2014 PPP Benchmark results

2014 PPP Benchmark resultsContact person/organisation

ppp.contact@oecd.org

Data source(s) used

Data for the 37 European countries were compiled by Eurostat and results can be found at the following address:

http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/databasehttp://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/data/databaseDirect source

This dataset contains the main results of the 2014 Eurostat-OECD PPP comparison for the 47 countries that participated in the 2014 round of the Eurostat-OECD Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) Programme. The dataset is organised in 23 tables which show results both in US dollars and OECD as reference (Table 1.1 to Table 1.12) and in euros and European Union as reference (Table 2.1 to Table 2.11) calculated with the EKS method. The tables contain the following information:

See notes on tableshttp://www.oecd.org/std/prices-ppp/OECD-PPPs-2014-results-table-notes.pdfPeriodicity

The detailed benchmark results are published every three years. The last benchmark year is 2014 and data are available in the dataset "2014 PPP Benchmark results". The next benchmark year will be 2017 and results will be released end 2019.

Reference period

Year 2014

Date last updated

February 2017

Geographic coverage

The composition of country groups shown in the tables are listed at the following address.

See list of country groupshttp://www.oecd.org/std/prices-ppp/OECD-PPPs-2014-results-geographical-coverage.pdfKey statistical concept

The PPP results presented here have been calculated following a methodology agreed by Eurostat and the OECD. All detailed information can be found in the Eurostat-OECD Methodological Manual on Purchasing Power Parities.

See EUROSTAT-OECD Methodological manual on purchasing power parities (PPPs)http://www.oecd.org/std/ppp/manualClassification(s) used

Detailed information on classifications used and in particular definitions of analytical categories can be found at the following address:

Click here for explanation on classifications usedhttp://www.oecd.org/std/prices-ppp/OECD-PPPs-2014-results-classifications.pdfRecommended uses and limitations

For more information, see Chapter 1 of the Eurostat-OECD Methodological Manual on Purchasing Power Parities at the following address :

See EUROSTAT-OECD Methodological manual on purchasing power parities (PPPs)http://www.oecd.org/std/prices-ppp/Uses2011.pdf