Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Australia
Australia: Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.1671 in 2020. ▲ Rising
Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Australia, 1999–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2020, public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Australia stood at 0.1671.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% on the previous year and down 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Australia peaked at 0.1744 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1136, in 2000.
That places Australia 55th out of 58 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 0.1315 | — |
| 2000 | 0.1136 | -13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.1394 | +22.6% |
| 2002 | 0.155 | +11.2% |
| 2003 | 0.1518 | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1634 | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 0.1561 | -4.5% |
| 2006 | 0.156 | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 0.1744 | +11.9% |
| 2008 | 0.1742 | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.1659 | -4.8% |
| 2010 | 0.173 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 0.1663 | -3.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1666 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.1687 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 0.1721 | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 0.166 | -3.6% |
| 2016 | 0.169 | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 0.1679 | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1669 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.1618 | -3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1671 | +3.3% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 0.1671 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9159, 18% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Australia's 0.1671 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.8582, 19% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1315 | 0.1315 | 0.1315 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.155 | 0.1136 | 0.1744 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1678 | 0.1618 | 0.173 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1671 | 0.1671 | 0.1671 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More public sector data for Australia
- Arms imports 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 36.15 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0006 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 159.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 983.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 1,244 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0192 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 33.82 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 49.27 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Australia?
- Public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Australia was 0.1671 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1744 in 2007.
- What is the lowest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1136 in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's?
- Australia ranks 55th out of 58 countries with data for 2020.
- Is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's expenditure on this item to total general government expenditure on this, Percent (Central government). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.