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

Guatemala: Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9448 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9448
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
27th
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.9555
in 2014
All-time low
0.9448
in 2020
Years of data
7
2014–2020

Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Guatemala, 2014–2020

00.20.40.60.812014201720202014: 0.9562015: 0.9542016: 0.9532017: 0.9562018: 0.9492019: 0.9492020: 0.945

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Guatemala stood at 0.9448. That is the lowest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Guatemala ranks 27th of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Guatemala, 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 Guatemala, 2014 to 2020.
Year Value Change
2014 0.9555
2015 0.9536 -0.2%
2016 0.9527 -0.1%
2017 0.9555 +0.3%
2018 0.9494 -0.6%
2019 0.949 -0.0%
2020 0.9448 -0.4%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 0.9448 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9885, 96% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.9526 0.949 0.9555 6
2020s 0.9448 0.9448 0.9448 1

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 24 Poland 0.9518 compare
  2. 25 Türkiye 0.9486 compare
  3. 26 Lithuania 0.9464 compare
  4. 28 Denmark 0.9381 compare
  5. 29 Iceland 0.9377 compare
  6. 30 Portugal 0.9336 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Guatemala?
Public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Guatemala was 0.9448 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 0.9555 in 2014.
What is the lowest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9448 in 2020.
How does Guatemala rank for public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's?
Guatemala ranks 27th out of 58 countries with data for 2020.
Is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Guatemala 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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