| 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Deposit Interest Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.57
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Lending Interest Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.76
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1983 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Interest Rate Spread (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8.19
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1995 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Real Interest Rate (% pa)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.54
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1983 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Domestic Credit: Provided by Financial Sector: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 44.26
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1973 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Domestic Credit: to Private Sector: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20.87
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1973 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Central Government Debt: Total (PGK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17,966.88
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Central Government Debt: Total: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 31.45
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Grants and Other Revenue (PGK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,064.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Grants and Other Revenue: % of Revenue (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.68
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Social Contributions (PGK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Social Contributions: % of Revenue (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Revenue Excluding Grants (PGK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9,055.45
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Revenue Excluding Grants: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.52
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports (PGK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 293.97
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Exports: % of Tax Rev... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.49
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services (PGK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,584.07
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: %... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 24.64
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Goods and Services: %... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.61
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Dutie... (PGK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 242.86
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Customs and Other Import Dutie... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.88
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade (PGK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 536.83
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on International Trade: ... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.12
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes (PGK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 14.42
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Other Taxes: % of Revenue (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.14
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue (PGK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 8,421.55
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 13.50
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and C... (PGK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,286.22
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and C... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 50.41
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Revenue and Grants: Revenue: Taxes on Income: Profits and C... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 62.77
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees (PGK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,394.50
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Expenditure: Compensation of Employees: % of Expenditure (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20.02
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure (PGK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2,496.39
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Expenditure: Goods and Services Expenditure: % of Expenditu... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 20.87
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Expenditure: Interest Payments (PGK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,248.10
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Revenue (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.90
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Expenditure: Interest Payments: % of Expenditure (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 10.44
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Expenditure: Other Expenditure (PGK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 79.20
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Expenditure: Other Expenditure: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.66
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Expenditure (PGK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11,958.90
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Expenditure: % of GDP (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 19.18
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers (PGK mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5,740.71
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Expenditure: Subsidies and Other Transfers: % of Expenditur... (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 48.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1990 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Business Extent of Disclosure Index (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Ease of Doing Business Index: 1=Most Business-friendly Regu... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 109.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2017 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Depth of Credit Information Index: 0=Low To 8=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 5.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2013 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Private Credit Bureau Coverage: % of Adults (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Public Credit Registry Coverage: % of Adults (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 0.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Cost to Exports: USD per Container (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,335.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Exports: Number of Documents (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Exports: Lead Time (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 23.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Cost to Imports: USD per Container (USD)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,350.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Imports: Number of Documents (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Imports: Lead Time (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 30.00
            
                                            2014
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2014
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Time to Resolve Insolvency (Year)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Strength of Legal Rights Index: 0=Weak To 12=Strong (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 9.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2013 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Time Required to Enforce a Contract (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 591.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Time Required to Register Property (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 72.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Procedures to Register Property (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Cost of Business Start-Up Procedures: % of GNI per Capita (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 11.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Time Required to Start a Business (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 41.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Start-Up Procedures to Register a Business (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 6.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Time to Prepare and Pay Taxes (Hour)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 199.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Tax Payments (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 32.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Total Tax Rate: % of Profit (%)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 39.30
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Time Required to Build a Warehouse (Day)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 217.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Procedures to Build a Warehouse (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Scientific and Technical Journal Articles (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 54.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2003 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Patent Applications: Residents (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.00
            
                                            2015
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2008 - 2015
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Trademark Applications: Direct Nonresident (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 753.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Trademark Applications: Direct Resident (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 108.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Trademark Applications: Total (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 861.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1985 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: CPIA: Business Regulatory Environment Rating: 1=Low To 6=Hi... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: CPIA: Debt Policy Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: CPIA: Economic Management Cluster Average: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.83
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: CPIA: Policy and Institutions For Environmental Sustainabil... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: CPIA: Quality of Budgetary and Financial Management Rating:... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: CPIA: Financial Sector Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: CPIA: Fiscal Policy Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: CPIA: Gender Equality Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA): Buildin... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: International Development Association: Resource Allocation ... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.96
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: CPIA: Macroeconomic Management Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: CPIA: Quality of Public Administration Rating: 1=Low To 6=H... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: CPIA: Equity of Public Resource Use Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: CPIA: Property Rights and Rule-Based Governance Rating: 1=L... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: CPIA: Social Protection Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: CPIA: Public Sector Management and Institutions Cluster Ave... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.90
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: CPIA: Efficiency of Revenue Mobilization Rating: 1=Low To 6... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: CPIA: Policies for Social Inclusion/Equity Cluster Average:... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 2.60
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: CPIA: Structural Policies Cluster Average: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.50
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: CPIA: Trade Rating: 1=Low To 6=High (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 4.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: CPIA: Transparency: Accountability: and Corruption in The P... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 3.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2005 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Air Transport: Registered Carrier Departures Worldwide (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 53,696.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Air Transport: Freight (Ton-km mn)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 29.23
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Air Transport: Passengers Carried (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1,864,653.00
            
                                            2017
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1975 - 2017
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Liner Shipping Connectivity Index: Maximum Value In 2004 = ... (NA)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 7.52
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2004 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Fixed Telephone Subscriptions (Unit)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 154,000.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Fixed Telephone Subscriptions: per 100 People (Number)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 1.90
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            1965 - 2016
                                         | 
                                    
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            | 
                                                
                                                
                                                    Papua New Guinea PG: Fixed Broadband Internet Subscribers (Person)
                                                
                                             | 
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                
                 17,000.00
            
                                            2016
                                         | 
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                            yearly
                                         | 
                                        
                                            2008 - 2016
                                         |