Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 56.24 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Papua New Guinea, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Papua New Guinea is 56.24, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% over five years.
That places Papua New Guinea 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 55.54 | — |
| 2016 | 55.27 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 55.38 | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 56.21 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 56.24 | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 56.24 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 56.47, 100% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 56.24 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 67.36, 83% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
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 registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Papua New Guinea?
- Registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score in Papua New Guinea was 56.24 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 56.24 in 2019.
- What is the lowest registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.27 in 2016.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for registering property (db17-20 methodology) - score?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 128th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Registering property (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for registering property is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time, cost to transfer property between two local companies, as well as the quality of land administration index that evaluates the reliability of infrastructure, transparency of information, geographic coverage, land dispute resolution and equal access to property rights. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.