{
  "query": {
    "country": "AE"
  },
  "status": "ok",
  "price": {
    "currency": "INDEX",
    "unit": "price level index (World = 100)",
    "value": 112.91,
    "measure": "average",
    "median": null,
    "typical_low": null,
    "typical_high": null,
    "min": null,
    "max": null
  },
  "sample_size": null,
  "period": {
    "from": "2021-01-01",
    "to": "2021-12-31"
  },
  "confidence": "medium",
  "price_type": "official_statistic",
  "statistic": {
    "measure": "average",
    "reference_period": "2021",
    "note": "A price level index from the ICP 2021 survey, not a shop price or a receipt."
  },
  "as_of": "2026-10-23T08:53:48.155Z",
  "source": {
    "id": "wb-icp-price-levels",
    "name": "World Bank International Comparison Program 2021: price level indices by spending heading",
    "publisher": "World Bank, International Comparison Program (ICP), 2021 benchmark round",
    "licence": "Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0), World Bank data catalogue dataset 0066092, classified as Public; commercial use allowed with attribution",
    "licence_url": "https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/search/dataset/0066092/international-comparison-program-2021",
    "attribution": "Source: World Bank, International Comparison Program (ICP) 2021, https://data.worldbank.org, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Figures are passed on as published; the percentage gap to the United States is calculated by ProofPrice.",
    "url": "https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/icp"
  },
  "method": "World Bank International Comparison Program 2021: price level index for all household consumption (World = 100) from the international price survey; passed on as published, with the gap to the United States calculated by ProofPrice. An index, not a list of prices.",
  "method_url": "https://proofprice.com/method",
  "summary": "Prices for all household consumption in United Arab Emirates were at an index of 112.9 in 2021 (world average = 100), 25.7% below the United States. Official index value published by World Bank, International Comparison Program (ICP), 2021 benchmark round for 2021.",
  "notice": "Information, not a valuation or offer. Ranges describe past recorded prices.",
  "extra": {
    "index": true,
    "spending_group": "all household consumption",
    "icp_series": "9100000",
    "comparison_area": "the world average (World = 100)",
    "price_level_index": 112.9,
    "price_level_index_united_states": 152,
    "percent_vs_united_states": -25.7,
    "ppp_national_currency_per_us_dollar": 2.73,
    "expenditure_per_head_ppp_usd": 24392,
    "spending_groups": [
      "all household consumption",
      "food and non-alcoholic beverages",
      "food",
      "bread and cereals",
      "meat",
      "fish and seafood",
      "milk, cheese and eggs",
      "oils and fats",
      "fruit",
      "vegetables",
      "sugar, jam, honey, chocolate and confectionery",
      "non-alcoholic beverages",
      "alcoholic beverages",
      "tobacco",
      "clothing and footwear",
      "housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels",
      "furnishings, household equipment and household maintenance",
      "health",
      "transport",
      "purchase of vehicles",
      "transport services",
      "communication",
      "recreation and culture",
      "education",
      "restaurants and hotels",
      "miscellaneous goods and services",
      "gross domestic product (whole economy)"
    ]
  },
  "answer_id": "ans_5dc41b81a79600e08f6f",
  "method_version": "1",
  "retrieved_at": "2026-10-23T08:53:48.155Z",
  "evidence": {
    "type": "official_statistic",
    "label": "Official published index",
    "meaning": "An index value a statistics office publishes to show how prices move over time or compare between places (against a base of 100): it is not a price anyone paid."
  },
  "reliability": "official_median_no_count",
  "data_as_of": "2021-12-31",
  "data_age_days": 1757,
  "suggestions": [
    "This is one published figure (an average, median, index or listed price) with no record count: use it as a reference point, not as a range of what individuals paid.",
    "For a decision on a specific job or purchase, ask for an itemised quote.",
    "The newest data is over a year old: prices may have moved, so check for a more recent source."
  ]
}