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International Comparison Program
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Purchasing Power Parities and Real Expenditures
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Outputs

The expected outputs of the International Comparison Program (ICP) for Asia and the Pacific include:
  • Harmonization of ICP with consumer price index (CPI)
  • Collection of additional data through specific surveys
  • Computation of purchasing power parity (PPP)-adjusted GDP and related indicators for selected Asian and Pacific countries
  • Use of ICP data for poverty analysis
  • Identification of a comparable and representative list of items across the countries
  • Advisory services to national statistical offices
  • Regional workshops and training
  • Manuals and handbooks to institutionalize ICP methodologies
  • Improved capacity for the collection and use of price and expenditure data within participating countries

Data

PPP data are available from the World Bank ICP website. These include:

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