Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Denmark
Denmark: Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.9381 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Denmark, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 0.9381 for public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Denmark peaked at 0.94 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8923, in 1996.
Denmark ranks 28th of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Denmark, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.8927 | — |
| 1996 | 0.8923 | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8928 | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 0.9042 | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 0.9032 | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9028 | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.9025 | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.9012 | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 0.9005 | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 0.9041 | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 0.9042 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.9024 | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.9012 | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 0.9059 | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 0.9066 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 0.9047 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.9084 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.9052 | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9057 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.907 | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 0.9114 | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.9307 | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 0.9311 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.937 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.94 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.9381 | -0.2% |
Denmark compared with similar countries
- Denmark's 0.9381 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9159, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Denmark's 0.9381 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9301, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.897 | 0.8923 | 0.9042 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.9031 | 0.9005 | 0.9066 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9181 | 0.9047 | 0.94 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9381 | 0.9381 | 0.9381 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Denmark?
- Public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Denmark was 0.9381 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 0.94 in 2019.
- What is the lowest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8923 in 1996.
- How does Denmark rank for public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's?
- Denmark ranks 28th out of 58 countries with data for 2020.
- Is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Denmark 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.