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

France: Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.7999 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.7999
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
49th
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.8981
in 1995
All-time low
0.7955
in 2012
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in France, 1995–2020

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.8981996: 0.8961997: 0.8961998: 0.8911999: 0.8892000: 0.8792001: 0.8452002: 0.8352003: 0.8262004: 0.8262005: 0.8122006: 0.8022007: 0.7962008: 0.7972009: 0.7992010: 0.7992011: 0.7982012: 0.7952013: 0.7982014: 0.7992015: 0.8012016: 0.8012017: 0.8022018: 0.8032019: 0.8012020: 0.8

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in France is 0.7999, measured in 2020.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in France peaked at 0.8981 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.7955, in 2012.

France ranks 49th of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in France, 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 France, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.8981
1996 0.8961 -0.2%
1997 0.896 -0.0%
1998 0.8911 -0.5%
1999 0.8886 -0.3%
2000 0.8793 -1.0%
2001 0.8452 -3.9%
2002 0.8353 -1.2%
2003 0.8264 -1.1%
2004 0.8263 -0.0%
2005 0.812 -1.7%
2006 0.8017 -1.3%
2007 0.7962 -0.7%
2008 0.7974 +0.2%
2009 0.7993 +0.2%
2010 0.7987 -0.1%
2011 0.7981 -0.1%
2012 0.7955 -0.3%
2013 0.7981 +0.3%
2014 0.7992 +0.1%
2015 0.8005 +0.2%
2016 0.8008 +0.0%
2017 0.8017 +0.1%
2018 0.8028 +0.1%
2019 0.8011 -0.2%
2020 0.7999 -0.1%

France compared with similar countries

  • France's 0.7999 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9159, 87% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • France's 0.7999 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9301, 86% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.894 0.8886 0.8981 5
2000s 0.8219 0.7962 0.8793 10
2010s 0.7997 0.7955 0.8028 10
2020s 0.7999 0.7999 0.7999 1

Countries ranked near France

  1. 46 Myanmar 0.8281 compare
  2. 47 Finland 0.8249 compare
  3. 48 South Africa 0.8169 compare
  4. 50 Kazakhstan 0.7039 compare
  5. 51 Belgium 0.6447 compare
  6. 52 Spain 0.5395 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 France?
Public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in France was 0.7999 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in France?
The highest recorded value was 0.8981 in 1995.
What is the lowest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.7955 in 2012.
How does France rank for public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's?
France ranks 49th out of 58 countries with data for 2020.
Is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this France 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
Licence
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Coverage
58 places, 1,195 data points, 1990–2020
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