IDA resource allocation index (1=low to 6=high) in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: IDA resource allocation index (1=low to 6=high) was 2.85 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
IDA resource allocation index in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ida resource allocation index in Papua New Guinea is 2.85 1=low to 6=high, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ida resource allocation index in Papua New Guinea peaked at 3.32 1=low to 6=high in 2007 and was at its lowest, 2.8 1=low to 6=high, in 2020.
That places Papua New Guinea 69th out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
IDA resource allocation index (1=low to 6=high) in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.11 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.14 1=low to 6=high | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 3.32 1=low to 6=high | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 3.3 1=low to 6=high | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 3.25 1=low to 6=high | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 3.3 1=low to 6=high | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 3.3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.25 1=low to 6=high | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 3.17 1=low to 6=high | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 3 1=low to 6=high | -5.3% |
| 2016 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.96 1=low to 6=high | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 2.95 1=low to 6=high | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 2.8 1=low to 6=high | -5.1% |
| 2021 | 2.8 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 2.85 1=low to 6=high | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.85 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 2.85 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 2.85 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 2.85 1=low to 6=high is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3.27 1=low to 6=high, 87% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 2.85 1=low to 6=high is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.03 1=low to 6=high, 94% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.22 1=low to 6=high | 3.11 1=low to 6=high | 3.32 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.12 1=low to 6=high | 2.95 1=low to 6=high | 3.3 1=low to 6=high | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.83 1=low to 6=high | 2.8 1=low to 6=high | 2.85 1=low to 6=high | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 66 Malawi 2.88 1=low to 6=high compare
- 67 Mozambique 2.86 1=low to 6=high compare
- 67 Tuvalu 2.86 1=low to 6=high compare
- 70 Congo 2.84 1=low to 6=high compare
- 71 Micronesia (country) 2.82 1=low to 6=high compare
- 72 East Timor 2.81 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Papua New Guinea
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.8663 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0003 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 600 % change on previous year (1997)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ida resource allocation index in Papua New Guinea?
- Ida resource allocation index in Papua New Guinea was 2.85 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest ida resource allocation index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 3.32 1=low to 6=high in 2007.
- What is the lowest ida resource allocation index recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8 1=low to 6=high in 2020.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for ida resource allocation index?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 69th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ida resource allocation index rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of IDA resource allocation index (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The CPIA measures the extent to which a country’s policy and institutional framework supports sustainable growth and poverty reduction, and consequently the effective use of development assistance. The outcome of the exercise yields both an overall score (the IDA resource allocation index) and scores for sixteen criteria that compose the CPIA. These criteria include: A. Economic Management (1. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies; 2. Fiscal Policy; 3. Debt Policy and Management), B. Structural Policies (4. Trade; 5. Financial Sector; 6. Business Regulatory Environment), C. Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity (7. Gender equality; 8. Equity of public resource use; 9. Building human resources; 10. Social protection and labor; 11. Policies and institutions for environmental sustainability), D. Public Sector Management and Institutions (12. Property rights and rule-based governance; 13. Quality of budgetary and financial management; 14. Efficiency of revenue mobilization; 15. Quality of public administration; 16. Transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector).