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

Romania: Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.9301 in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
0.9301
Change on year
down 0.9%
World rank
31st
of 58 countries
All-time high
1.28
in 1997
All-time low
0.8935
in 1998
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

00.511.51995200720201995: 0.9971996: 0.9341997: 1.31998: 0.8931999: 0.9612000: 0.9772001: 0.9542002: 0.9692003: 0.9672004: 0.9692005: 0.9772006: 0.9652007: 0.9542008: 0.9382009: 0.9332010: 0.9542011: 0.9592012: 0.9562013: 0.9562014: 0.9572015: 0.952016: 0.9442017: 0.9342018: 0.9332019: 0.9392020: 0.93

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Romania stood at 0.9301.

That represents a change of down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Romania peaked at 1.28 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.8935, in 1998.

Romania ranks 31st of 58 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Romania, 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 Romania, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.9971
1996 0.934 -6.3%
1997 1.28 +36.5%
1998 0.8935 -29.9%
1999 0.961 +7.5%
2000 0.9768 +1.7%
2001 0.9539 -2.3%
2002 0.9693 +1.6%
2003 0.967 -0.2%
2004 0.9688 +0.2%
2005 0.977 +0.8%
2006 0.9645 -1.3%
2007 0.9539 -1.1%
2008 0.9381 -1.7%
2009 0.9325 -0.6%
2010 0.9544 +2.3%
2011 0.9589 +0.5%
2012 0.9561 -0.3%
2013 0.9556 -0.1%
2014 0.9566 +0.1%
2015 0.95 -0.7%
2016 0.944 -0.6%
2017 0.9339 -1.1%
2018 0.9332 -0.1%
2019 0.9388 +0.6%
2020 0.9301 -0.9%

Romania compared with similar countries

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

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Romania changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1997 +36.5% 0.934 1.28
1998 -29.9% 1.28 0.8935

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.01 0.8935 1.28 5
2000s 0.9602 0.9325 0.977 10
2010s 0.9482 0.9332 0.9589 10
2020s 0.9301 0.9301 0.9301 1

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 28 Denmark 0.9381 compare
  2. 29 Iceland 0.9377 compare
  3. 30 Portugal 0.9336 compare
  4. 32 Latvia 0.9273 compare
  5. 33 Russian Federation 0.927 compare
  6. 34 Slovenia 0.9246 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 Romania?
Public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Romania was 0.9301 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 1.28 in 1997.
What is the lowest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8935 in 1998.
How does Romania rank for public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's?
Romania ranks 31st out of 58 countries with data for 2020.
Is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Romania 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
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Coverage
58 places, 1,195 data points, 1990–2020
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