Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Finland
Finland: Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.8249 in 2020. ▬ Flat
Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Finland, 1995–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Finland is 0.8249, measured in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Finland peaked at 0.826 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.7606, in 1997.
That places Finland 47th out of 58 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Finland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.7698 | — |
| 1996 | 0.7701 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.7606 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 0.7844 | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7929 | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 0.8089 | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.7944 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 0.8083 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.8116 | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.8107 | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.819 | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 0.8034 | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8021 | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 0.8029 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 0.8125 | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8165 | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8014 | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 0.804 | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7985 | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.7897 | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8118 | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.8121 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.8145 | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 0.8201 | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 0.826 | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 0.8249 | -0.1% |
Finland compared with similar countries
- Finland's 0.8249 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9159, 90% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Finland's 0.8249 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9301, 89% of the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7755 | 0.7606 | 0.7929 | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.8074 | 0.7944 | 0.819 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8095 | 0.7897 | 0.826 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8249 | 0.8249 | 0.8249 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Finland
- 44 Norway 0.8484 compare
- 45 United Kingdom 0.8452 compare
- 46 Myanmar 0.8281 compare
- 48 South Africa 0.8169 compare
- 49 France 0.7999 compare
- 50 Kazakhstan 0.7039 compare
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- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 11.39 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Finland?
- Public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Finland was 0.8249 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Finland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.826 in 2019.
- What is the lowest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Finland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7606 in 1997.
- How does Finland rank for public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's?
- Finland ranks 47th out of 58 countries with data for 2020.
- Is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Finland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Finland 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.