Namibia - PPP conversion factor

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in Namibia was 7.40 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.40 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1.42 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 1.42
1991 1.46
1992 1.57
1993 1.69
1994 1.91
1995 2.00
1996 2.26
1997 2.38
1998 2.54
1999 2.68
2000 2.92
2001 3.17
2002 3.44
2003 3.42
2004 3.39
2005 3.48
2006 3.69
2007 3.93
2008 4.28
2009 4.54
2010 4.65
2011 4.73
2012 5.21
2013 5.40
2014 5.67
2015 5.93
2016 6.41
2017 7.02
2018 7.16
2019 7.08
2020 7.40

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 Namibia was 0.449 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.648 in 2011 and a minimum value of 0.326 in 2002.

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 0.550
1991 0.528
1992 0.549
1993 0.516
1994 0.538
1995 0.550
1996 0.525
1997 0.516
1998 0.460
1999 0.438
2000 0.420
2001 0.368
2002 0.326
2003 0.452
2004 0.525
2005 0.545
2006 0.545
2007 0.557
2008 0.518
2009 0.532
2010 0.635
2011 0.648
2012 0.636
2013 0.554
2014 0.523
2015 0.460
2016 0.436
2017 0.528
2018 0.541
2019 0.490
2020 0.449

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

The value for PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) in Namibia was 7.15 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 19 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.22 in 2020 and a minimum value of 3.91 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.

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Year Value
2002 3.91
2003 4.09
2004 4.15
2005 4.11
2006 4.18
2007 4.33
2008 4.55
2009 4.99
2010 5.15
2011 5.24
2012 5.39
2013 5.70
2014 5.97
2015 6.16
2016 6.51
2017 6.90
2018 7.02
2019 7.15
2020 7.22
2021 7.15

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Purchasing power parity