Solomon Islands - PPP conversion factor

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in Solomon Islands was 7.06 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.06 in 2020 and a minimum value of 1.57 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 1.57
1991 1.63
1992 1.80
1993 2.00
1994 2.09
1995 2.24
1996 2.47
1997 2.63
1998 2.89
1999 3.07
2000 3.17
2001 3.41
2002 3.73
2003 3.90
2004 4.00
2005 4.43
2006 4.69
2007 5.06
2008 5.35
2009 5.67
2010 5.94
2011 6.37
2012 6.70
2013 6.70
2014 6.83
2015 7.01
2016 6.94
2017 6.91
2018 6.94
2019 6.91
2020 7.06

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 Solomon Islands was 0.859 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.927 in 2014 and a minimum value of 0.519 in 2003.

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 0.619
1991 0.599
1992 0.615
1993 0.626
1994 0.635
1995 0.659
1996 0.692
1997 0.708
1998 0.601
1999 0.634
2000 0.623
2001 0.646
2002 0.553
2003 0.519
2004 0.534
2005 0.589
2006 0.616
2007 0.661
2008 0.691
2009 0.704
2010 0.737
2011 0.834
2012 0.912
2013 0.917
2014 0.927
2015 0.886
2016 0.873
2017 0.876
2018 0.873
2019 0.845
2020 0.859

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

The value for PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) in Solomon Islands was 7.91 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 30 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 7.95 in 2014 and a minimum value of 1.87 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.

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Year Value
1990 1.87
1991 2.06
1992 2.21
1993 2.35
1994 2.59
1995 2.76
1996 3.00
1997 3.17
1998 3.51
1999 3.71
2000 3.87
2001 4.03
2002 4.40
2003 4.65
2004 4.85
2005 5.03
2006 5.42
2007 5.68
2008 6.41
2009 6.89
2010 6.85
2011 7.13
2012 7.40
2013 7.69
2014 7.95
2015 7.90
2016 7.84
2017 7.71
2018 7.79
2019 7.78
2020 7.91

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Purchasing power parity