Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate was 0.227 in 2025. ▼ Falling
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea is 0.227, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea peaked at 0.2964 in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.227, in 2024.
Papua New Guinea ranks 86th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.2964 | — |
| 1998 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.2964 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.2689 | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 0.2689 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2545 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 0.2388 | -6.2% |
| 2006 | 0.2388 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.2388 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2388 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.2388 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2388 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.2388 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2388 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2388 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2388 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2388 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.2388 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.2388 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.2388 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.2388 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.2388 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2388 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.2283 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2283 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.227 | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 0.227 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 0.227 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.2121, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 0.227 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2503, 91% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 0.2964 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.2536 | 0.2388 | 0.2964 | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.2388 | 0.2388 | 0.2388 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2314 | 0.227 | 0.2388 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 - standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea?
- Government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate in Papua New Guinea was 0.227 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2964 in 1996.
- What is the lowest government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.227 in 2024.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 86th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is government effectiveness - standard error of the governance estimate rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Government Effectiveness - Standard error of the governance estimate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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