Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Egypt

Egypt: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.0091 ratio in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
0.0091 ratio
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
171st
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.0367 ratio
in 1999
All-time low
0.009 ratio
in 2007
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Egypt, 1997–2019

0.010.020.030.041997200820191997: 0.026 ratio1998: 0.027 ratio1999: 0.037 ratio2000: 0.023 ratio2001: 0.02 ratio2002: 0.02 ratio2003: 0.025 ratio2004: 0.024 ratio2005: 0.023 ratio2006: 0.017 ratio2007: 0.009 ratio2008: 0.009 ratio2009: 0.015 ratio2010: 0.009 ratio2011: 0.009 ratio2012: 0.009 ratio2013: 0.017 ratio2014: 0.015 ratio2015: 0.009 ratio2016: 0.009 ratio2017: 0.009 ratio2018: 0.009 ratio2019: 0.009 ratio

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 Egypt is 0.0091 ratio, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Egypt peaked at 0.0367 ratio in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.009 ratio, in 2007.

Egypt ranks 171st of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Egypt, 1997 to 2019.
Year ratio Change
1997 0.0258 ratio
1998 0.0268 ratio +4.0%
1999 0.0367 ratio +36.8%
2000 0.0234 ratio -36.2%
2001 0.0201 ratio -14.0%
2002 0.0197 ratio -1.9%
2003 0.0248 ratio +25.5%
2004 0.0239 ratio -3.6%
2005 0.0226 ratio -5.6%
2006 0.0167 ratio -26.0%
2007 0.009 ratio -45.9%
2008 0.0091 ratio +0.8%
2009 0.0153 ratio +67.4%
2010 0.009 ratio -40.7%
2011 0.0091 ratio +1.0%
2012 0.0091 ratio -0.4%
2013 0.0165 ratio +81.4%
2014 0.0152 ratio -8.0%
2015 0.0091 ratio -40.4%
2016 0.0091 ratio +0.3%
2017 0.0091 ratio +0.0%
2018 0.0091 ratio +0.0%
2019 0.0091 ratio +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0298 ratio 0.0258 ratio 0.0367 ratio 3
2000s 0.0185 ratio 0.009 ratio 0.0248 ratio 10
2010s 0.0104 ratio 0.009 ratio 0.0165 ratio 10

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Egypt?
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Egypt was 0.0091 ratio in 2019, 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 Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 0.0367 ratio in 1999.
What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 0.009 ratio in 2007.
How does Egypt rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
Egypt ranks 171st out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Egypt 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.