Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9923 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9923
Change on year
up 2.5%
World rank
13th
of 58 countries
All-time high
1
in 2002
All-time low
0.8145
in 1990
Years of data
31
1990–2020

Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria, 1990–2020

00.20.40.60.811990200520201990: 0.8141991: 0.9361992: 0.9681993: 0.9641994: 0.9851995: 0.8631996: 0.8951997: 0.9371998: 0.9651999: 0.972000: 0.9712001: 0.9792002: 12003: 0.9722004: 0.9862005: 0.972006: 0.9872007: 0.9552008: 0.932009: 0.9462010: 0.9682011: 0.962012: 0.9632013: 0.9532014: 0.9492015: 0.932016: 0.9672017: 0.972018: 0.9682019: 0.9682020: 0.992

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria stood at 0.9923.

That represents a change of up 2.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria peaked at 1 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.8145, in 1990.

Bulgaria ranks 13th of 58 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria, 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 Bulgaria, 1990 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1990 0.8145
1991 0.9358 +14.9%
1992 0.9677 +3.4%
1993 0.9636 -0.4%
1994 0.9854 +2.3%
1995 0.8634 -12.4%
1996 0.8953 +3.7%
1997 0.9366 +4.6%
1998 0.9651 +3.0%
1999 0.9703 +0.5%
2000 0.9709 +0.1%
2001 0.9786 +0.8%
2002 1 +2.2%
2003 0.9723 -2.8%
2004 0.9857 +1.4%
2005 0.9702 -1.6%
2006 0.9873 +1.8%
2007 0.9546 -3.3%
2008 0.9302 -2.6%
2009 0.9456 +1.7%
2010 0.9684 +2.4%
2011 0.96 -0.9%
2012 0.9628 +0.3%
2013 0.9525 -1.1%
2014 0.9489 -0.4%
2015 0.9299 -2.0%
2016 0.9668 +4.0%
2017 0.9701 +0.3%
2018 0.9677 -0.2%
2019 0.9682 +0.1%
2020 0.9923 +2.5%

Bulgaria compared with similar countries

  • Bulgaria's 0.9923 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9159, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Bulgaria's 0.9923 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9301, 1.1× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.9298 0.8145 0.9854 10
2000s 0.9695 0.9302 1 10
2010s 0.9595 0.9299 0.9701 10
2020s 0.9923 0.9923 0.9923 1

Countries ranked near Bulgaria

  1. 10 Republic of Moldova 0.9958 compare
  2. 11 Serbia 0.9948 compare
  3. 12 Greece 0.9929 compare
  4. 14 Mauritius 0.9912 compare
  5. 15 Estonia 0.9887 compare
  6. 16 Ukraine 0.9885 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 Bulgaria?
Public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria was 0.9923 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Bulgaria?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 2002.
What is the lowest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Bulgaria?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8145 in 1990.
How does Bulgaria rank for public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's?
Bulgaria ranks 13th out of 58 countries with data for 2020.
Is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Bulgaria?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bulgaria 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
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Coverage
58 places, 1,195 data points, 1990–2020
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