Dominican Republic - PPP conversion factor

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in Dominican Republic was 22.91 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 22.91 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3.01 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 3.01
1991 4.61
1992 4.76
1993 4.88
1994 5.26
1995 5.65
1996 5.75
1997 6.19
1998 6.52
1999 6.67
2000 6.99
2001 7.26
2002 7.64
2003 10.01
2004 14.15
2005 14.51
2006 15.02
2007 15.46
2008 16.75
2009 17.20
2010 17.93
2011 18.98
2012 20.19
2013 20.89
2014 21.36
2015 21.15
2016 20.82
2017 21.61
2018 21.98
2019 22.14
2020 22.91

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 Dominican Republic was 0.405 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.513 in 2012 and a minimum value of 0.337 in 2004.

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 0.353
1991 0.367
1992 0.381
1993 0.390
1994 0.417
1995 0.439
1996 0.446
1997 0.442
1998 0.443
1999 0.421
2000 0.432
2001 0.435
2002 0.434
2003 0.341
2004 0.337
2005 0.479
2006 0.451
2007 0.466
2008 0.485
2009 0.478
2010 0.487
2011 0.498
2012 0.513
2013 0.500
2014 0.490
2015 0.470
2016 0.452
2017 0.455
2018 0.444
2019 0.432
2020 0.405

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

The value for PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) in Dominican Republic was 26.13 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 26.13 in 2021 and a minimum value of 3.99 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.

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Year Value
1990 3.99
1991 5.63
1992 5.69
1993 5.82
1994 6.14
1995 6.72
1996 6.88
1997 7.29
1998 7.52
1999 7.84
2000 8.16
2001 8.65
2002 8.96
2003 11.16
2004 16.46
2005 16.59
2006 17.29
2007 17.84
2008 19.01
2009 19.35
2010 20.25
2011 20.76
2012 20.67
2013 22.01
2014 22.69
2015 23.03
2016 23.36
2017 24.39
2018 24.66
2019 24.66
2020 25.28
2021 26.13

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Purchasing power parity