United Kingdom - DEC alternative conversion factor

DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$)

DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) in United Kingdom was 0.780 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 0.783 in 2019, while its lowest value was 0.357 in 1960.

Definition: The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics (line rf). Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.

Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics, supplemented by World Bank staff estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 0.357
1961 0.357
1962 0.357
1963 0.357
1964 0.357
1965 0.357
1966 0.357
1967 0.362
1968 0.417
1969 0.417
1970 0.417
1971 0.411
1972 0.400
1973 0.408
1974 0.428
1975 0.452
1976 0.557
1977 0.573
1978 0.522
1979 0.472
1980 0.430
1981 0.498
1982 0.572
1983 0.660
1984 0.752
1985 0.779
1986 0.682
1987 0.612
1988 0.562
1989 0.611
1990 0.563
1991 0.567
1992 0.570
1993 0.667
1994 0.653
1995 0.634
1996 0.641
1997 0.611
1998 0.604
1999 0.618
2000 0.661
2001 0.695
2002 0.667
2003 0.613
2004 0.546
2005 0.550
2006 0.544
2007 0.500
2008 0.544
2009 0.642
2010 0.647
2011 0.624
2012 0.633
2013 0.640
2014 0.608
2015 0.655
2016 0.741
2017 0.777
2018 0.750
2019 0.783
2020 0.780

Classification

Topic: Financial Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Exchange rates & prices