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

Latest (2020)
0.1671
Change on year
up 3.3%
World rank
55th
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.1744
in 2007
All-time low
0.1136
in 2000
Years of data
22
1999–2020

Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Australia, 1999–2020

00.050.10.151999200920201999: 0.1312000: 0.1142001: 0.1392002: 0.1552003: 0.1522004: 0.1632005: 0.1562006: 0.1562007: 0.1742008: 0.1742009: 0.1662010: 0.1732011: 0.1662012: 0.1672013: 0.1692014: 0.1722015: 0.1662016: 0.1692017: 0.1682018: 0.1672019: 0.1622020: 0.167

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

Annual values for 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) in Australia, 1999 to 2020.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 52 Spain 0.5395 compare
  2. 53 Japan 0.23 compare
  3. 54 United Arab Emirates 0.2291 compare
  4. 56 China 0.1324 compare
  5. 57 Germany 0.1166 compare
  6. 58 Switzerland 0.115 compare

See the full ranking of 58 places →

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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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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)
Source
International Monetary Fund
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Coverage
58 places, 1,195 data points, 1990–2020
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