Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Kiribati

Kiribati: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 1.72 ratio in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
1.72 ratio
Change on year
down 71.4%
World rank
4th
of 174 countries
All-time high
6 ratio
in 2021
All-time low
0.4 ratio
in 1996
Years of data
28
1995–2022

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Kiribati, 1995–2022

02461995200820221995: 0.444 ratio1996: 0.4 ratio1997: 0.457 ratio1998: 0.462 ratio1999: 0.5 ratio2000: 0.846 ratio2001: 0.704 ratio2002: 0.941 ratio2003: 0.696 ratio2004: 1 ratio2005: 0.952 ratio2006: 0.5 ratio2007: 0.412 ratio2008: 0.444 ratio2009: 0.773 ratio2010: 0.958 ratio2011: 0.606 ratio2012: 0.531 ratio2013: 0.595 ratio2014: 0.613 ratio2015: 0.56 ratio2016: 0.657 ratio2017: 0.462 ratio2018: 0.69 ratio2019: 0.717 ratio2020: 0.556 ratio2021: 6 ratio2022: 1.7 ratio

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

Analysis

Kiribati recorded 1.72 ratio for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 71.4% on the previous year and up 223.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Kiribati peaked at 6 ratio in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4 ratio, in 1996.

That places Kiribati 4th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Kiribati, 1995 to 2022.
Year ratio Change
1995 0.4444 ratio
1996 0.4 ratio -10.0%
1997 0.4571 ratio +14.3%
1998 0.4615 ratio +1.0%
1999 0.5 ratio +8.3%
2000 0.8462 ratio +69.2%
2001 0.7037 ratio -16.8%
2002 0.9412 ratio +33.7%
2003 0.6957 ratio -26.1%
2004 1 ratio +43.8%
2005 0.9524 ratio -4.8%
2006 0.5 ratio -47.5%
2007 0.4118 ratio -17.6%
2008 0.4444 ratio +7.9%
2009 0.7727 ratio +73.9%
2010 0.9583 ratio +24.0%
2011 0.6061 ratio -36.8%
2012 0.5312 ratio -12.3%
2013 0.5946 ratio +11.9%
2014 0.6129 ratio +3.1%
2015 0.56 ratio -8.6%
2016 0.6571 ratio +17.3%
2017 0.4615 ratio -29.8%
2018 0.6905 ratio +49.6%
2019 0.7174 ratio +3.9%
2020 0.5556 ratio -22.6%
2021 6 ratio +980.0%
2022 1.72 ratio -71.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.4526 ratio 0.4 ratio 0.5 ratio 5
2000s 0.7268 ratio 0.4118 ratio 1 ratio 10
2010s 0.639 ratio 0.4615 ratio 0.9583 ratio 10
2020s 2.76 ratio 0.5556 ratio 6 ratio 3

Countries ranked near Kiribati

  1. 1 Papua New Guinea 2.94 ratio compare
  2. 2 Malawi 2.42 ratio compare
  3. 3 Rwanda 2.03 ratio compare
  4. 5 Brunei 1.5 ratio compare
  5. 6 Togo 1.37 ratio compare
  6. 7 Chad 1.11 ratio compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Kiribati?
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Kiribati was 1.72 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 Kiribati?
The highest recorded value was 6 ratio in 2021.
What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Kiribati?
The lowest recorded value was 0.4 ratio in 1996.
How does Kiribati rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
Kiribati ranks 4th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Kiribati?
Over the last ten years it is up 223.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kiribati 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.