Papua New Guinea vs Saudi Arabia: DEC alternative conversion factor
DEC alternative conversion factor over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.12 LCU per US$ against 3.75 LCU per US$ in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.37 LCU per US$.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 125th and Saudi Arabia ranks 127th of 214 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8929 LCU per US$ | 4.5 LCU per US$ | 3.61 LCU per US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.778 LCU per US$ | 3.77 LCU per US$ | 2.99 LCU per US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.8423 LCU per US$ | 3.57 LCU per US$ | 2.73 LCU per US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 1.35 LCU per US$ | 3.75 LCU per US$ | 2.39 LCU per US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 3.14 LCU per US$ | 3.75 LCU per US$ | 0.611 LCU per US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 2.77 LCU per US$ | 3.75 LCU per US$ | 0.9849 LCU per US$ | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 3.68 LCU per US$ | 3.75 LCU per US$ | 0.0745 LCU per US$ | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dec alternative conversion factor, Papua New Guinea or Saudi Arabia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.12 LCU per US$ against 3.75 LCU per US$ in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dec alternative conversion factor between Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.37 LCU per US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for dec alternative conversion factor?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 125th and Saudi Arabia ranks 127th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). 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.