davbre/ppp

Purchasing power parity (PPP)

Purchasing power parity (PPP). Data are sourced from the World Bank, International Comparison Program database. One dataset is provided: PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $).

Data

Description

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.*

Citations

1. PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $). World Bank, International Comparison Program database.

Sources

1. • Name: PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $). World Bank, International Comparison Program database.
   • Web: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PPP

Data Preparation

Requirements

Data preparation requires Python 2. Required external Python modules are listed in the requirements.txt file in this directory.

Processing

Run the following script from this directory to download and process the data:

make data

Resources

The raw data are output to ./tmp. The processed data are output to ./data.

License

ODC-PDDL-1.0

This Data Package is made available under the Public Domain Dedication and License v1.0 whose full text can be found at: http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/

Notes

Refer to the terms of use of the source dataset for any specific restrictions on using these data in a public or commercial product.