Italy - PPP conversion factor

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in Italy was 0.644 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.855 in 2005 and a minimum value of 0.644 in 2021.

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 0.692
1991 0.720
1992 0.735
1993 0.746
1994 0.756
1995 0.777
1996 0.798
1997 0.804
1998 0.800
1999 0.806
2000 0.805
2001 0.817
2002 0.823
2003 0.833
2004 0.852
2005 0.855
2006 0.823
2007 0.809
2008 0.784
2009 0.771
2010 0.773
2011 0.759
2012 0.748
2013 0.737
2014 0.740
2015 0.739
2016 0.701
2017 0.690
2018 0.681
2019 0.678
2020 0.664
2021 0.644

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 Italy was 0.76 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1.15 in 1992 and a minimum value of 0.73 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 1.12
1991 1.12
1992 1.15
1993 0.92
1994 0.91
1995 0.92
1996 1.00
1997 0.91
1998 0.89
1999 0.86
2000 0.74
2001 0.73
2002 0.78
2003 0.94
2004 1.06
2005 1.06
2006 1.03
2007 1.11
2008 1.15
2009 1.08
2010 1.02
2011 1.06
2012 0.96
2013 0.98
2014 0.98
2015 0.82
2016 0.78
2017 0.78
2018 0.80
2019 0.76
2020 0.76

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

The value for PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) in Italy was 0.738 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.891 in 2005 and a minimum value of 0.712 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 0.712
1991 0.736
1992 0.754
1993 0.775
1994 0.798
1995 0.829
1996 0.848
1997 0.844
1998 0.847
1999 0.845
2000 0.850
2001 0.863
2002 0.878
2003 0.880
2004 0.890
2005 0.891
2006 0.880
2007 0.876
2008 0.847
2009 0.836
2010 0.819
2011 0.820
2012 0.829
2013 0.820
2014 0.825
2015 0.829
2016 0.786
2017 0.778
2018 0.762
2019 0.760
2020 0.738

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Purchasing power parity