Lebanon - PPP conversion factor

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in Lebanon was 1,414.98 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 1,414.98 in 2020 and a minimum value of 183.45 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 183.45
1991 262.02
1992 505.79
1993 616.32
1994 650.95
1995 705.67
1996 705.03
1997 772.62
1998 794.72
1999 789.77
2000 756.37
2001 728.85
2002 752.81
2003 750.77
2004 722.06
2005 692.81
2006 678.39
2007 681.34
2008 718.68
2009 786.60
2010 782.04
2011 788.75
2012 808.92
2013 798.53
2014 771.11
2015 764.82
2016 742.69
2017 734.78
2018 756.69
2019 775.81
2020 1,414.98

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 Lebanon was 0.384 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.537 in 2012 and a minimum value of 0.264 in 1990.

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 0.264
1991 0.282
1992 0.295
1993 0.354
1994 0.387
1995 0.435
1996 0.449
1997 0.502
1998 0.524
1999 0.524
2000 0.502
2001 0.483
2002 0.499
2003 0.498
2004 0.479
2005 0.460
2006 0.450
2007 0.452
2008 0.477
2009 0.522
2010 0.519
2011 0.523
2012 0.537
2013 0.530
2014 0.512
2015 0.507
2016 0.493
2017 0.487
2018 0.502
2019 0.499
2020 0.384

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

The value for PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) in Lebanon was 3,546.30 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 13 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 3,546.30 in 2021 and a minimum value of 761.65 in 2016.

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
2008 785.64
2009 797.87
2010 816.27
2011 830.62
2012 849.32
2013 859.19
2014 843.26
2015 793.85
2016 761.65
2017 761.83
2018 788.86
2019 798.11
2020 1,457.44
2021 3,546.30

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Purchasing power parity