Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.0434 ratio in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0434 ratio
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
151st
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0668 ratio
in 1996
All-time low
0.0176 ratio
in 2017
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Dominican Republic, 1995–2024

0.020.030.040.050.060.071995200920241995: 0.067 ratio1996: 0.067 ratio1997: 0.047 ratio1998: 0.031 ratio1999: 0.042 ratio2000: 0.041 ratio2001: 0.031 ratio2002: 0.032 ratio2003: 0.03 ratio2004: 0.028 ratio2005: 0.036 ratio2006: 0.037 ratio2007: 0.042 ratio2008: 0.037 ratio2009: 0.037 ratio2010: 0.042 ratio2011: 0.038 ratio2012: 0.034 ratio2013: 0.034 ratio2014: 0.027 ratio2015: 0.021 ratio2016: 0.02 ratio2017: 0.018 ratio2018: 0.021 ratio2019: 0.019 ratio2020: 0.034 ratio2021: 0.023 ratio2022: 0.036 ratio2023: 0.043 ratio2024: 0.043 ratio

Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 0.0434 ratio for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 62.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Dominican Republic peaked at 0.0668 ratio in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0176 ratio, in 2017.

That places Dominican Republic 151st out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Dominican Republic, 1995 to 2024.
Year ratio Change
1995 0.0667 ratio
1996 0.0668 ratio +0.2%
1997 0.0475 ratio -28.9%
1998 0.0309 ratio -34.9%
1999 0.0421 ratio +36.1%
2000 0.041 ratio -2.6%
2001 0.0305 ratio -25.5%
2002 0.0322 ratio +5.3%
2003 0.0301 ratio -6.3%
2004 0.028 ratio -7.0%
2005 0.0359 ratio +28.3%
2006 0.0374 ratio +4.1%
2007 0.0416 ratio +11.2%
2008 0.0367 ratio -11.7%
2009 0.0366 ratio -0.3%
2010 0.0419 ratio +14.5%
2011 0.0383 ratio -8.6%
2012 0.034 ratio -11.3%
2013 0.0341 ratio +0.2%
2014 0.0268 ratio -21.4%
2015 0.021 ratio -21.6%
2016 0.0198 ratio -5.6%
2017 0.0176 ratio -11.2%
2018 0.021 ratio +19.5%
2019 0.0194 ratio -7.9%
2020 0.0344 ratio +77.7%
2021 0.0233 ratio -32.4%
2022 0.0361 ratio +55.0%
2023 0.043 ratio +19.0%
2024 0.0434 ratio +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0508 ratio 0.0309 ratio 0.0668 ratio 5
2000s 0.035 ratio 0.028 ratio 0.0416 ratio 10
2010s 0.0274 ratio 0.0176 ratio 0.0419 ratio 10
2020s 0.036 ratio 0.0233 ratio 0.0434 ratio 5

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 148 Curaçao 0.0455 ratio compare
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  3. 150 Eritrea 0.0441 ratio compare
  4. 152 Denmark 0.041 ratio compare
  5. 153 Tonga 0.0395 ratio compare
  6. 154 Central African Republic 0.0359 ratio compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Dominican Republic?
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Dominican Republic was 0.0434 ratio in 2024, 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 Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 0.0668 ratio in 1996.
What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0176 ratio in 2017.
How does Dominican Republic rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
Dominican Republic ranks 151st out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 62.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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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Indicator
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Unit
ratio
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by 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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A country with a ratio greater than one indicates a higher number of arrivals for business and professional purposes compared to personal purposes.