Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) was 9 DB15-20 methodology in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Papua New Guinea, 2013–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB15-20 methodology.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Papua New Guinea stood at 9 DB15-20 methodology. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 200.0% over ten years.
That places Papua New Guinea 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | DB15-20 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3 DB15-20 methodology | — |
| 2014 | 3 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9 DB15-20 methodology | +200.0% |
| 2017 | 9 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 9 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 9 DB15-20 methodology | +0.0% |
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More private sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Merchandise trade 62.0% (2025)
- Food imports 16.5% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 64.7% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 4.62 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 19.7% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.8% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 15.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,444 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4782 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 11.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Papua New Guinea?
- Getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) in Papua New Guinea was 9 DB15-20 methodology in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 9 DB15-20 methodology in 2016.
- What is the lowest getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 DB15-20 methodology in 2013.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12)?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 29th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: strength of legal rights index (0-12) rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Strength of legal rights index (0-12) (DB15-20 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The strength of legal rights index measures whether certain features that facilitate lending exist within the applicable collateral and bankruptcy laws. The index ranges from 0 to 12 based on the methodology in the DB15-20 studies.