Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Australia

Australia: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.2492 in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.2492
Change on year
down 11.2%
World rank
54th
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.3264
in 2011
All-time low
0.1806
in 1995
Years of data
28
1995–2022

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Australia, 1995–2022

00.10.20.31995200820221995: 0.1811996: 0.1881997: 0.1911998: 0.1911999: 0.2012000: 0.2092001: 0.2082002: 0.222003: 0.2342004: 0.2372005: 0.2512006: 0.2822007: 0.3022008: 0.3152009: 0.2852010: 0.3072011: 0.3262012: 0.3182013: 0.2862014: 0.2732015: 0.2692016: 0.242017: 0.2472018: 0.2432019: 0.2422020: 0.2852021: 0.2812022: 0.249

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.2492 for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in 2022.

That represents a change of down 11.2% on the previous year and down 21.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Australia peaked at 0.3264 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.1806, in 1995.

Australia ranks 54th of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Australia, 1995 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1995 0.1806
1996 0.1881 +4.1%
1997 0.1908 +1.5%
1998 0.1905 -0.2%
1999 0.2006 +5.3%
2000 0.2086 +4.0%
2001 0.2083 -0.2%
2002 0.22 +5.6%
2003 0.2339 +6.3%
2004 0.237 +1.3%
2005 0.2512 +6.0%
2006 0.2823 +12.4%
2007 0.3019 +7.0%
2008 0.3153 +4.4%
2009 0.2854 -9.5%
2010 0.3069 +7.5%
2011 0.3264 +6.3%
2012 0.3179 -2.6%
2013 0.2865 -9.9%
2014 0.2735 -4.5%
2015 0.2691 -1.6%
2016 0.2396 -11.0%
2017 0.2466 +2.9%
2018 0.2427 -1.6%
2019 0.2415 -0.5%
2020 0.2855 +18.2%
2021 0.2808 -1.6%
2022 0.2492 -11.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1901 0.1806 0.2006 5
2000s 0.2544 0.2083 0.3153 10
2010s 0.2751 0.2396 0.3264 10
2020s 0.2718 0.2492 0.2855 3

Countries ranked near Australia

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  3. 53 Monaco 0.2679 compare
  4. 55 Kazakhstan 0.2475 compare
  5. 56 Italy 0.242 compare
  6. 57 Paraguay 0.2352 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Australia?
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Australia was 0.2492 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.3264 in 2011.
What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1806 in 1995.
How does Australia rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
Australia ranks 54th out of 170 countries with data for 2022.
Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
174 places, 3,890 data points, 1995–2024
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