Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real expenditures by analytical categories - based on COICOP 1999 by country
Countries reporting
51
Highest
280.27
Hungary
Lowest
0.561
Montenegro
Median
1.15
Years covered
30
1995–2024
Data points
1,933
What the numbers show
Purchasing power parities, price level indices, nominal and real expenditures by analytical categories - based on COICOP 1999 is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 280.27 in Hungary; the lowest is 0.561 in Montenegro.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.15, and the mean is 20.52.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 500.
Over the past decade 43 countries rose and 8 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 1,074.4%), and the largest decrease in Switzerland (down 14.8%).
Purchasing power: based on COICOP 1999: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungary | 280.27 | 2024 | up 55.2% | rising |
| 2 | Iceland | 228.34 | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 3 | Japan | 148.96 | 2024 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 4 | Serbia | 71.91 | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 4 | Serbia | 71.91 | 2024 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 6 | Albania | 62.15 | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 31.19 | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 7 | North Macedonia | 31.19 | 2024 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 9 | Czechia | 20.3 | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 10 | Türkiye | 18.1 | 2024 | up 1,074.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Norway | 14.46 | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 12 | Sweden | 13.45 | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 13 | Denmark | 9.76 | 2024 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 14 | Poland | 3.1 | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 14 | Poland | 3.1 | 2024 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 16 | Romania | 2.97 | 2024 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 17 | United States | 1.57 | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 17 | United States | 1.57 | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 19 | Switzerland | 1.52 | 2024 | down 14.8% | falling |
| 20 | Luxembourg | 1.32 | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 21 | Finland | 1.2 | 2024 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 1.2 | 2024 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 23 | Ireland | 1.18 | 2024 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 24 | Netherlands | 1.17 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 24 | Netherlands | 1.17 | 2024 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 26 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1.15 | 2024 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 27 | Austria | 1.15 | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 28 | Belgium | 1.12 | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 29 | Germany | 1.12 | 2024 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 30 | France | 1.09 | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 1.06 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 1.06 | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 33 | Italy | 0.9566 | 2024 | down 7.3% | flat |
| 34 | Estonia | 0.9142 | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 34 | Estonia | 0.9142 | 2024 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 36 | Cyprus | 0.9133 | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 37 | Malta | 0.9096 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 38 | Spain | 0.8972 | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 0.8726 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 0.8726 | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 41 | Portugal | 0.8246 | 2024 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 42 | Greece | 0.8126 | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 43 | Slovakia | 0.8019 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 43 | Slovakia | 0.8019 | 2024 | up 18.4% | rising |
| 45 | Lithuania | 0.7814 | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 45 | Lithuania | 0.7814 | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 47 | Latvia | 0.7708 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 47 | Latvia | 0.7708 | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 49 | Croatia | 0.7129 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 49 | Croatia | 0.7129 | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 51 | Montenegro | 0.561 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004) 1.09
- Euro area - 11 countries (1999-2000) 1.06
- Euro area - 12 countries (2001-2006) 1.05
- Euro area - 13 countries (2007) 1.05
- Euro area - 15 countries (2008) 1.05
- Euro area - 16 countries (2009-2010) 1.05
- Euro area - 17 countries (2011-2013) 1.05
- Euro area - 18 countries (2014) 1.05
- Euro area - 19 countries (2015-2022) 1.05
- Euro area – 20 countries (2023-2025) 1.04
- European Union - 25 countries (2004-2006) 1.04
- European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013) 1.02
- European Union - 28 countries (2013-2020) 1.02
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 1
- Candidate and potential candidate countries except Türkiye and Kosovo* (under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1244/99) 0.5955