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Purchasing power parity (PPP)
https://github.com/datasets/ppp
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Purchasing power parity (PPP)
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/datasets/ppp
- Owner: datasets
- Created: 2015-02-14T06:56:41.000Z (over 11 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2024-12-04T12:53:57.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-12-04T13:43:59.964Z (over 1 year ago)
- Language: Python
- Homepage: https://datahub.io/core/ppp
- Size: 654 KB
- Stars: 38
- Watchers: 14
- Forks: 15
- Open Issues: 0
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- License: LICENSE
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README
Purchasing power parity (PPP). Data are sourced from the World Bank, International Comparison Program database. One dataset is provided: PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $).
## Data
### Description
> Purchasing power parity conversion factor is the number of units of a country's currency required to buy the same amounts of goods and services in the domestic market as U.S. dollar would buy in the United States.[*][pa-nus-ppp]
### Citations
1. *PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $).* World Bank, International Comparison Program database.
### Sources
1.
* Name: PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $). World Bank, International Comparison Program database.
* Web: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PPP
## Preparation
### Requirements
Data preparation requires Python 3. Required external Python modules are listed in the `requirements.txt` file in this directory.
### Processing
Run the following script from this directory to download and process the data:
```bash
make data
```
### Resources
The raw data are output to `./tmp`. The processed data are output to `./data`.
## Automation
Up-to-date (auto-updates every month at 8 am) ppp dataset could be found on the datahub.io:
https://datahub.io/core/ppp
## License
### ODC-PDDL-1.0
This Data Package is made available under the Public Domain Dedication and License v1.0 whose full text can be found at: http://www.opendatacommons.org/licenses/pddl/1.0/
### Notes
Refer to the [terms of use][worldbank] of the source dataset for any specific restrictions on using these data in a public or commercial product.
[pa-nus-ppp]: http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/PA.NUS.PPP
[worldbank]: http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/0,,contentMDK:22547097~pagePK:50016803~piPK:50016805~theSitePK:13,00.html