Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Israel

Israel: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.0994 ratio in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0994 ratio
Change on year
up 31.9%
World rank
108th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.257 ratio
in 1997
All-time low
0.0754 ratio
in 2023
Years of data
28
1995–2024

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

0.10.150.20.251995200920241995: 0.19 ratio1996: 0.25 ratio1997: 0.257 ratio1998: 0.249 ratio1999: 0.191 ratio2000: 0.125 ratio2001: 0.231 ratio2002: 0.235 ratio2003: 0.251 ratio2004: 0.235 ratio2005: 0.196 ratio2006: 0.149 ratio2007: 0.123 ratio2008: 0.149 ratio2009: 0.176 ratio2010: 0.142 ratio2011: 0.163 ratio2012: 0.177 ratio2013: 0.136 ratio2014: 0.148 ratio2015: 0.149 ratio2016: 0.126 ratio2017: 0.126 ratio2018: 0.111 ratio2019: 0.11 ratio2022: 0.163 ratio2023: 0.075 ratio2024: 0.099 ratio

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

Analysis

Israel recorded 0.0994 ratio for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in 2024.

That represents a change of up 31.9% on the previous year and down 33.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Israel peaked at 0.257 ratio in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.0754 ratio, in 2023.

Israel ranks 108th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Israel, year by year

Annual values for Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Israel, 1995 to 2024.
Year ratio Change
1995 0.1903 ratio
1996 0.2501 ratio +31.4%
1997 0.257 ratio +2.8%
1998 0.2489 ratio -3.2%
1999 0.1905 ratio -23.4%
2000 0.1251 ratio -34.4%
2001 0.2314 ratio +85.0%
2002 0.235 ratio +1.5%
2003 0.2506 ratio +6.7%
2004 0.2346 ratio -6.4%
2005 0.1961 ratio -16.4%
2006 0.1492 ratio -23.9%
2007 0.1234 ratio -17.3%
2008 0.1492 ratio +21.0%
2009 0.1764 ratio +18.2%
2010 0.1418 ratio -19.6%
2011 0.1629 ratio +14.9%
2012 0.1765 ratio +8.4%
2013 0.1362 ratio -22.8%
2014 0.1483 ratio +8.9%
2015 0.1495 ratio +0.8%
2016 0.1262 ratio -15.6%
2017 0.1261 ratio -0.1%
2018 0.1111 ratio -11.9%
2019 0.1099 ratio -1.1%
2022 0.1628 ratio +48.2%
2023 0.0754 ratio -53.7%
2024 0.0994 ratio +31.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2274 ratio 0.1903 ratio 0.257 ratio 5
2000s 0.1871 ratio 0.1234 ratio 0.2506 ratio 10
2010s 0.1389 ratio 0.1099 ratio 0.1765 ratio 10
2020s 0.1125 ratio 0.0754 ratio 0.1628 ratio 3

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 105 Dominica 0.1069 ratio compare
  2. 106 Mozambique 0.1036 ratio compare
  3. 107 New Caledonia 0.0997 ratio compare
  4. 109 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0992 ratio compare
  5. 110 Barbados 0.0974 ratio compare
  6. 111 Thailand 0.0952 ratio compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Israel?
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Israel was 0.0994 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 Israel?
The highest recorded value was 0.257 ratio in 1997.
What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0754 ratio in 2023.
How does Israel rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
Israel ranks 108th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Israel 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.