Government transparency in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Government transparency was -0.6593 in 2010. ▼ Falling
Latest (2010)
-0.6593
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
103rd
of 125 countries
All-time high
-0.5318
in 1990
All-time low
-0.6593
in 2010
Years of data
31
1980–2010
Government transparency in Papua New Guinea, 1980–2010
Source: 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.
Government transparency in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | -0.6186 | — |
| 1981 | -0.574 | -7.2% |
| 1982 | -0.5722 | -0.3% |
| 1983 | -0.5813 | +1.6% |
| 1984 | -0.571 | -1.8% |
| 1985 | -0.5778 | +1.2% |
| 1986 | -0.5673 | -1.8% |
| 1987 | -0.5665 | -0.1% |
| 1988 | -0.5688 | +0.4% |
| 1989 | -0.5642 | -0.8% |
| 1990 | -0.5318 | -5.7% |
| 1991 | -0.5834 | +9.7% |
| 1992 | -0.5822 | -0.2% |
| 1993 | -0.5868 | +0.8% |
| 1994 | -0.6075 | +3.5% |
| 1995 | -0.6066 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | -0.6095 | +0.5% |
| 1997 | -0.6107 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | -0.5564 | -8.9% |
| 1999 | -0.6114 | +9.9% |
| 2000 | -0.5421 | -11.3% |
| 2001 | -0.5733 | +5.8% |
| 2002 | -0.5726 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | -0.5671 | -1.0% |
| 2004 | -0.5701 | +0.5% |
| 2005 | -0.6542 | +14.8% |
| 2006 | -0.6536 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | -0.6546 | +0.2% |
| 2008 | -0.6582 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | -0.6584 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | -0.6593 | +0.1% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's -0.6593 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is -0.0477, 13.8× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's -0.6593 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.03. (16 countries reporting)
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 |
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 transparency in Papua New Guinea?
- Government transparency in Papua New Guinea was -0.6593 in 2010, according to 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Government transparency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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