Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in France

France: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.1414 ratio in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
0.1414 ratio
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
87th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.1708 ratio
in 2004
All-time low
0.1141 ratio
in 2007
Years of data
19
1996–2019

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in France, 1996–2019

00.050.10.151996200720191996: 0.147 ratio1997: 0.15 ratio2001: 0.151 ratio2004: 0.171 ratio2005: 0.125 ratio2006: 0.115 ratio2007: 0.114 ratio2008: 0.163 ratio2009: 0.154 ratio2010: 0.145 ratio2011: 0.16 ratio2012: 0.142 ratio2013: 0.139 ratio2014: 0.164 ratio2015: 0.163 ratio2016: 0.164 ratio2017: 0.158 ratio2018: 0.141 ratio2019: 0.141 ratio

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

Analysis

France recorded 0.1414 ratio for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in 2019.

That represents a change of down 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in France peaked at 0.1708 ratio in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0.1141 ratio, in 2007.

France ranks 87th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in France, 1996 to 2019.
Year ratio Change
1996 0.1467 ratio
1997 0.1495 ratio +1.9%
2001 0.151 ratio +1.0%
2004 0.1708 ratio +13.1%
2005 0.1255 ratio -26.5%
2006 0.1151 ratio -8.3%
2007 0.1141 ratio -0.8%
2008 0.1631 ratio +42.9%
2009 0.1538 ratio -5.7%
2010 0.1449 ratio -5.8%
2011 0.1603 ratio +10.6%
2012 0.1418 ratio -11.6%
2013 0.1386 ratio -2.3%
2014 0.1637 ratio +18.1%
2015 0.1632 ratio -0.3%
2016 0.1642 ratio +0.6%
2017 0.1581 ratio -3.7%
2018 0.1414 ratio -10.6%
2019 0.1414 ratio +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1481 ratio 0.1467 ratio 0.1495 ratio 2
2000s 0.1419 ratio 0.1141 ratio 0.1708 ratio 7
2010s 0.1517 ratio 0.1386 ratio 0.1642 ratio 10

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  1. 84 China 0.1467 ratio compare
  2. 85 Hong Kong 0.1464 ratio compare
  3. 86 Argentina 0.1462 ratio compare
  4. 88 United States 0.1402 ratio compare
  5. 89 Niue 0.1395 ratio compare
  6. 90 Philippines 0.1293 ratio compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in France?
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in France was 0.1414 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 France?
The highest recorded value was 0.1708 ratio in 2004.
What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in France?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1141 ratio in 2007.
How does France rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
France ranks 87th out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in France?
Over the last ten years it is down 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this France 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.