Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 1.04 ratio in 2022. ▲ Rising
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Burkina Faso, 1995–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Burkina Faso is 1.04 ratio, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and down 30.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Burkina Faso peaked at 2.27 ratio in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.4046 ratio, in 2001.
Burkina Faso ranks 9th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 1.62 ratio | — |
| 1996 | 1.35 ratio | -17.0% |
| 1997 | 1.38 ratio | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 1.41 ratio | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 1.27 ratio | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 1.46 ratio | +14.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4046 ratio | -72.3% |
| 2002 | 1.26 ratio | +211.8% |
| 2003 | 1.14 ratio | -9.7% |
| 2004 | 1.33 ratio | +16.9% |
| 2005 | 2.27 ratio | +70.8% |
| 2006 | 1.86 ratio | -18.0% |
| 2007 | 1.29 ratio | -30.6% |
| 2008 | 1.43 ratio | +10.1% |
| 2009 | 1.59 ratio | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 1.6 ratio | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 1.44 ratio | -10.3% |
| 2012 | 1.51 ratio | +5.0% |
| 2013 | 1.71 ratio | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 1.34 ratio | -21.7% |
| 2015 | 1.38 ratio | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.68 ratio | +21.9% |
| 2017 | 1.63 ratio | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 1.74 ratio | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 1.9 ratio | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 1.32 ratio | -30.6% |
| 2021 | 1.2 ratio | -8.5% |
| 2022 | 1.04 ratio | -13.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.41 ratio | 1.27 ratio | 1.62 ratio | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.4 ratio | 0.4046 ratio | 2.27 ratio | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.59 ratio | 1.34 ratio | 1.9 ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.19 ratio | 1.04 ratio | 1.32 ratio | 3 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.39 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 9.33 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 33.78 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Burkina Faso?
- Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Burkina Faso was 1.04 ratio in 2022, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 2.27 ratio in 2005.
- What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4046 ratio in 2001.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Burkina Faso ranks 9th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by 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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A country with a ratio greater than one indicates a higher number of arrivals for business and professional purposes compared to personal purposes.