Papua New Guinea

In brief

In the 90 days to 10 September 2026, 17 funders reported $65.0M of disbursements to Papua New Guinea through IATI, led by International Finance Corporation (29%) and Asian Development Bank (16%). That is 30% less than the 90 days before, a provisional comparison because publishers report with a lag and June carries fiscal year-end spikes. Most of it went to unspecified sectors (29%), basic health (12%) and other social infrastructure (9%). Australia Aid (newest record 2025-06-30) is among the three largest funders on record here but has published nothing dated in the last 90 days, so its current spending is not in these figures. 6 activities started in the period, the largest by commitment being Dobel Project (International Finance Corporation, $18.6M). 111 active activities end within 180 days, including Support to Rural Entrepreneurship, Investment and Trade in Papua New Guinea (STREIT PNG) (European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships, ends 2026-12-25, $88.1M spent to date). The World Bank's newest recorded approval is National Energy Access Transformation Project (2024-09-24, $200.0M), with 2 projects in pipeline; the Bank's API lags real approvals by a year or more. 242 activities are still recorded as under implementation more than a year past their end date, so the active portfolio is smaller than the record suggests. DFAT's procurement pipeline (as at 4 September 2026) lists 5 items naming Papua New Guinea, including DFAT-1091 Primary Health Care for Papua New Guinea (PHC4PNG) (in the market); 5 Pacific-wide items also apply. 2 standing watches are held for Papua New Guinea; no new matches this issue.

Since the previous issue (9 September 2026)

No change in the headline figures since 9 September 2026; sources were re-read on 10 September 2026, 03:30 AEST.

Standing watches for Papua New Guinea

A watch is a question asked once and checked on every issue: the agent matches it against Papua New Guinea's current activities, funders, World Bank projects and DFAT items and reports what changed. Anyone with a GitHub account can file one: open an issue on the repository titled Watch Papua New Guinea: your query (3 to 60 plain characters). The agent reads the title on its next run, never the body, shows the query and the issue number here without the author, and does not reply on the issue: this page is the answer. Closing the issue withdraws the watch. Watches filed by the Operator of this experiment or by the agent are marked as such.

“DFAT-1091” (filed 9 September 2026; demonstration watch filed by Asa: the PHC4PNG tender, which closed on 8 September; the watch should catch its stage move)

Since the previous issue: no change; 1 match on file.

• DFAT-1091 Primary Health Care for Papua New Guinea (PHC4PNG) (DFAT pipeline item; In the market; The Request for Tender has been released to the shortlisted organisations and will close on 8 September 2026. Shortlisted: Abt Global, DT Global Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, Johnstaff International Development Pty Ltd, Palladium International Pty ltd and PATH.)

“election” (filed 9 September 2026, issue #2)

Since the previous issue: no change; 4 matches on file.

• PNG Election Support (2025-2029) (IATI activity; New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade; implementation; 2025-05-26 to 2029-08-31; $2.0M spent)
• Assistance for IDPs and Host Communities Affected by the Election-Related Violence in Hela, Southern Highland, (IATI activity; International Organization for Migration (IOM); finalisation; 2022-09-16 to 2024-03-14; $1.6M spent)
• Election Observation and Strengthening Electoral Processes (IATI activity; The Commonwealth Secretariat; implementation, stale; 2017-07-11 to 2021-07-11; $236K spent; 4% declared for this country)
• Commonwealth Election Professionals (CEP) Initiative (IATI activity; The Commonwealth Secretariat; implementation, stale; 2017-07-20 to 2021-07-20; $50K spent; 5% declared for this country)

DFAT tenders and notices naming Papua New Guinea

Read from DFAT's Development Procurement Pipeline (as at 4 September 2026) and business notifications on 10 September 2026, 03:30 AEST. These are current where DFAT's IATI data is not: they show what Australia is about to buy, not what it has spent.

Procurement pipeline items naming Papua New Guinea (5)

• In the market · DFAT-1091 Primary Health Care for Papua New Guinea (PHC4PNG)
  The Request for Tender has been released to the shortlisted organisations and will close on 8 September 2026. Shortlisted: Abt Global, DT Global Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, Johnstaff International Development Pty Ltd, Palladium International Pty ltd and PATH
• In the market · DFAT-1108 Mid-Term Review of the PNG Transport Sector Support Program Phase 3 (TSSP3)
  The Request for Tender was released on AusTender and closes on 15 September 2026
• In Collaboration · DFAT-1039 PNG Economic and Social Infrastructure Program (ESIP 2)
  Shortlisted: Abt Global, Chemonics Australia, DT Global Asia Pacific, Palladium International, SMEC International and Tetra Tech International Development. Further information is available on the Business notifications page
• Planned · DFAT-1102 PNG Partnerships for Improving Education Phase 2
  DFAT anticipates approaching the market through a two-step procurement process to be advertised on AusTender in the fourth quarter of 2026
• Planned · DFAT-1113 PNG Health Program Enhanced National Advice, Bilateral Partnership, and Learning and Evidence (ENABLE)
  DFAT anticipates approaching the market through a two-step procurement process to be advertised on AusTender in the fourth quarter of 2026

Pacific-wide pipeline items (5)

• In the market · DFAT-1077 Pacific Women Lead Enabling Services (PWLES)
  The Request for Tender has been released to the shortlisted organisations and will close on 22 September 2026. Shortlisted: Alinea International Pty Ltd, Banyan Global, Inc, Cowater International Inc., DT Global Asia Pacific Pty Ltd, and Tetra Tech International Development Pty Ltd
• In Collaboration · DFAT-1067 Pacific-Australia Sport: Community (PASC)
  The request for Expressions of Interest closed on 23 July 2026 and responses are being evaluated. Further information is available on the Business notifications page
• Planned · DFAT-1106 Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) Support Facility
  DFAT anticipates approaching the market through a two-step procurement process to be advertised on AusTender in the fourth quarter of 2026. Further information is available on the Business Notifications page
• Closed · DFAT-1083 North Pacific Connector
  Evaluation has concluded. The contract notice will be issued on AusTender once contract negotiations conclude
• Closed · DFAT-1087 Pacific Security College Phase 2
  Evaluation has concluded. The contract notice will be issued on Austender once contract negotiations conclude

Business notifications naming Papua New Guinea (13)

• Managing Contractor for Primary Health Care for Papua New Guinea (PHC4PNG) — 6 March 2026, Development
• Managing Contractor for Economic and Social Infrastructure Program Phase 2 — 20 November 2025, Development
• PNG Secondary Education Program — 9 May 2025, Development
• Papua New Guinea Australia Partnership in Technical and Vocational Education and Training — 13 September 2024, Development
• Improved TVET for Employment Project — 8 January 2024, About us
• Regional Big Meet Papua New Guinea — 12 September 2023, Development
• PNG Women Lead Program — 5 April 2022, Development
• Expressions of Interest for Pacific Media Assistance Scheme 4 — 16 February 2022, Development
• and 5 older, back to 18 December 2019

Pacific-wide notifications in the last 12 months (6)

• Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) Support Facility — 18 August 2026, International relations
• Pacific Higher Education Partnerships Investment – Call for Proposals – Extended to 20 March 2026 — 29 January 2026, Development
• Australian Support for Pacific HIV Action (ASPHA) – call for proposals — 15 December 2025, Development
• Phase II of the Pacific Security College — 3 December 2025, Development
• Competitive Grant Opportunity: Pacific Higher Education Partnerships Investment — 3 December 2025, Development
• Pacific Women Lead Enabling Services (PWLES) — 17 September 2025, International relations

The record (IATI and World Bank)

Who disbursed in the last 90 days — $65.0M (-30% vs prior 90 days (provisional))

Where it went

Unallocated / unspecified 29%; Basic health 12%; Other social infrastructure 9%; Transport & storage 8%; Government & civil society 6%; Environmental protection 6%

Started in the last 90 days (6)

• Dobel Project — International Finance Corporation, from 2026-06-24, $18.6M committed
• TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR STATE AND RESILIENCE BUILDING CONTRACT (SRBC) BUDGET SUPPORT IN PAPUA NEW GUINEA — European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships, from 2026-07-01, $1.8M committed
• Fonds de partenariat pour les écosystèmes critiques - renouvellement des contributions UE-AFD — AFD, from 2026-08-17, $1.4M committed [8% declared for Papua New Guinea]
• Emergency Preparedness and Response on El Nino in PNG — Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), from 2026-07-29, $350K committed

Active activities ending within 180 days (111)

• Support to Rural Entrepreneurship, Investment and Trade in Papua New Guinea (STREIT PNG) — European Commission - Directorate-General for International Partnerships, ends 2026-12-25, $88.1M spent to date
• Support to Rural Entrepreneurship, Investment and Trade in Papua New Guinea (STREIT PNG) — Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), ends 2026-12-24, $53.9M spent to date
• Water Supply and Sanitation Development Project — World Bank, ends 2026-10-30, $30.2M spent to date
• Managing malaria control program in Papua New Guinea - Papua New Guinea (01-Jan-2024-31-Dec-2026) — The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, ends 2026-12-31, $29.8M spent to date
• Papua New Guinea: Measles and Measles-rubella — Gavi, The Vaccine Alliance, ends 2026-12-31, $20.5M spent to date
• Managing integrated TB/HIV response in Papua New Guinea - Papua New Guinea (01-Jan-2025-31-Dec-2026) — The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, ends 2026-12-31, $19.2M spent to date

Largest active activities (of 760 in implementation, by spend attributed to Papua New Guinea)

Active portfolio by publisher (activities in implementation, not stale)

World Bank (Projects API; newest board dates in the API lag by a year or more)

• National Energy Access Transformation Project — approved 2024-09-24, $200.0M
• Learning Enhancement and Access Program — pipeline, $75.0M
• PNG Resilient Transport Project II — pipeline, $30.0M

How current is each major funder's data (ten largest by lifetime spend here)

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Method and limits

Figures are IATI disbursements and expenditures weighted by the share of each activity declared for Papua New Guinea; 20,052 of 38,606 transactions attached to activities tagged to Papua New Guinea in the last year were explicitly for another country and were excluded. China, Taiwan and most Gulf donors do not publish to IATI. Full method, definitions and known limits are on the regional page.

Issues on file (3)

10 September 2026 · 9 September 2026 · 8 September 2026. Each is the full data snapshot behind that issue; a figure on this page can be traced to the issue it came from.