Panama - PPP conversion factor

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in Panama was 0.467 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.574 in 2012 and a minimum value of 0.462 in 2006.

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 0.516
1991 0.502
1992 0.516
1993 0.522
1994 0.530
1995 0.521
1996 0.507
1997 0.506
1998 0.505
1999 0.502
2000 0.485
2001 0.480
2002 0.480
2003 0.477
2004 0.473
2005 0.467
2006 0.462
2007 0.472
2008 0.498
2009 0.526
2010 0.533
2011 0.553
2012 0.574
2013 0.571
2014 0.559
2015 0.538
2016 0.515
2017 0.497
2018 0.489
2019 0.481
2020 0.467

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 Panama was 0.467 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.574 in 2012 and a minimum value of 0.462 in 2006.

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.

See also:

Year Value
1990 0.516
1991 0.502
1992 0.516
1993 0.522
1994 0.530
1995 0.521
1996 0.507
1997 0.506
1998 0.505
1999 0.502
2000 0.485
2001 0.480
2002 0.480
2003 0.477
2004 0.473
2005 0.467
2006 0.462
2007 0.472
2008 0.498
2009 0.526
2010 0.533
2011 0.553
2012 0.574
2013 0.571
2014 0.559
2015 0.538
2016 0.515
2017 0.497
2018 0.489
2019 0.481
2020 0.467

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

The value for PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) in Panama was 0.462 as of 2021. As the graph below shows, over the past 31 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.619 in 1990 and a minimum value of 0.462 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 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 0.619
1991 0.602
1992 0.595
1993 0.580
1994 0.573
1995 0.563
1996 0.553
1997 0.548
1998 0.543
1999 0.538
2000 0.528
2001 0.515
2002 0.512
2003 0.503
2004 0.492
2005 0.489
2006 0.486
2007 0.492
2008 0.515
2009 0.529
2010 0.539
2011 0.553
2012 0.542
2013 0.556
2014 0.552
2015 0.533
2016 0.516
2017 0.508
2018 0.500
2019 0.489
2020 0.476
2021 0.462

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Purchasing power parity