West Bank and Gaza - PPP conversion factor

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in West Bank and Gaza was 0.569 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.672 in 2011 and a minimum value of 0.480 in 2005.

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
1994 0.572
1995 0.604
1996 0.609
1997 0.575
1998 0.538
1999 0.514
2000 0.556
2001 0.557
2002 0.556
2003 0.534
2004 0.495
2005 0.480
2006 0.491
2007 0.501
2008 0.575
2009 0.582
2010 0.651
2011 0.672
2012 0.612
2013 0.647
2014 0.608
2015 0.550
2016 0.559
2017 0.566
2018 0.551
2019 0.562
2020 0.569

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 West Bank and Gaza was 0.569 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 26 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.672 in 2011 and a minimum value of 0.480 in 2005.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1994 0.572
1995 0.604
1996 0.609
1997 0.575
1998 0.538
1999 0.514
2000 0.556
2001 0.557
2002 0.556
2003 0.534
2004 0.495
2005 0.480
2006 0.491
2007 0.501
2008 0.575
2009 0.582
2010 0.651
2011 0.672
2012 0.612
2013 0.647
2014 0.608
2015 0.550
2016 0.559
2017 0.566
2018 0.551
2019 0.562
2020 0.569

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

The value for PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) in West Bank and Gaza was 0.572 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 24 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.693 in 2013 and a minimum value of 0.451 in 2002.

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
1996 0.585
1997 0.566
1998 0.534
1999 0.507
2000 0.511
2001 0.488
2002 0.451
2003 0.479
2004 0.488
2005 0.491
2006 0.497
2007 0.534
2008 0.647
2009 0.609
2010 0.654
2011 0.681
2012 0.636
2013 0.693
2014 0.644
2015 0.596
2016 0.589
2017 0.574
2018 0.561
2019 0.563
2020 0.572

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Purchasing power parity