This section allows access and download for purchasing power parities and other related indicators for International Comparison Program in Asia and the Pacific. These include results for the latest 2021 ICP cycle and revised results for the previous benchmark 2017 ICP. To download data, follow the steps on the 'How to use' section on the page below.
These include results for the latest 2021 ICP cycle and revised results for the previous benchmark 2017 ICP.
1. From each of the participating economies listed under 'Economy', select the economy/ies you wish to access data.
2. From the fifteen measures listed under 'Indicator', choose the indicator/s you wish to view.
3. From the 45 published categories listed under “Expenditure Category”, select the category/ies you wish to analyze.
4. Tick the year/s (2017 and 2021) for which you would like to view data.
Your selections will appear in each of the four boxes on the right. You can then view your results either by economy (to see a range of indicators for an individual economy) or by indicator (to compare a number of economies based on a given indicator). The data set can be downloaded in comma-separated values (CSV), excel (XLSX), and tab-separated values (TSV) formats, together with the metadata.
As approved by the ICP Governing Board, the ICP Data Access and Archiving Policy discusses the ICP data access objectives, guiding principles, and procedures for data archiving and users’ access to a more detailed level of PPPs, PLIs, and several expenditure data. You may read and download the ICP Data Access and Archiving Policy here.
The ICP is the world's largest global statistical initiative for estimating purchasing power parities (PPPs) to compare economic outputs, standards of living, and relative price levels across economies.
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These present the ICP reports and related research presenting methodologies and results of purchasing power parities (PPPs) across various ICP cycles in Asia and the Pacific and related research such as studies on poverty-specific PPPs, integrating ICP with the Consumer Price Index as a framework for subnational PPPs, and alternative approaches for estimating PPPs for non-benchmark years in the region.
ICP Reports and ResearchGuide on the Integration of CPI and ICP Activities
ICP COVID-19 Guidance Note on Price Surveys
ICP COVID-19 Guidance Note on National Accounts
Expenditure Data
