Iran - PPP conversion factor

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in Iran was 31,317.28 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 31,317.28 in 2020 and a minimum value of 93.64 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 93.64
1991 114.10
1992 144.90
1993 206.92
1994 270.72
1995 366.18
1996 468.36
1997 536.09
1998 579.32
1999 760.11
2000 929.16
2001 1,059.75
2002 1,348.15
2003 1,496.44
2004 1,816.44
2005 2,116.81
2006 2,354.25
2007 2,818.58
2008 3,301.78
2009 3,427.48
2010 3,926.10
2011 4,758.87
2012 6,093.56
2013 8,503.85
2014 9,758.55
2015 10,701.56
2016 11,796.81
2017 13,061.29
2018 16,951.28
2019 22,800.98
2020 31,317.28

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 Iran was 0.182 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.497 in 2012 and a minimum value of 0.124 in 1993.

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 0.308
1993 0.124
1994 0.139
1995 0.179
1996 0.209
1997 0.193
1998 0.181
1999 0.182
2000 0.162
2001 0.182
2002 0.169
2003 0.183
2004 0.211
2005 0.236
2006 0.257
2007 0.304
2008 0.350
2009 0.347
2010 0.380
2011 0.432
2012 0.497
2013 0.394
2014 0.367
2015 0.361
2016 0.375
2017 0.380
2018 0.261
2019 0.241
2020 0.182

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

The value for PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) in Iran was 22,075.45 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22,075.45 in 2019 and a minimum value of 215.83 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.

See also:

Year Value
1990 215.83
1991 242.53
1992 296.15
1993 348.65
1994 446.64
1995 650.19
1996 814.46
1997 933.93
1998 1,083.96
1999 1,273.66
2000 1,410.41
2001 1,526.29
2002 1,717.85
2003 1,956.34
2004 2,186.58
2005 2,398.92
2006 2,556.71
2007 2,916.87
2008 3,522.81
2009 4,014.48
2010 4,348.21
2011 5,323.44
2012 6,073.20
2013 8,768.79
2014 10,288.66
2015 11,614.93
2016 12,682.99
2017 13,944.90
2018 16,064.57
2019 22,075.45

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Purchasing power parity