Australia vs Canada: DEC alternative conversion factor
DEC alternative conversion factor over time
- Australia
- Canada
How they compare
Australia currently reports 1.55 LCU per US$ against 1.4 LCU per US$ in Canada, a difference of 0.15 LCU per US$.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.
Australia ranks 154th and Canada ranks 156th of 215 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Canada in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Canada | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8929 LCU per US$ | 1.06 LCU per US$ | 0.1668 LCU per US$ | Canada |
| 1970s | 0.8265 LCU per US$ | 1.04 LCU per US$ | 0.2136 LCU per US$ | Canada |
| 1980s | 1.17 LCU per US$ | 1.26 LCU per US$ | 0.094 LCU per US$ | Canada |
| 1990s | 1.38 LCU per US$ | 1.33 LCU per US$ | 0.0489 LCU per US$ | Australia |
| 2000s | 1.49 LCU per US$ | 1.29 LCU per US$ | 0.1969 LCU per US$ | Australia |
| 2010s | 1.18 LCU per US$ | 1.17 LCU per US$ | 0.0095 LCU per US$ | Australia |
| 2020s | 1.46 LCU per US$ | 1.34 LCU per US$ | 0.1253 LCU per US$ | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dec alternative conversion factor, Australia or Canada?
- Australia, at 1.55 LCU per US$ against 1.4 LCU per US$ in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dec alternative conversion factor between Australia and Canada?
- 0.15 LCU per US$, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Canada?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Canada rank globally for dec alternative conversion factor?
- Australia ranks 154th and Canada ranks 156th of 215 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The DEC alternative conversion factor is the underlying annual exchange rate (the price of one country’s currency in relation to another country's currency) used for the World Bank Atlas method. As a rule, it is the official exchange rate reported in the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Exceptions arise where further refinements are made by World Bank staff. It is expressed in local currency units per U.S. dollar.