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- PNG
Papua New Guinea
MERI26.6
Population Not available · GDP Not available
| Country | Score | Rank | Percentile | Coverage | Missing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 26.6 | #124 | 1.6 | 75% | 3 |
| Indicator | PNG |
|---|---|
| GDP (current USD) | 31,800,428,265.52024 |
| GDP growth (annual %) | 3.82024 |
| Inflation, consumer prices (annual %) | 0.62024 |
| Population, total | 10,576,5022024 |
| Real GDP growth | 3.22028 |
| ATMs per 100,000 adults | 7.32022 |
| B-READY Business Entry score | 51.72025 |
| B-READY Dispute Resolution score | 28.52025 |
| B-READY International Trade score | 30.72025 |
| B-READY Labor score | 542025 |
| B2B postal delivery time, IQR | 30.12024 |
| B2B postal delivery time, mean | 25.32024 |
| B2B postal delivery time, median | 12.22024 |
| B2C postal delivery time, IQR | 29.12024 |
| B2C postal delivery time, mean | 302024 |
| B2C postal delivery time, median | 132024 |
| Basic Digital Infrastructure | 0.22024 |
| Central government debt (% of GDP) | 52.42023 |
| Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults | 1.42022 |
| Container export dwell time, IQR | 2.52024 |
| Container export dwell time, mean | 42024 |
| Container export dwell time, median | 3.62024 |
| Container import dwell time, IQR | 2.82024 |
| Container import dwell time, mean | 3.82024 |
| Container import dwell time, median | 2.92024 |
| Contract Enforcement Reliability | 28.52025 |
| Control of Corruption | -0.82024 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 262025 |
| Corruption Risk | 262025 |
| Current account balance | 11.42028 |
| Current account balance (% of GDP) | 152024 |
| Export supply chain initiation, mean | 24.62024 |
| Export supply chain initiation, median | 18.12024 |
| Financial System Accessibility | 5.22024 |
| GDP per capita (current USD) | 3,006.72024 |
| General Business Entry Friction | 51.72025 |
| Government Effectiveness | -0.92024 |
| HDI Education sub-index | 0.52023 |
| Hiring and Workforce Availability | 49.62025 |
| Human Capital Quality | 48.52025 |
| Import supply chain termination, mean | 21.92024 |
| Import supply chain termination, median | 12.12024 |
| Inflation rate | 4.52028 |
| Intellectual Property Protection | 32.72024 |
| Lead time to import, mean | 28.72024 |
| Lead time to import, median | 21.22024 |
| Logistics Performance | 42.92025 |
| Maritime connectivity - number of partner countries | 192024 |
| Military expenditure (% of GDP) | 0.32024 |
| Number of alliances, mean | 02024 |
| Number of services, mean | 232024 |
| Number of transshipments, mean | 0.52024 |
| Official exchange rate | 3.92024 |
| Personal Security and Rule of Law | 32.72024 |
| Political Stability | -0.72024 |
| Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries | 10.52024 |
| Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries | 10.52024 |
| Regulatory Quality | -0.62024 |
| Rule of Law | -0.62024 |
| Time spent in transshipment, mean | 7.42024 |
| Total reserves (months of imports) | 4.92024 |
| Trade Openness | 30.72025 |
| Turnaround time at ports, IQR | 12024 |
| Turnaround time at ports, mean | 1.32024 |
| Turnaround time at ports, median | 12024 |
| Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted mean | 1.22024 |
| Turnaround time at ports, TEU weighted median | 12024 |
| Unemployment (% of labor force) | 2.62025 |
| Voice and Accountability | -0.32024 |