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

Sweden: Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.8742 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8742
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
41st
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.8742
in 2020
All-time low
0.8129
in 2001
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.8441996: 0.8291997: 0.8351998: 0.8261999: 0.8322000: 0.8322001: 0.8132002: 0.8182003: 0.8182004: 0.8382005: 0.842006: 0.8442007: 0.8552008: 0.8572009: 0.8582010: 0.8582011: 0.8642012: 0.8642013: 0.8622014: 0.8642015: 0.8582016: 0.862017: 0.8652018: 0.8592019: 0.8682020: 0.874

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Sweden stood at 0.8742. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Sweden peaked at 0.8742 in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.8129, in 2001.

That places Sweden 41st out of 58 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's in Sweden, 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 Sweden, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.8445
1996 0.8293 -1.8%
1997 0.8354 +0.7%
1998 0.8262 -1.1%
1999 0.8323 +0.7%
2000 0.8316 -0.1%
2001 0.8129 -2.2%
2002 0.8182 +0.7%
2003 0.8181 -0.0%
2004 0.8385 +2.5%
2005 0.8399 +0.2%
2006 0.8445 +0.5%
2007 0.8545 +1.2%
2008 0.8572 +0.3%
2009 0.8578 +0.1%
2010 0.8577 -0.0%
2011 0.8641 +0.8%
2012 0.8641 -0.0%
2013 0.8619 -0.3%
2014 0.8642 +0.3%
2015 0.8578 -0.7%
2016 0.86 +0.3%
2017 0.8648 +0.6%
2018 0.8592 -0.6%
2019 0.8684 +1.1%
2020 0.8742 +0.7%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 0.8742 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9159, 95% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 0.8742 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9301, 94% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.8335 0.8262 0.8445 5
2000s 0.8373 0.8129 0.8578 10
2010s 0.8622 0.8577 0.8684 10
2020s 0.8742 0.8742 0.8742 1

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 38 Ireland 0.8966 compare
  2. 39 Indonesia 0.8883 compare
  3. 40 Italy 0.8829 compare
  4. 42 Austria 0.869 compare
  5. 43 Netherlands 0.8514 compare
  6. 44 Norway 0.8484 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Sweden?
Public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in Sweden was 0.8742 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 0.8742 in 2020.
What is the lowest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8129 in 2001.
How does Sweden rank for public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's?
Sweden ranks 41st out of 58 countries with data for 2020.
Is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sweden 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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