Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Jamaica
Jamaica: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.0212 ratio in 2022. ▼ Falling
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Jamaica, 1995–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Jamaica recorded 0.0212 ratio for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in 2022.
The figure is up 111.8% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Jamaica peaked at 0.0657 ratio in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.01 ratio, in 2021.
Jamaica ranks 163rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0571 ratio | — |
| 1996 | 0.0573 ratio | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0567 ratio | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0588 ratio | +3.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0576 ratio | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0533 ratio | -7.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0563 ratio | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0612 ratio | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0555 ratio | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0583 ratio | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0603 ratio | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 0.064 ratio | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0651 ratio | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0657 ratio | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0584 ratio | -11.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0566 ratio | -3.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0574 ratio | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.053 ratio | -7.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0504 ratio | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0488 ratio | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0498 ratio | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0472 ratio | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0407 ratio | -13.8% |
| 2018 | 0.0385 ratio | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0363 ratio | -5.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0396 ratio | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 0.01 ratio | -74.7% |
| 2022 | 0.0212 ratio | +111.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0575 ratio | 0.0567 ratio | 0.0588 ratio | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0598 ratio | 0.0533 ratio | 0.0657 ratio | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0479 ratio | 0.0363 ratio | 0.0574 ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0236 ratio | 0.01 ratio | 0.0396 ratio | 3 |
Countries ranked near Jamaica
- 160 Mexico 0.0306 ratio compare
- 161 Peru 0.03 ratio compare
- 162 Mauritius 0.0246 ratio compare
- 164 Uzbekistan 0.0194 ratio compare
- 165 Seychelles 0.019 ratio compare
- 166 Cook Islands 0.017 ratio compare
More reference data data for Jamaica
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.045 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1808 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1508 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0583 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.8486 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.19 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Jamaica?
- Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Jamaica was 0.0212 ratio in 2022, 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0657 ratio in 2008.
- What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.01 ratio in 2021.
- How does Jamaica rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Jamaica ranks 163rd out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Jamaica 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 28 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
A country with a ratio greater than one indicates a higher number of arrivals for business and professional purposes compared to personal purposes.