Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in China

China: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.1467 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.1467
Change on year
down 0.2%
World rank
83rd
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.3635
in 2007
All-time low
0.1467
in 2019
Years of data
18
2002–2019

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in China, 2002–2019

00.10.20.30.42002201020192002: 0.3152003: 0.3412004: 0.2952005: 0.2942006: 0.3332007: 0.3642008: 0.3042009: 0.3142010: 0.3112011: 0.3042012: 0.32013: 0.3082014: 0.2572015: 0.2612016: 0.2262017: 0.1532018: 0.1472019: 0.147

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

China recorded 0.1467 for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 53.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in China peaked at 0.3635 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1467, in 2019.

That places China 83rd out of 170 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in China, 2002 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2002 0.3151
2003 0.3414 +8.3%
2004 0.2954 -13.5%
2005 0.2937 -0.6%
2006 0.333 +13.4%
2007 0.3635 +9.2%
2008 0.3045 -16.2%
2009 0.3136 +3.0%
2010 0.3109 -0.8%
2011 0.3044 -2.1%
2012 0.3003 -1.3%
2013 0.3082 +2.6%
2014 0.2574 -16.5%
2015 0.2609 +1.4%
2016 0.2257 -13.5%
2017 0.153 -32.2%
2018 0.147 -3.9%
2019 0.1467 -0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.32 0.2937 0.3635 8
2010s 0.2415 0.1467 0.3109 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 80 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1566 compare
  2. 81 Ireland 0.1543 compare
  3. 82 Singapore 0.1477 compare
  4. 84 Hong Kong 0.1464 compare
  5. 85 Argentina 0.1462 compare
  6. 86 France 0.1414 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in China?
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in China was 0.1467 in 2019, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 0.3635 in 2007.
What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1467 in 2019.
How does China rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
China ranks 83rd out of 170 countries with data for 2019.
Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is down 53.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this China 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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