Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Benin

Benin: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.8967 in 2020. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2020)
0.8967
Change on year
down 27.6%
World rank
13th
of 170 countries
All-time high
4.05
in 2000
All-time low
0.8174
in 2011
Years of data
16
1999–2020

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Benin, 1999–2020

12341999200920201999: 2.32000: 4.12007: 1.12008: 0.8252009: 1.32010: 0.9322011: 0.8172012: 0.8182013: 0.9742014: 12015: 1.22016: 1.12017: 1.12018: 1.22019: 1.22020: 0.897

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2020, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Benin stood at 0.8967.

The figure is down 27.6% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Benin peaked at 4.05 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.8174, in 2011.

Benin ranks 13th of 170 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Benin, 1999 to 2020.
Year Value Change
1999 2.33
2000 4.05 +73.7%
2007 1.1 -72.8%
2008 0.8252 -25.1%
2009 1.32 +59.6%
2010 0.932 -29.2%
2011 0.8174 -12.3%
2012 0.8182 +0.1%
2013 0.9744 +19.1%
2014 1.05 +7.5%
2015 1.15 +9.9%
2016 1.1 -4.5%
2017 1.08 -2.0%
2018 1.19 +10.7%
2019 1.24 +3.9%
2020 0.8967 -27.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.33 2.33 2.33 1
2000s 1.82 0.8252 4.05 4
2010s 1.03 0.8174 1.24 10
2020s 0.8967 0.8967 0.8967 1

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Benin?
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Benin was 0.8967 in 2020, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 4.05 in 2000.
What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 0.8174 in 2011.
How does Benin rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
Benin ranks 13th out of 170 countries with data for 2020.
Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Benin 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
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
174 places, 3,890 data points, 1995–2024
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