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Publications and Documents
Explore our data-rich research, policy analysis, toolkits, guidelines, and other resources on economics and key development topics. Our operational documents are also available in this section.
International Comparison Program (ICP) Series
The International Comparison Program estimates purchasing power parities (PPPs) and related macro-economic aggregates of select Asia and the Pacific economies.
2021 International Comparison Program for Asia and the Pacific: Purchasing Power Parities and Real Expenditures—A Summary Report
Summarizing the Asia and the Pacific results of the 2021 International Comparison Program, this report estimates purchasing power parities (PPPs) and PPP-based measures of total and per capita real gross domestic product (GDP) for 21 economies.
Constructing Purchasing Power Parities Using a Reduced Information Approach: A Research Study
This publication presents a cost-effective “reduced information” approach for estimating purchasing power parities (PPPs).
2017 International Comparison Program for Asia and the Pacific: Purchasing Power Parities and Real Expenditures — Results and Methodology
This publication provides in-depth analyses of purchasing power parities and real expenditures for 22 economies in Asia and the Pacific.
2017 International Comparison Program for Asia and the Pacific: Purchasing Power Parities and Real Expenditures — A Summary Report
This publication provides estimates of purchasing power parities (PPPs) and real expenditures for 22 economies in Asia and the Pacific. These are summary regional results from the 2017 cycle of the International Comparison Program (ICP).
Purchasing Power Parities and Real Expenditures
This publication presents the 2011 Asia and the Pacific regional PPPs and summary results of real GDP and its major components for the 23 participating economies.
Purchasing Power Parities and Real Expenditures: A Summary Report
This publication presents the 2011 Asia and the Pacific regional purchasing power parities and summary results of real GDP and its major components for 23 participating economies.
2009 Purchasing Power Parity Update for Selected Economies in Asia and the Pacific: A Research Study
This publication presents the methodology leading to, and resulting in purchasing power parities (PPPs) for 2009 of participating economies in the Asia and the Pacific region, updated from 2005.
Research Study on Poverty-Specific Purchasing Power Parities for Selected Countries in Asia and the Pacific
This study is a methodological research for compiling purchasing power parities for measuring poverty in Asia and the Pacific.
Purchasing Power Parities and Real Expenditures 2007
This publication presents the final results on estimates of purchasing power parities of currencies of 23 participating economies, thus, increasing the coverage of the 2005 International Comparison Program.
Purchasing Power Parity Preliminary Report
This publication presents preliminary results on estimates of purchasing power parities of currencies of the 23 participating economies, including estimates of “real” gross domestic product and its major components.