Yemen - PPP conversion factor

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

The value for PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in Yemen was 93.63 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 93.63 in 2013 and a minimum value of 6.11 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 6.11
1991 6.62
1992 7.33
1993 8.33
1994 9.85
1995 14.06
1996 18.88
1997 21.02
1998 19.05
1999 25.06
2000 30.29
2001 30.42
2002 32.54
2003 35.42
2004 39.36
2005 45.23
2006 49.88
2007 53.87
2008 63.61
2009 57.63
2010 70.42
2011 81.48
2012 88.79
2013 93.63

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 Yemen was 0.436 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 0.436 in 2013 and a minimum value of 0.116 in 1995.

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 0.233
1991 0.223
1992 0.220
1993 0.171
1994 0.122
1995 0.116
1996 0.147
1997 0.163
1998 0.140
1999 0.161
2000 0.187
2001 0.180
2002 0.185
2003 0.193
2004 0.213
2005 0.236
2006 0.253
2007 0.271
2008 0.318
2009 0.284
2010 0.321
2011 0.381
2012 0.414
2013 0.436

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

The value for PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $) in Yemen was 90.36 as of 2013. As the graph below shows, over the past 23 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 90.36 in 2013 and a minimum value of 4.25 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 4.25
1991 5.55
1992 6.97
1993 9.19
1994 13.37
1995 20.17
1996 25.62
1997 25.58
1998 26.70
1999 28.39
2000 28.72
2001 31.26
2002 34.54
2003 37.43
2004 41.01
2005 44.35
2006 47.63
2007 49.97
2008 57.25
2009 60.56
2010 66.24
2011 76.77
2012 83.84
2013 90.36

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Purchasing power parity