L'indice Big Mac 2024 : quel devrait être le véritable taux de change de la hryvnia par rapport au dollar en Ukraine
En juillet 2024, The Economist a publié des données mises à jour sur l'indice Big Mac, selon lesquelles la hryvnia est considérablement sous-évaluée par rapport au dollar américain. En savoir plus sur ce que devrait être le véritable taux de change de la hryvnia ukrainienne par rapport au dollar
According to The Economist's July 2024 rating, the Ukrainian hryvnia is undervalued against the US dollar by 49.5%. This means that according to this index, the real hryvnia exchange rate should be significantly higher than the official exchange rate.
The cost of a Big Mac
In Ukraine, the price of one Big Mac is 118 hryvnias, while in the United States this popular burger costs $5.69. The actual exchange rate of 41.05 UAH/$ undervalues the hryvnia by almost half.
According to purchasing power parity, the real hryvnia exchange rate should be about 20.74 UAH/$.
The most undervalued currencies
The Economist also named the most undervalued currencies in the world:
• Taiwan dollar
• Indonesian rupiah
• Egyptian pound
• Indian rupee
• South African rand
The most overvalued currencies
On the other hand, the most overvalued currencies were:
• Swiss franc (+41.8%)
• Uruguayan peso (+24.3%)
• Norwegian krone (+18.9%)
• Argentine peso (+15%)
• Euro (+6.5%)
• British pound (+3.6%)
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What the Big Mac Index measures?
The Big Mac Index was developed in 1986 and estimates the cost of a Big Mac hamburger in different countries of the world.
Its purpose is to show how much a country's currency is undervalued or overvalued against the US dollar based on the cost of this burger. Since the Big Mac includes bread, meat, and vegetables, it is considered a kind of "consumption basket" that allows for estimates based on purchasing power parity.
History of the Big Mac rating
This rating was first introduced in 1986 and has been used as an informal indicator of currency value ever since.
Financial experts chose the Big Mac because of its composition, which is comparable to a grocery basket, allowing it to reflect the real state of each country's economy.
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