Purchasing power parities (PPPs), price level indices and real expenditure
1. Contact
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2. Statistical presentation
Data description
Purchasing power parities (PPPs) are indicators of price level differences across countries. The PPPs are calculated by Eurostat and the OECD with the price and expenditure data that countries participating in the Programme supply specifically for the calculation.
Statistical concepts and definitions
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3. Institutional mandate
Legal acts and other agreements
- Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing common rules for the provision of basic information on Purchasing Power Parities and for their calculation and dissemination (PPP regulation);
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 193/2011 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the system of quality control used for Purchasing Power Parities;
- Commission Regulation (EU) No 2015/1163 implementing Regulation (EC) No 1445/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the list of basic headings used for Purchasing Power Parities.
4. Accessibility and clarity
On-line database
5. Comparability
Comparability - geographical
"Statistics Explained" articles:
- GDP per capita, consumption per capita and price level indices
- Comparative price levels of consumer goods and services
- Price levels by consumption groups
- Price levels by area
Dedicated section on PPPs is published in Eurostat website.
Eurostat also publishes price level indices in separate consumption groups, for example, on food products and beverages. The published results are available on the Eurostat homepage.
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6. Coherence
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7. Statistical processing (data source etc.)
Source data
Data required for PPP calculations on general government expenditures for education are extracted by Eurostat from the UNESCO-OECD-Eurostat database (once per year).
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Data compilation
Eurostat carries out calculations every year. The peculiarity of the respective surveys hides in the correlation of the information provided by the countries involved in the comparisons and its impact on the results. Unlike in other statistical surveys, an individual country may not obtain comparison results on its own, and changes in the data of one country also affect the results of other countries.
Eurostat calculates and publishes the final annual results no later than 36 months after the end of the reference year.