The
Geary–Khamis dollar, more commonly known as the
international dollar, is a hypothetical unit of currency that has the same
purchasing power parity that the
U.S. dollar had in the
United States at a given point in time. It is widely used in economics. The years 1990 or 2000 are often used as a benchmark year for comparisons that run through time. The unit is often abbreviated e.g.
2000 US dollar (if the benchmark year is 2000) or
2000 Int$.