Greece - PPP conversion factor

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in Greece was 0.538 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.722 in 2010 and a minimum value of 0.336 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 0.336
1991 0.389
1992 0.437
1993 0.488
1994 0.531
1995 0.571
1996 0.602
1997 0.627
1998 0.648
1999 0.673
2000 0.670
2001 0.669
2002 0.663
2003 0.685
2004 0.695
2005 0.709
2006 0.692
2007 0.718
2008 0.708
2009 0.704
2010 0.722
2011 0.713
2012 0.685
2013 0.631
2014 0.611
2015 0.609
2016 0.589
2017 0.575
2018 0.565
2019 0.563
2020 0.553
2021 0.538

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 Greece was 0.63 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.04 in 2008 and a minimum value of 0.60 in 2001.

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 0.72
1991 0.73
1992 0.78
1993 0.73
1994 0.75
1995 0.84
1996 0.85
1997 0.78
1998 0.75
1999 0.72
2000 0.62
2001 0.60
2002 0.63
2003 0.77
2004 0.86
2005 0.88
2006 0.87
2007 0.98
2008 1.04
2009 0.98
2010 0.96
2011 0.99
2012 0.88
2013 0.84
2014 0.81
2015 0.68
2016 0.65
2017 0.65
2018 0.67
2019 0.63
2020 0.63

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

The value for PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) in Greece was 0.643 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.784 in 2010 and a minimum value of 0.376 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 0.376
1991 0.436
1992 0.491
1993 0.547
1994 0.594
1995 0.635
1996 0.668
1997 0.695
1998 0.722
1999 0.740
2000 0.739
2001 0.724
2002 0.712
2003 0.733
2004 0.744
2005 0.758
2006 0.756
2007 0.780
2008 0.768
2009 0.771
2010 0.784
2011 0.773
2012 0.762
2013 0.720
2014 0.686
2015 0.686
2016 0.661
2017 0.652
2018 0.641
2019 0.648
2020 0.643

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Purchasing power parity