PPP conversion factor, private consumption (local currency units per international $)

wdi.pa_nus_prvt_pp · World Bank — World Development Indicators · PA.NUS.PRVT.PP

Definition

How many units of local currency (reais, for Brazil) are needed to buy, in the country, the same household consumption basket that 1 international dollar buys in the United States.

Formula: Price of the household consumption basket in local currency / price of the same basket in the United States.
Unit: local currency per international $
License: CC-BY-4.0

This visualization is descriptive and does not show that a government caused the change. See the methodology.

PPP conversion factor, private consumption (local currency units per international $)

Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Mexico

local currency per international $. Background bands: Brazil's presidents, not those of the chart's other geographies. Years with data: Brazil: 1994–2025; Argentina: 2011–2021; Chile: 1990–2025; Colombia: 1990–2025; Mexico: 1990–2025.

PPP conversion factor, private consumption (local currency units per international $): Source: World Bank — World Development Indicators · Source version: 2026-10-08 · Collected on: 2026-11-01 · License: CC-BY-4.0
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Year	Brazil	Argentina	Chile	Colombia	Mexico
1990	–	–	207.46	189.49	1.45
1991	–	–	242.39	237.03	1.75
1992	–	–	271.55	292.21	1.96
1993	–	–	297.34	347.53	2.43
1994	0.52	–	322.95	416.07	2.53
1995	0.84	–	337.12	489.27	3.37
1996	0.94	–	343.06	574.20	4.30
1997	0.98	–	349.28	664.71	4.95
1998	1.00	–	356.53	776.80	5.58
1999	1.03	–	360.40	842.83	6.22
2000	1.06	–	366.26	890.51	6.78
2001	1.10	–	376.09	935.02	6.87
2002	1.18	–	381.83	978.88	7.24
2003	1.32	–	385.74	1,025.40	7.16
2004	1.37	–	381.18	1,057.62	7.57
2005	1.42	–	387.36	1,074.59	7.65
2006	1.43	–	340.92	1,085.70	7.58
2007	1.44	–	347.07	1,114.11	7.92
2008	1.47	–	367.69	1,147.99	8.16
2009	1.55	–	369.61	1,200.51	8.49
2010	1.60	–	375.10	1,207.97	8.91
2011	1.65	3.16	370.20	1,210.99	8.94
2012	1.67	3.68	391.57	1,192.61	9.22
2013	1.80	4.60	390.16	1,227.29	9.18
2014	1.92	6.44	410.67	1,258.82	9.35
2015	2.11	8.08	447.27	1,319.46	9.43
2016	2.29	11.04	452.92	1,403.31	9.46
2017	2.38	11.08	463.23	1,467.28	10.14
2018	2.34	14.62	458.31	1,464.41	10.35
2019	2.34	22.16	451.28	1,495.14	10.77
2020	2.34	30.00	465.37	1,477.03	11.17
2021	2.45	42.99	481.13	1,546.66	11.21
2022	2.48	–	490.74	1,549.42	11.01
2023	2.49	–	472.40	1,520.22	10.50
2024	2.52	–	464.88	1,542.19	10.80
2025	2.58	–	486.88	1,665.59	11.31

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Criticisms of the metric

Depends on the International Comparison Program (ICP) round; factors are revised between rounds and extrapolated in intermediate years.
A national average basket does not reflect price differences across regions or the consumption patterns of each income bracket.

References

World Bank. World Development Indicators — PA.NUS.PRVT.PP. https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PRVT.PP

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