Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in South Korea
South Korea: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.0349 ratio in 2022. ▼ Falling
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in South Korea, 1995–2022
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in South Korea is 0.0349 ratio, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in South Korea peaked at 0.0632 ratio in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0.0141 ratio, in 2016.
South Korea ranks 156th 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 South Korea, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0617 ratio | — |
| 1996 | 0.0632 ratio | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0574 ratio | -9.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0447 ratio | -22.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0418 ratio | -6.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0397 ratio | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0432 ratio | +8.8% |
| 2002 | 0.0439 ratio | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0511 ratio | +16.3% |
| 2004 | 0.0481 ratio | -5.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0532 ratio | +10.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0599 ratio | +12.7% |
| 2007 | 0.059 ratio | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0554 ratio | -6.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0416 ratio | -25.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0366 ratio | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 0.0285 ratio | -22.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0225 ratio | -21.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0277 ratio | +23.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0227 ratio | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0188 ratio | -17.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0141 ratio | -25.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0177 ratio | +26.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0157 ratio | -11.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0146 ratio | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0186 ratio | +27.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0431 ratio | +131.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0349 ratio | -19.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0538 ratio | 0.0418 ratio | 0.0632 ratio | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0495 ratio | 0.0397 ratio | 0.0599 ratio | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0219 ratio | 0.0141 ratio | 0.0366 ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0322 ratio | 0.0186 ratio | 0.0431 ratio | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in South Korea?
- Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in South Korea was 0.0349 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0632 ratio in 1996.
- What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0141 ratio in 2016.
- How does South Korea rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- South Korea ranks 156th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea 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.