Colombia: PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Colombia's PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) rose 89 on 2024 (from 1,444 to 1,533).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +35.64 and a typical year strayed about 27.95 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 89 in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 41.89 in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 22.18 a year. A straight line explains 70% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Colombia had the 10th highest value of the 185 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Colombia in the 2025 ranking

• Uzbekistan — 6th of 185: 3,670
• Guinea — 7th of 185: 3,286
• Paraguay — 8th of 185: 2,627
• Madagascar — 10th of 185: 1,390
• Cambodia — 11th of 185: 1,349
• Uganda — 12th of 185: 1,272

What this measures

The purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of gross domestic product (GDP) and its expenditure components. This conversion factor is for the level of GDP and the base currency is the US dollar.

Limitations: Global PPP estimates provided by ICP are produced by the ICP Global Office and regional implementing agencies, based on data supplied by the national implementing agencies in the participating economies, and in accordance with the methodology recommended by the ICP Technical Advisory Group and approved by the ICP Governing Board. As such, these results are not produced by participating economies as part of their national official statistics.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a no aggregation provided for this indicator..

All 36 values

PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) in nearby economies

• Antigua and Barbuda — 1.87 (2025)
• Argentina — 567.3 (2025)
• Aruba — 1.34 (2024)
• Bahamas, The — 0.96 (2024)
• Barbados — 2.19 (2025)
• Belize — 1.05 (2025)
• Bolivia — 2.76 (2025)
• Brazil — 2.55 (2025)
• Cayman Islands — 0.94 (2024)
• Chile

More economic policy & debt data for Colombia

• Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$65.81 billion (2025)
• Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$65.15 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$70.85 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 287.16 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$62.45 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 171.23 trillion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 15.49% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$334.79 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Colombia's PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)?

1,533 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1990?

It is up 779.08% from 174.35 in 1990 (6.41% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 1,533 in 2025 and the lowest 174.35 in 1990.

How does Colombia rank?

10th highest of 185 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) unusual for Colombia?

In 2025, Colombia's PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $) rose 89 on 2024 (from 1,444 to 1,533). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +35.64 and a typical year strayed about 27.95 from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.9 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator PA.NUS.PPP, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp/data, publisher: International Comparison Program, type: International statistical program, date accessed: May 30, 2024, date published: May 30, 2024; The Eurostat PPP Programme, Eurostat (ESTAT),… Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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