Cayman Islands - DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$)

DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) in Cayman Islands was 0.833 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 15 years was 0.833 in 2020, while its lowest value was 0.833 in 2005.

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
2005 0.833
2006 0.833
2007 0.833
2008 0.833
2009 0.833
2010 0.833
2011 0.833
2012 0.833
2013 0.833
2014 0.833
2015 0.833
2016 0.833
2017 0.833
2018 0.833
2019 0.833
2020 0.833

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