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Papua New Guinea - Government Effectiveness (percentile rank) 37.8

World Bank WGI · updated 2026-10-03 · 214 economies tracked

Latest value

37.8 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 214 economies

vs global median

0.7×

Growth since 1996

0.85×

Ranking Race — Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#31#61#91#121#151#181199620062011201620212025#100#1662024 overtook Angola2025 overtook Tuvalu
Papua New GuineaSingaporeJapanLuxembourgSwitzerland

Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Papua New Guinea climbed from #100 to #166 (overtook Angola). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Papua New Guinea ↓

Key Events — Papua New Guinea

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2005
Fell 39 places in global rank auto
2006
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto
2014
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
2022
Fell 15 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Angola in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Tuvalu in global rank auto

Government Effectiveness (percentile rank), 1996-2025

World Bank WGI · percentile rank (0-100) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
199620062016202531.135.6340.1744.7

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