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

United Kingdom: Public order and safety, Ratio of this level of government's was 0.8452 in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
0.8452
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
45th
of 58 countries
All-time high
0.8818
in 2016
All-time low
0.6235
in 1998
Years of data
26
1995–2020

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

00.20.40.60.81995200720201995: 0.6731996: 0.6651997: 0.6521998: 0.6231999: 0.632000: 0.6422001: 0.6622002: 0.7452003: 0.7252004: 0.7192005: 0.7242006: 0.7242007: 0.712008: 0.7372009: 0.7272010: 0.7332011: 0.7272012: 0.7542013: 0.822014: 0.8492015: 0.872016: 0.8822017: 0.8622018: 0.8732019: 0.8592020: 0.845

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

In 2020, public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom stood at 0.8452.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom peaked at 0.8818 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.6235, in 1998.

United Kingdom ranks 45th of 58 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 United Kingdom, 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 United Kingdom, 1995 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1995 0.6731
1996 0.6645 -1.3%
1997 0.6519 -1.9%
1998 0.6235 -4.4%
1999 0.6299 +1.0%
2000 0.6424 +2.0%
2001 0.662 +3.0%
2002 0.7449 +12.5%
2003 0.7252 -2.6%
2004 0.7189 -0.9%
2005 0.7238 +0.7%
2006 0.7243 +0.1%
2007 0.7104 -1.9%
2008 0.7373 +3.8%
2009 0.7274 -1.3%
2010 0.7328 +0.7%
2011 0.7272 -0.8%
2012 0.7545 +3.8%
2013 0.8205 +8.7%
2014 0.8486 +3.4%
2015 0.87 +2.5%
2016 0.8818 +1.4%
2017 0.8623 -2.2%
2018 0.8727 +1.2%
2019 0.8591 -1.6%
2020 0.8452 -1.6%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 0.8452 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9159, 92% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 0.8452 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.9301, 91% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.6486 0.6235 0.6731 5
2000s 0.7117 0.6424 0.7449 10
2010s 0.8229 0.7272 0.8818 10
2020s 0.8452 0.8452 0.8452 1

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 42 Austria 0.869 compare
  2. 43 Netherlands 0.8514 compare
  3. 44 Norway 0.8484 compare
  4. 46 Myanmar 0.8281 compare
  5. 47 Finland 0.8249 compare
  6. 48 South Africa 0.8169 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom?
Public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's in United Kingdom was 0.8452 in 2020, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 0.8818 in 2016.
What is the lowest public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6235 in 1998.
How does United Kingdom rank for public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's?
United Kingdom ranks 45th out of 58 countries with data for 2020.
Is public order and safety, ratio of this level of government's rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom 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
Licence
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Coverage
58 places, 1,195 data points, 1990–2020
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