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

Malta: Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9867 in 2020. ▬ Flat

Latest (2020)
0.9867
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
17th
of 58 countries
All-time high
1
in 1995
All-time low
0.9579
in 2001
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

00.20.40.60.811995200720201995: 11996: 11997: 11998: 11999: 12000: 12001: 0.9582002: 0.972003: 0.9812004: 0.9792005: 0.9792006: 0.9782007: 0.9792008: 0.9822009: 0.9852010: 0.9792011: 0.9762012: 0.9772013: 0.9792014: 0.982015: 0.9812016: 0.9812017: 0.9822018: 0.9842019: 0.9872020: 0.987

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

Malta recorded 0.9867 for public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Malta peaked at 1 in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.9579, in 2001.

Malta ranks 17th of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Malta, 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 Malta, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 1
1996 1 +0.0%
1997 1 +0.0%
1998 1 +0.0%
1999 1 +0.0%
2000 1 +0.0%
2001 0.9579 -4.2%
2002 0.9702 +1.3%
2003 0.981 +1.1%
2004 0.9788 -0.2%
2005 0.9787 -0.0%
2006 0.9782 -0.1%
2007 0.9788 +0.1%
2008 0.9818 +0.3%
2009 0.9855 +0.4%
2010 0.9793 -0.6%
2011 0.9756 -0.4%
2012 0.9774 +0.2%
2013 0.9792 +0.2%
2014 0.9803 +0.1%
2015 0.9814 +0.1%
2016 0.9805 -0.1%
2017 0.9817 +0.1%
2018 0.9844 +0.3%
2019 0.9865 +0.2%
2020 0.9867 +0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 0.9867 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9159, 1.1× the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 0.9867 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.9867, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1 1 1 5
2000s 0.9791 0.9579 1 10
2010s 0.9806 0.9756 0.9865 10
2020s 0.9867 0.9867 0.9867 1

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 14 Mauritius 0.9912 compare
  2. 15 Estonia 0.9887 compare
  3. 16 Ukraine 0.9885 compare
  4. 18 Israel 0.9866 compare
  5. 19 Hungary 0.9831 compare
  6. 20 Azerbaijan 0.9715 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 Malta?
Public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Malta was 0.9867 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 1 in 1995.
What is the lowest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.9579 in 2001.
How does Malta rank for public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's?
Malta ranks 17th out of 58 countries with data for 2020.
Is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malta 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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