Global: Ease of doing business score in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Global: Ease of doing business score was 58.24 DB10-14 methodology in 2013. ▬ Flat
Global: Ease of doing business score in Papua New Guinea, 2009–2013
Source: World Bank. Measured in DB10-14 methodology.
Analysis
The most recent figure for global: ease of doing business score in Papua New Guinea is 58.24 DB10-14 methodology, measured in 2013. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.7% over five years.
Papua New Guinea ranks 119th of 184 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Global: Ease of doing business score in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | DB10-14 methodology | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 57.83 DB10-14 methodology | — |
| 2010 | 57.68 DB10-14 methodology | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 57.84 DB10-14 methodology | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 57.75 DB10-14 methodology | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 58.24 DB10-14 methodology | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.83 DB10-14 methodology | 57.83 DB10-14 methodology | 57.83 DB10-14 methodology | 1 |
| 2010s | 57.88 DB10-14 methodology | 57.68 DB10-14 methodology | 58.24 DB10-14 methodology | 4 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
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 global: ease of doing business score in Papua New Guinea?
- Global: ease of doing business score in Papua New Guinea was 58.24 DB10-14 methodology in 2013, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 58.24 DB10-14 methodology in 2013.
- What is the lowest global: ease of doing business score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.68 DB10-14 methodology in 2010.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for global: ease of doing business score?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 119th out of 184 countries with data for 2013.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Global: Ease of doing business score (DB10-14 methodology). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ease of doing business score is the simple average of the scores for each of the Doing Business topics: starting a business, dealing with construction permits, getting electricity, registering property, getting credit, protecting minority investors, paying taxes, trading across borders, enforcing contracts and resolving insolvency. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB10-14 studies for topics that underwent methodology updates.