Iraq vs South Africa: Price level index

Iraq
42 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure
in 2025
South Africa
43.27 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure
in 2025
Iraq rank
126th
South Africa rank
123rd

Price level index over time

  • Iraq
  • South Africa
20406080100199020072025

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 43.27 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure against 42 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Iraq, a difference of 1.27 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1995 it was South Africa ahead.

Iraq ranks 126th and South Africa ranks 123rd of 205 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 12.56 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 71.64 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 59.08 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure South Africa
2000s 22.16 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 55.62 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 33.45 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure South Africa
2010s 44.93 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 55.4 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 10.48 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure South Africa
2020s 41.81 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 44.67 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure 2.86 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher price level index, Iraq or South Africa?
South Africa, at 43.27 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure against 42 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in price level index between Iraq and South Africa?
1.27 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and South Africa?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do Iraq and South Africa rank globally for price level index?
Iraq ranks 126th and South Africa ranks 123rd of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB), published as Price level index (Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Price level index (Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure)
Unit
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure
Source
World Development Indicators, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
205 places, 6,328 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

The price level index (PLI) is the ratio of a purchasing power parity (PPP) conversion factor to the corresponding market exchange rate between two countries, expressed relative to a base country that is set equal to 100. For this series the base country is the United States. It provides a measure of the differences in price level between the country and the United States by indicating the number of units of the common currency (US dollars) needed to buy the same volume of the aggregation level in each country. This indicator provides a measure of the differences in the price levels of countries at the level of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure.