Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's … total in South Africa
South Africa: Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's … total was 0.8169 in 2020. ▼ Falling
Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in South Africa, 2001–2020
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 0.8169 for public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in 2020.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in South Africa peaked at 0.913 in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.7475, in 2013.
South Africa ranks 48th of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's … total in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.913 | — |
| 2002 | 0.8712 | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 0.8615 | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 0.8634 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 0.8601 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.7987 | -7.1% |
| 2008 | 0.7588 | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 0.7783 | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7847 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 0.7882 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 0.7623 | -3.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7475 | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 0.7754 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 0.7784 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.7883 | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8012 | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 0.7962 | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.7943 | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 0.8169 | +2.9% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 0.8169 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9885, 83% of the median. (19 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.8381 | 0.7588 | 0.913 | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.7816 | 0.7475 | 0.8012 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8169 | 0.8169 | 0.8169 | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in South Africa?
- Public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in South Africa was 0.8169 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.913 in 2001.
- What is the lowest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7475 in 2013.
- How does South Africa rank for public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's?
- South Africa ranks 48th out of 58 countries with data for 2020.
- Is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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.