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Papua New Guinea
Ranked 27 of 27 for comprehensive power, with an overall score of 4.6 out of 100.
Gained 0.5 points (+11% change) in overall score in 2025.
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Analysis
Papua New Guinea is a minor power in Asia.
Papua New Guinea's score rose by 0.5 points in 2025.
Papua New Guinea’s strongest measures are resilience and economic relationships, where the country places 22nd for both.
Papua New Guinea ranks second-last for five measures — economic capability, military capability, future resources, defence networks, and cultural influence.
Papua New Guinea exerts less influence in the region than expected given its available resources, as indicated by the country's negative Power Gap score, which expanded slightly over the past year.
Read more analysis in the Key Findings report. Explore further results in the Scores section.
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Bilateral Influence
Bilateral trade, current dollars (2024)
Countries that influence Papua New Guinea
Globally, which countries does Papua New Guinea do most of its trade with?
Countries influenced by Papua New Guinea
Which countries in the region rely most on trade with Papua New Guinea?
Scores
Comprehensive power
A country’s weighted average across eight measures of power
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