| 1988-ECONOMIST (4/2/88) | 3/28/1988 | |||
| Big Mac | Actual $ | Implied PPP | ||
| Country | In local currency | In dollars | Exchange Rate | of the dollar |
| Australia | 1.95 | 1.433823529 | 1.36 | 0.82 |
| Belgium | 90 | 2.586206897 | 34.8 | 37.66 |
| Britain | 1.19 | 2.203703704 | 0.54 | 0.5 |
| Canada | 2.05 | 1.653225806 | 1.24 | 0.86 |
| Denmark | 22.75 | 3.577044025 | 6.36 | 9.52 |
| France | 17.3 | 3.072824156 | 5.63 | 7.24 |
| Germany/W. Germany | 4.1 | 2.469879518 | 1.66 | 1.72 |
| Holland | 4.85 | 2.607526882 | 1.86 | 2.03 |
| Hong Kong | 7.6 | 0.974358974 | 7.8 | 3.18 |
| Ireland | 1.22 | 1.967741935 | 0.62 | 0.51 |
| Italy | 3300 | 2.685109845 | 1229 | 1380 |
| Japan | 370 | 2.983870968 | 124 | 155 |
| Singapore | 2.8 | 1.4 | 2 | 1.17 |
| Spain | 285 | 2.567567568 | 111 | 119 |
| Sweden | 18.5 | 3.140916808 | 5.89 | 7.74 |
| United States | 2.39 | 2.39 | . | . |
| Yugoslavia | 2300 | 1.642857143 | 1400 | 962 |
