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CodeNY.GNP.PCAP.PP.KD
Indicator NameGNI per capita, PPP (constant 2017 international $)
Long definitionGNI per capita based on purchasing power parity (PPP). PPP GNI is gross national income (GNI) converted to international dollars using purchasing power parity rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GNI as a U.S. dollar has in the United States. GNI is the sum of value added by all resident producers plus any product taxes (less subsidies) not included in the valuation of output plus net receipts of primary income (compensation of employees and property income) from abroad. Data are in constant 2017 international dollars.
SourceInternational Comparison Program, World Bank | World Development Indicators database, World Bank | Eurostat-OECD PPP Programme.
TopicEconomic Policy & Debt: Purchasing power parity
PeriodicityAnnual
Base Period2017
Aggregation methodWeighted average
Statistical concept and methodologyFor the concept and methodology of 2017 PPP, please refer to the International Comparison Program (ICP)’s website (https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp).
License URLhttps://datacatalog.worldbank.org/public-licenses#cc-by
License TypeCC BY-4.0
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