Government transparency in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Government transparency was -0.6593 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Government transparency in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2010
Source: Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2010, government transparency in Papua New Guinea stood at -0.6593. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government transparency in Papua New Guinea peaked at -0.5318 in 1990 and was at its lowest, -0.6593, in 2010.
Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd of 125 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -0.5762 | -0.6186 | -0.5642 | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.5887 | -0.6114 | -0.5318 | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.6104 | -0.6584 | -0.5421 | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.6593 | -0.6593 | -0.6593 | 1 |
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More reference data data for Papua New Guinea
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.1159 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.0178 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.504 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.6022 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.257 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 193.24 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is government transparency in Papua New Guinea?
- Government transparency in Papua New Guinea was -0.6593 in 2010, according to Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest government transparency recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was -0.5318 in 1990.
- What is the lowest government transparency recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.6593 in 2010.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for government transparency?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd out of 125 countries with data for 2010.
- Is government transparency rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from Hollyer et al. (2014) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Government transparency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The scores capture the extent to which governments report economic data to the World Bank. Higher scores mean more data is reported.