Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Government Effectiveness - Number of sources was 9 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
9
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 206 countries
All-time high
9
in 2024
All-time low
3
in 1996
Years of data
27
1996–2025
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Papua New Guinea, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - number of sources in Papua New Guinea is 9, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - number of sources in Papua New Guinea peaked at 9 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3, in 1996.
That places Papua New Guinea 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Number of sources in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 3 | — |
| 1998 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 3 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4 | +33.3% |
| 2003 | 4 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5 | +25.0% |
| 2005 | 7 | +40.0% |
| 2006 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8 | +14.3% |
| 2023 | 8 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 9 | +12.5% |
| 2025 | 9 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 9 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 10, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 9 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 7, 1.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.67 | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 2010s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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- 98 Serbia 9 compare
- 98 Switzerland 9 compare
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More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2042 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0007 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.3515 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6846 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5295 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2811 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0038 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government effectiveness - number of sources in Papua New Guinea?
- Government effectiveness - number of sources in Papua New Guinea was 9 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 2024.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - number of sources recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 in 1996.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for government effectiveness - number of sources?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 98th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - number of sources rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Number of sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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