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.
The ICP entails estimating purchasing power parities (PPPs) and related macro-economic aggregates of economies for comparison. The World Bank coordinates global-level ICP, while ADB covers the program’s Asia and the Pacific component
| Implementing Agency/Economy | National Coordinator | Deputy National Coordinator |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics Bangladesh |
Mr. Swajan Hayder | Ms. Anewsa Ghose |
| Designation | Deputy Director, Price and Wage Section, National Accounting Wing | Statistical Officer, National Accounting Wing |
| hayder143@gmail.com | anewsa.sbi@gmail.com | |
| National Statistics Bureau Bhutan |
Ms. Karma Deki | Mr. Sonam Laendup |
| Designation | Statistical Officer, Economic and Environment Statistics Division | Senior Statistical Officer, Economic and Environment Statistics Division |
| kdeki@nsb.gov.bt | slhendup@nsb.gov.bt | |
| Department of Economic Planning and Statistics Brunei Darussalam |
Ms. Dayanku Nur Zayana binti Pengiran Mohamad | Mr. Awangku Muhammad Adib bin Pengiran Duraman |
| Designation | Statistics Officer | Assistant Statistics Officer |
| zayana.mohamad@jpes.gov.bn | adib.duraman@jpes.gov.bn | |
| National Institute of Statistics Cambodia |
Mr. Sim Ly | Mr. Keo Chettra |
| Designation | Deputy Director, National Accounts Department | Director, National Accounts Department |
| simly441@yahoo.com; simly441@gmail.com | kchettra@yahoo.com | |
| National Bureau of Statistics of China China, People's Republic of |
Ms. Yang Jialang | Mr. Zhang Wei |
| Designation | Deputy Director, ISIC of the NBS Division of International Comparison Program | Senior Program Officer of International Comparison Program |
| yangjl@stats.gov.cn | zhangw@stats.gov.cn | |
| Fiji Bureau of Statistics Fiji |
Mr. Sitiveni Sikivou | Ms. Artika Devi |
| Designation | Senior Statistician, Prices Unit | Principal Statistician, National Accounts Unit |
| ssikivou@statsfiji.gov.fj | artikad@statsfiji.gov.fj | |
| Census and Statistics Department Hong Kong, China |
Ms. Olivia Or Oi-yan | Ms. Gloria Wai Sze Ma |
| Designation | Assistant Commissioner | Senior Statistician, National Accounts (1) |
| ooyor@censtatd.gov.hk | gwsma@censtatd.gov.hk | |
| Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation India |
Mr. Rajkumar | Ms. Deepti Srivastava |
| Designation | Additional Director General, Price Statistics Division | Deputy Director General, Price Statistics Division |
| adg-psd.cso@mospi.gov.in | ddg2-psd.nso@mospi.gov.in | |
| Badan Pusat Statistik Indonesia |
Mr. Windhiarso Ponco Adi Putranto | Mr. M. Firmansyah Rifai |
| Designation | Chief, Directorate of Price Statistics | Chief of Consumer Price Statistics Subdirectorate, Directorate of Price Statistics |
| windhiarso@bps.go.id | firman@bps.go.id | |
| Lao Statistics Bureau Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Ms. Korrakoon Silaphet | Mr. Ngonemany Phanthavong |
| Designation | Director, National Accounts Division, Department of Economic Statistics | Technical of Economic Statistics Department |
| silaphet.ck@gmail.com; Korrakoon.si@lsb.gov.la | ngonemany@gmail.com | |
| Department of Statistics Malaysia Malaysia |
Ms. Maslina Samsudin | Mr. N. Rajkumar a/l V. Nagarethinam |
| Designation | Senior Deputy Director, Prices, Income and Expenditure Statistics Division | Deputy Director, National Accounts Statistics Division |
| maslina@dosm.gov.my | rajkumar@dosm.gov.my | |
| Maldives Bureau of Statistics Maldives |
Ms. Sajida Ahmed | Ms. Mariyam Shadeena |
| Designation | Statistician, National Accounts and Economic Statistics | Deputy Statistician, National Accounts and Economic Statistics |
| sajida.ahmed@stats.gov.mv | mariyam.shadeena@stats.gov.mv | |
| National Statistics Office of Mongolia Mongolia |
Ms. Oyunjargal Mangalsuren | Ms. Tegshjargal Tsagaan |
| Designation | Director, Economic Statistics Department | Director, National Accounts Division, Policy and Cooperation Department |
| oyunjargal@nso.mn | tegshjargal@nso.mn | |
| National Statistics Office Nepal |
Mr. Gyanendra Bajracharya | Mr. Sanyay Kumar Chaudhury |
| Designation | Director, Price Statistics Section | Statistics Officer, Price Statistics Section |
| gyan@outlook.com | sanjaychy1975@gmail.com | |
| Pakistan Bureau of Statistics Pakistan |
Dr. Bahrawar Jan | Dr. Ahtasham Gul |
| Designation | Deputy Director General (Prices) | Chief Statistical Officer (I/C Price Section) |
| bahrawarjan@yahoo.com | ahtashamgul@gmail.com | |
| Philippine Statistics Authority Philippines |
Dr. Divina Gracia L. del Prado | Ms. Rachel C. Lacsa |
| Designation | Assistant Secretary, Deputy National Statistician, Sectoral Statistics Office | Assistant National Statistician, Economic Sector Statistics Service |
| g.delprado@psa.gov.ph; esss.staff@psa.gov.ph | r.lacsa@psa.gov.ph | |
| Department of Statistics Singapore |
Ms. Low Yan Hua Wendy | Ms. Lee Ling Xuan Ruth |
| Designation | Senior Assistant Director, Economic Accounts Division | Senior Manager, Prices Division |
| wendy_low@singstat.gov.sg | ruth_lee@singstat.gov.sg | |
| Department of Census and Statistics Sri Lanka |
Dr. Nirosha Wijesekara Dissanayaka | Ms. Padmika HIranthi Walpita |
| Designation | Director, Prices and Wages Division | Statistician, Prices and Wages Division |
| nirosha777@gmail.com | padmika1970@gmail.com | |
| Directorate General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics Taipei,China |
Mr. Chih-Hung Tsao | Ms. Shiou-Huei Tsai |
| Designation | Senior Executive Officer, Department of Statistics | Chief, Price Statistics Section |
| chihung@dgbas.gov.tw | huei@dgbas.gov.tw | |
| Trade Policy and Strategy Office Thailand |
Ms. Supasiri Rittiron | Ms. Chawisa Pisanwacharin |
| Designation | Trade Officer, Division of Trade Information and Economic Indices | Trade Officer, Division of Trade Information and Economic Indices |
| supasiri.tpso@gmail.com | chawisa.tpso@gmail.com | |
| National Institute of Statistics of Timor-Leste Timor-Leste |
Mr. Jemi Natalino Rosario | Ms. Marciana Urbano da Cruz |
| Designation | Technical Coordinator 1 | Technical Coordinator 2 |
| jnrosario@mof.gov.tl | mudcruz@mof.gov.tl | |
| General Statistics Office Viet Nam |
Ms. Nguyen Thu Oanh | Ms. Nguyen Thi Mai Hanh |
| Designation | Director, Price Statistics Department | Director, System of National Accounts Department |
| ntoanh@gso.gov.vn | ntmhanh@gso.gov.vn |
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
