Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.9923 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Bulgaria, 1990–2020
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 … total in Bulgaria, year by year
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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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.