Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (Regulatory score 0-100) in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (Regulatory score 0-100) was 44.93 0-100 in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
44.93 0-100
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
145th
of 206 countries
All-time high
51.19 0-100
in 2014
All-time low
39.98 0-100
in 2003
Years of data
27
1996–2025

Regulatory Quality - Governance score in Papua New Guinea, 1996–2025

02040601996201020251996: 41.7 0-1001998: 44.1 0-1002000: 46.9 0-1002002: 41.3 0-1002003: 40 0-1002004: 42.8 0-1002005: 40.3 0-1002006: 47.4 0-1002007: 49.5 0-1002008: 48.1 0-1002009: 48.2 0-1002010: 48.3 0-1002011: 48.4 0-1002012: 47.1 0-1002013: 47.9 0-1002014: 51.2 0-1002015: 48.8 0-1002016: 47.8 0-1002017: 46.8 0-1002018: 47.7 0-1002019: 47.1 0-1002020: 46 0-1002021: 42.8 0-1002022: 42.7 0-1002023: 43.5 0-1002024: 44.9 0-1002025: 44.9 0-100

Source: The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 0-100.

Analysis

The most recent figure for regulatory quality - governance score in Papua New Guinea is 44.93 0-100, measured in 2025.

The figure is down 8.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, regulatory quality - governance score in Papua New Guinea peaked at 51.19 0-100 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 39.98 0-100, in 2003.

That places Papua New Guinea 145th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) (Regulatory score 0-100) in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100) in Papua New Guinea, 1996 to 2025.
Year 0-100 Change
1996 41.65 0-100 —
1998 44.05 0-100 +5.8%
2000 46.87 0-100 +6.4%
2002 41.3 0-100 -11.9%
2003 39.98 0-100 -3.2%
2004 42.78 0-100 +7.0%
2005 40.33 0-100 -5.7%
2006 47.37 0-100 +17.5%
2007 49.54 0-100 +4.6%
2008 48.09 0-100 -2.9%
2009 48.21 0-100 +0.3%
2010 48.32 0-100 +0.2%
2011 48.4 0-100 +0.2%
2012 47.15 0-100 -2.6%
2013 47.89 0-100 +1.6%
2014 51.19 0-100 +6.9%
2015 48.83 0-100 -4.6%
2016 47.79 0-100 -2.1%
2017 46.79 0-100 -2.1%
2018 47.74 0-100 +2.0%
2019 47.09 0-100 -1.4%
2020 46.03 0-100 -2.3%
2021 42.81 0-100 -7.0%
2022 42.71 0-100 -0.2%
2023 43.45 0-100 +1.7%
2024 44.94 0-100 +3.4%
2025 44.93 0-100 -0.0%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 44.93 0-100 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 44.38 0-100, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 44.93 0-100 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 54.42 0-100, 83% of the median. (34 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 42.85 0-100 41.65 0-100 44.05 0-100 2
2000s 44.94 0-100 39.98 0-100 49.54 0-100 9
2010s 48.12 0-100 46.79 0-100 51.19 0-100 10
2020s 44.15 0-100 42.71 0-100 46.03 0-100 6

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 142 Cambodia 45.4 0-100 compare
  2. 143 Malawi 45.36 0-100 compare
  3. 144 Uganda 45.28 0-100 compare
  4. 146 Burkina Faso 44.63 0-100 compare
  5. 147 Honduras 44.57 0-100 compare
  6. 148 Gambia 44.4 0-100 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is regulatory quality - governance score in Papua New Guinea?
Regulatory quality - governance score in Papua New Guinea was 44.93 0-100 in 2025, according to The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG).
What is the highest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 51.19 0-100 in 2014.
What is the lowest regulatory quality - governance score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 39.98 0-100 in 2003.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for regulatory quality - governance score?
Papua New Guinea ranks 145th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
Is regulatory quality - governance score rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
The figures come from The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Regulatory Quality - Governance score (0-100)
Unit
0-100
Source
The Worldwide Governance Indicators: Revised Methodology for Measuring Governance Using Perception Data., World Bank Group (WBG)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
206 places, 5,391 data points, 1996–2025
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Regulatory Quality (RQ) captures perceptions of the government’s ability to design and implement policies and regulations that promote private sector development. Governance score is a linear transformation of the governance estimate using hypothetical worst-case and base-case countries. It is an absolute score ranging from 0-100. Larger values correspond to better governance. The (country-series-time) metadata include the (a) number of sources, and (b) confidence intervals (lower and upper bound). The number of sources indicates the number of underlying data sources on which the governance score (respectively the underlying governance estimate) is based. The confidence intervals include the lower and upper bound of the 90% confidence interval for the governance score. Confidence intervals are a statistical range of values that likely contain the true value (of what is being estimated).