Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.017 ratio in 2022. ▼ Falling
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Cook Islands, 1995–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Cook Islands recorded 0.017 ratio for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in 2022.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and down 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Cook Islands peaked at 0.058 ratio in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0154 ratio, in 2021.
That places Cook Islands 166th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0426 ratio | — |
| 1996 | 0.0426 ratio | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0417 ratio | -2.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0435 ratio | +4.3% |
| 1999 | 0.0377 ratio | -13.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0429 ratio | +13.6% |
| 2001 | 0.0417 ratio | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 0.058 ratio | +39.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0541 ratio | -6.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0506 ratio | -6.3% |
| 2005 | 0.0353 ratio | -30.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0337 ratio | -4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.043 ratio | +27.6% |
| 2008 | 0.044 ratio | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0306 ratio | -30.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0297 ratio | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0273 ratio | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0339 ratio | +24.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0342 ratio | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0358 ratio | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0356 ratio | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 0.0361 ratio | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 0.0359 ratio | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0362 ratio | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0362 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0244 ratio | -32.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0154 ratio | -36.9% |
| 2022 | 0.017 ratio | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0416 ratio | 0.0377 ratio | 0.0435 ratio | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0434 ratio | 0.0306 ratio | 0.058 ratio | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0341 ratio | 0.0273 ratio | 0.0362 ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0189 ratio | 0.0154 ratio | 0.0244 ratio | 3 |
Countries ranked near Cook Islands
- 163 Jamaica 0.0212 ratio compare
- 164 Uzbekistan 0.0194 ratio compare
- 165 Seychelles 0.019 ratio compare
- 167 Anguilla 0.017 ratio compare
- 168 Saint Lucia 0.0154 ratio compare
- 169 Albania 0.0143 ratio compare
More reference data data for Cook Islands
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0034 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0083 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0199 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.6719 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 0.0915 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 27.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Cook Islands?
- Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Cook Islands was 0.017 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 Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.058 ratio in 2002.
- What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0154 ratio in 2021.
- How does Cook Islands rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Cook Islands ranks 166th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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.