Papua New Guinea vs United Arab Emirates: DEC alternative conversion factor
DEC alternative conversion factor over time
- Papua New Guinea
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 4.12 LCU per US$ against 3.67 LCU per US$ in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.45 LCU per US$.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times United Arab Emirates's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1966 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 125th and United Arab Emirates ranks 128th of 213 countries.
United Arab Emirates has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8929 LCU per US$ | 4.76 LCU per US$ | 3.87 LCU per US$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 1970s | 0.778 LCU per US$ | 4.14 LCU per US$ | 3.36 LCU per US$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 1980s | 0.8423 LCU per US$ | 3.67 LCU per US$ | 2.83 LCU per US$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 1990s | 1.35 LCU per US$ | 3.67 LCU per US$ | 2.32 LCU per US$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 2000s | 3.14 LCU per US$ | 3.67 LCU per US$ | 0.5345 LCU per US$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 2010s | 2.77 LCU per US$ | 3.67 LCU per US$ | 0.9074 LCU per US$ | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 3.59 LCU per US$ | 3.67 LCU per US$ | 0.0864 LCU per US$ | United Arab Emirates |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher dec alternative conversion factor, Papua New Guinea or United Arab Emirates?
- Papua New Guinea, at 4.12 LCU per US$ against 3.67 LCU per US$ in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in dec alternative conversion factor between Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.45 LCU per US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for dec alternative conversion factor?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 125th and United Arab Emirates ranks 128th of 213 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$). 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.