{
  "title": "Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate",
  "name": "pa.nus.pppc.rf",
  "worldbank": {
    "indicator": "pa.nus.pppc.rf"
  },
  "readme": "Purchasing power parity conversion factor is the number of units of a countrys 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 dollars worth of goods in the country as compared to the United States. PPP conversion factors are based on the 2011 ICP round.",
  "licenses": [
    {
      "name": "CC-BY-4.0"
    }
  ],
  "keywords": [
    "Economy & Growth"
  ],
  "resources": [
    {
      "name": "data",
      "title": "Indicator data",
      "path": "data.csv",
      "format": "csv",
      "mediatype": "text/csv",
      "encoding": "utf-8",
      "schema": {
        "fields": [
          {
            "name": "Country Name",
            "type": "string",
            "description": "Country or Region name"
          },
          {
            "name": "Country Code",
            "type": "string",
            "description": "ISO 3-digit ISO code extended to include regional codes e.g. EUR, ARB etc"
          },
          {
            "name": "Year",
            "type": "year",
            "description": "Year"
          },
          {
            "name": "Value",
            "type": "number",
            "description": "Purchasing power parity conversion factor is the number of units of a countrys 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 dollars worth of goods in the country as compared to the United States. PPP conversion factors are based on the 2011 ICP round."
          }
        ]
      }
    }
  ]
}