Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's … total in Romania
Romania: Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.9301 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Romania, 1995–2020
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 … total in Romania, year by year
| 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 … total 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +36.5% | 0.934 | 1.28 |
| 1998 | -29.9% | 1.28 | 0.8935 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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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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The Fiscal Decentralization dataset includes fiscal decentralization indicators for a sample of IMF member countries. The following indicators are included in the dataset: Revenue and Expenditure Decentralization Shares; Transfer dependency and Vertical Fiscal Imbalances; Deficit and Debt; Allocation of expenditure (economic classification); Allocation of expenditure (functional classification); Allocation of non-Tax Revenues; and Allocation of Taxes.