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Papua New Guinea - Regulatory Quality (percentile rank) 44.9

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

Latest value

44.9 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 214 economies

vs global median

0.8×

Growth since 1996

1.08×

Ranking Race — Regulatory Quality (percentile rank)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#28#55#82#109#136#163199620062011201620212025#137#1512024 overtook Uzbekistan2025 overtook Honduras
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Real annual global ranks, 1996 - 2025. Papua New Guinea climbed from #137 to #151 (overtook Uzbekistan). 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

2002
Fell 21 places in global rank auto
2006
Climbed 32 places in global rank auto
2014
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2015
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2021
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2024
Overtook Uzbekistan in global rank auto
2025
Overtook Honduras in global rank auto

Regulatory Quality (percentile rank), 1996-2025

World Bank WGI · percentile rank (0-100) · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19962006201620254043.7347.4751.2

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