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

Iceland: Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9377 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.9377
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
29th
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.9671
in 2014
All-time low
0.8644
in 2001
Years of data
23
1998–2020

Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Iceland, 1998–2020

00.20.40.60.811998200920201998: 0.8731999: 0.8832000: 0.8722001: 0.8642002: 0.9082003: 0.9112004: 0.9232005: 0.922006: 0.932007: 0.9342008: 0.9312009: 0.9382010: 0.9232011: 0.9612012: 0.9642013: 0.9472014: 0.9672015: 0.952016: 0.942017: 0.952018: 0.9412019: 0.9262020: 0.938

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Iceland stood at 0.9377.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Iceland peaked at 0.9671 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.8644, in 2001.

Iceland ranks 29th of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Iceland, 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 Iceland, 1998 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1998 0.8733
1999 0.8831 +1.1%
2000 0.8724 -1.2%
2001 0.8644 -0.9%
2002 0.9082 +5.1%
2003 0.9113 +0.3%
2004 0.9232 +1.3%
2005 0.9202 -0.3%
2006 0.9297 +1.0%
2007 0.934 +0.5%
2008 0.9315 -0.3%
2009 0.9377 +0.7%
2010 0.9231 -1.6%
2011 0.9606 +4.1%
2012 0.9643 +0.4%
2013 0.9472 -1.8%
2014 0.9671 +2.1%
2015 0.9504 -1.7%
2016 0.9396 -1.1%
2017 0.95 +1.1%
2018 0.9407 -1.0%
2019 0.9265 -1.5%
2020 0.9377 +1.2%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 0.9377 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9159, 1.0× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 0.9377 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9301, 1.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8782 0.8733 0.8831 2
2000s 0.9133 0.8644 0.9377 10
2010s 0.947 0.9231 0.9671 10
2020s 0.9377 0.9377 0.9377 1

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 26 Lithuania 0.9464 compare
  2. 27 Guatemala 0.9448 compare
  3. 28 Denmark 0.9381 compare
  4. 30 Portugal 0.9336 compare
  5. 31 Romania 0.9301 compare
  6. 32 Latvia 0.9273 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 Iceland?
Public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Iceland was 0.9377 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 0.9671 in 2014.
What is the lowest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8644 in 2001.
How does Iceland rank for public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's?
Iceland ranks 29th out of 58 countries with data for 2020.
Is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland 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
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Coverage
58 places, 1,195 data points, 1990–2020
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