Philippines vs United States of America: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Philippines
0.1293 ratio
in 2022
United States of America
0.1402 ratio
in 2021
Philippines rank
90th
United States of America rank
88th
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons over time
- Philippines
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.1402 ratio against 0.1293 ratio in Philippines, a difference of 0.0109 ratio.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Philippines's.
Across all 25 years both countries report, United States of America has been ahead every year.
Philippines ranks 90th and United States of America ranks 88th of 174 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2696 ratio | 0.432 ratio | 0.1624 ratio | United States of America |
| 2000s | 0.1916 ratio | 0.4147 ratio | 0.2231 ratio | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.0922 ratio | 0.2355 ratio | 0.1433 ratio | United States of America |
| 2020s | 0.0708 ratio | 0.2063 ratio | 0.1355 ratio | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons, Philippines or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.1402 ratio against 0.1293 ratio in Philippines as of 2021.
- What is the difference in ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons between Philippines and United States of America?
- 0.0109 ratio, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and United States of America?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2021.
- How do Philippines and United States of America rank globally for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Philippines ranks 90th and United States of America ranks 88th of 174 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
A country with a ratio greater than one indicates a higher number of arrivals for business and professional purposes compared to personal purposes.