Uganda - PPP conversion factor

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in Uganda was 1,331.07 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,331.07 in 2020 and a minimum value of 190.18 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 190.18
1991 231.82
1992 328.80
1993 417.99
1994 437.27
1995 468.45
1996 481.06
1997 487.24
1998 524.15
1999 516.10
2000 560.94
2001 573.79
2002 546.95
2003 578.90
2004 651.60
2005 620.91
2006 617.17
2007 645.03
2008 672.99
2009 765.18
2010 799.01
2011 856.17
2012 1,003.28
2013 1,042.08
2014 1,073.75
2015 1,125.47
2016 1,211.94
2017 1,270.61
2018 1,295.95
2019 1,311.42
2020 1,331.07

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 Uganda was 0.358 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.595 in 1990 and a minimum value of 0.307 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 0.595
1991 0.421
1992 0.342
1993 0.348
1994 0.397
1995 0.502
1996 0.475
1997 0.460
1998 0.456
1999 0.379
2000 0.371
2001 0.325
2002 0.312
2003 0.307
2004 0.337
2005 0.357
2006 0.338
2007 0.362
2008 0.397
2009 0.396
2010 0.394
2011 0.368
2012 0.392
2013 0.402
2014 0.423
2015 0.398
2016 0.352
2017 0.360
2018 0.354
2019 0.351
2020 0.358

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

The value for PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) in Uganda was 1,267.21 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 27 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,267.21 in 2020 and a minimum value of 460.98 in 1993.

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
1993 460.98
1994 494.35
1995 512.36
1996 533.57
1997 563.97
1998 555.73
1999 575.25
2000 575.34
2001 569.96
2002 559.45
2003 594.51
2004 600.56
2005 629.93
2006 654.85
2007 675.77
2008 729.21
2009 827.08
2010 846.09
2011 944.26
2012 1,017.31
2013 1,064.90
2014 1,081.16
2015 1,127.69
2016 1,172.63
2017 1,221.09
2018 1,223.25
2019 1,235.95
2020 1,267.21

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Purchasing power parity