Parity Groups

Parity groups (also called tiers) define how countries are grouped by purchasing power and what discount each group receives.

Default Setup

GoPayLocal comes with a sensible 5-tier default that you can use immediately:

Tier	Discount	Example Countries
Tier 1 — Full Price	0%	US, UK, Canada, Australia, Germany, France, Japan, Singapore
Tier 2 — Slight Discount	15%	Spain, Portugal, South Korea, Israel, Italy, Czech Republic
Tier 3 — Moderate Discount	30%	Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, Thailand, Poland, Argentina, South Africa
Tier 4 — Significant Discount	45%	India, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, Colombia, Egypt
Tier 5 — Maximum Discount	60%	Nigeria, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Kenya, Nepal

Tip

The default tiers are based on World Bank PPP data and cover the most common use cases. Start with defaults and adjust based on your analytics.

Customizing Tiers

Add a Tier

Click Add Tier to create a new parity tier. Specify a name and discount percentage, then assign countries.

Edit a Tier

Click on any tier to edit its discount percentage or name. Changes propagate immediately.

Remove a Tier

Remove a tier to move its countries to “no discount” (Tier 1). Alternatively, merge it with another tier.

Move Countries Between Tiers

Drag and drop countries between tiers, or use the search and bulk-assign functionality.

Country Assignment

Each country can belong to only one parity tier. The dashboard shows:

• All 200+ countries
• Their current tier assignment
• Their PPP factor (for reference)
• Their currency

Bulk Operations

• Search — Find countries by name or code
• Select All — Select all countries in a tier
• Move — Move selected countries to a different tier
• Reset — Reset to default tier assignments

Seeding Defaults

If you’ve modified your tiers and want to start over:

1. Go to Parity Groups in the dashboard
2. Click Reset to Defaults
3. Confirm the action

This resets all tiers and country assignments to the default 5-tier setup.

Caution

Resetting to defaults will overwrite all your custom tier assignments. Any connected integrations will have their discount codes re-created.

Per-Campaign Override

Parity groups are set at the account level and shared across all campaigns. However, each campaign can override the discount percentage for specific tiers:

Account-level Tier 3: 30% discount
Campaign A: uses account default (30%)
Campaign B: overrides to 25%

This lets you run A/B tests or have different discount levels for different products without changing the tier structure.

PPP Factor Reference

When using PPP Factor pricing mode, the discount is calculated from each country’s actual PPP conversion factor rather than the tier’s fixed percentage. The PPP factors are sourced from World Bank data and updated periodically.

Country	PPP Factor	Implied Discount
United States	1.00	0%
United Kingdom	0.82	18%
India	0.28	72%
Brazil	0.42	58%
Nigeria	0.18	82%
Japan	0.92	8%

Note

When using PPP Factor mode, the max discount setting on your campaign caps the calculated discount. Without a cap, some countries could get discounts over 80%.