2015 0.89
2016 0.86
2017 0.88
2018 0.91
2019 0.86
2020 0.85

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

The value for PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) in Belgium was 0.830 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.975 in 1990 and a minimum value of 0.830 in 2020.

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 0.975
1991 0.970
1992 0.962
1993 0.963
1994 0.964
1995 0.959
1996 0.955
1997 0.956
1998 0.972
1999 0.964
2000 0.925
2001 0.925
2002 0.911
2003 0.927
2004 0.921
2005 0.924
2006 0.922
2007 0.926
2008 0.917
2009 0.903
2010 0.894
2011 0.881
2012 0.883
2013 0.871
2014 0.860
2015 0.865
2016 0.854
2017 0.857
2018 0.846
2019 0.858
2020 0.830

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Purchasing power parity