Dominica - PPP conversion factor

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in Dominica was 1.74 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.02 in 1999 and a minimum value of 1.74 in 2017.

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 1.76
1991 1.83
1992 1.87
1993 1.87
1994 1.97
1995 1.95
1996 1.97
1997 1.97
1998 1.99
1999 2.02
2000 1.98
2001 1.98
2002 1.97
2003 1.87
2004 1.89
2005 1.81
2006 1.80
2007 1.77
2008 1.77
2009 1.89
2010 1.88
2011 1.87
2012 1.86
2013 1.87
2014 1.81
2015 1.84
2016 1.83
2017 1.74
2018 1.76
2019 1.78
2020 1.74

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 Dominica was 0.645 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.747 in 1999 and a minimum value of 0.644 in 2017.

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 0.650
1991 0.677
1992 0.691
1993 0.693
1994 0.730
1995 0.721
1996 0.731
1997 0.729
1998 0.739
1999 0.747
2000 0.735
2001 0.734
2002 0.728
2003 0.693
2004 0.700
2005 0.669
2006 0.665
2007 0.657
2008 0.654
2009 0.702
2010 0.696
2011 0.693
2012 0.689
2013 0.692
2014 0.671
2015 0.682
2016 0.676
2017 0.644
2018 0.651
2019 0.661
2020 0.645

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

The value for PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) in Dominica was 1.74 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2.35 in 1992 and a minimum value of 1.74 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 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 2.26
1991 2.29
1992 2.35
1993 2.32
1994 2.26
1995 2.23
1996 2.20
1997 2.20
1998 2.19
1999 2.17
2000 2.11
2001 2.08
2002 2.05
2003 2.04
2004 2.03
2005 2.00
2006 1.98
2007 1.99
2008 2.04
2009 2.05
2010 2.08
2011 2.04
2012 1.92
2013 1.93
2014 1.92
2015 1.91
2016 1.88
2017 1.88
2018 1.85
2019 1.84
2020 1.81
2021 1.74

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Purchasing power parity