Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Italy
Italy: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.242 ratio in 2024. ▲ Rising
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Italy, 1996–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Italy recorded 0.242 ratio for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Italy peaked at 0.4486 ratio in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1324 ratio, in 1996.
That places Italy 56th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Italy, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.1324 ratio | — |
| 1997 | 0.1713 ratio | +29.4% |
| 1998 | 0.18 ratio | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 0.1607 ratio | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 0.1839 ratio | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1916 ratio | +4.2% |
| 2002 | 0.2008 ratio | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1831 ratio | -8.8% |
| 2004 | 0.1723 ratio | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1837 ratio | +6.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1951 ratio | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2058 ratio | +5.5% |
| 2008 | 0.2125 ratio | +3.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2308 ratio | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2267 ratio | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 0.2245 ratio | -1.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2351 ratio | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 0.2267 ratio | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 0.2129 ratio | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 0.1966 ratio | -7.6% |
| 2016 | 0.2085 ratio | +6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1928 ratio | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 0.1823 ratio | -5.4% |
| 2019 | 0.1847 ratio | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 0.3673 ratio | +98.8% |
| 2021 | 0.4486 ratio | +22.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2594 ratio | -42.2% |
| 2023 | 0.2465 ratio | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 0.242 ratio | -1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.1611 ratio | 0.1324 ratio | 0.18 ratio | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.196 ratio | 0.1723 ratio | 0.2308 ratio | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2091 ratio | 0.1823 ratio | 0.2351 ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3127 ratio | 0.242 ratio | 0.4486 ratio | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Italy?
- Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Italy was 0.242 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4486 ratio in 2021.
- What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1324 ratio in 1996.
- How does Italy rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Italy ranks 56th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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.