Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval was 41.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
41.3%
Change on year
up 9.4%
World rank
173rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
55.7%
in 1996
All-time low
37.7%
in 2022
Years of data
26
1996–2024

Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Papua New Guinea, 1996–2024

02040601996201020241996: 55.71998: 50.42000: 50.42002: 46.22003: 46.12004: 49.42005: 412006: 44.92007: 45.22008: 46.52009: 46.22010: 45.82011: 45.92012: 46.42013: 46.22014: 44.92015: 44.92016: 43.32017: 45.32018: 45.62019: 452020: 41.92021: 41.52022: 37.72023: 37.72024: 41.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 41.3% for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% on the previous year and down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Papua New Guinea peaked at 55.7% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 37.7%, in 2022.

That places Papua New Guinea 173rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score in Papua New Guinea, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 55.7%
1998 50.4% -9.6%
2000 50.4% +0.1%
2002 46.2% -8.3%
2003 46.1% -0.2%
2004 49.4% +7.1%
2005 41.0% -17.1%
2006 44.9% +9.5%
2007 45.2% +0.7%
2008 46.5% +3.0%
2009 46.2% -0.8%
2010 45.8% -0.7%
2011 45.9% +0.1%
2012 46.4% +1.1%
2013 46.2% -0.4%
2014 44.9% -2.8%
2015 44.9% -0.0%
2016 43.3% -3.6%
2017 45.3% +4.7%
2018 45.6% +0.7%
2019 45.0% -1.3%
2020 41.9% -6.9%
2021 41.5% -1.0%
2022 37.7% -9.1%
2023 37.7% +0.0%
2024 41.3% +9.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 53.0% 50.4% 55.7% 2
2000s 46.2% 41.0% 50.4% 9
2010s 45.3% 43.3% 46.4% 10
2020s 40.0% 37.7% 41.9% 5

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 170 Nepal 41.5% compare
  2. 171 Kyrgyzstan 41.5% compare
  3. 172 Guatemala 41.3% compare
  4. 174 Madagascar 40.7% compare
  5. 175 Burkina Faso 40.4% compare
  6. 176 Guinea 40.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Papua New Guinea?
Government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval in Papua New Guinea was 41.3% in 2024, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 55.7% in 1996.
What is the lowest government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 37.7% in 2022.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval?
Papua New Guinea ranks 173rd out of 206 countries with data for 2024.
Is government effectiveness - upper bound of the 90% confidence interval rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. 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 - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Government Effectiveness - Upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,187 data points, 1996–2024
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