Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Lesotho

Lesotho: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.3165 in 2016. ▼ Falling

Latest (2016)
0.3165
Change on year
up 166.3%
World rank
46th
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.3165
in 2016
All-time low
0.1189
in 2013
Years of data
19
1995–2016

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Lesotho, 1995–2016

00.10.20.31995200520161995: 0.1421996: 0.2951997: 0.2051998: 0.1891999: 0.1762000: 0.1762001: 0.1762002: 0.1762003: 0.1962004: 0.2322005: 0.2462007: 0.1812008: 0.1542009: 0.1322010: 0.1392011: 0.1472012: 0.1342013: 0.1192016: 0.317

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Lesotho is 0.3165, measured in 2016. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

The figure is up 166.3% on the previous year and up 28.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Lesotho peaked at 0.3165 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.1189, in 2013.

That places Lesotho 46th out of 170 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Lesotho, 1995 to 2016.
Year Value Change
1995 0.1421
1996 0.2946 +107.4%
1997 0.2046 -30.5%
1998 0.1885 -7.9%
1999 0.1756 -6.9%
2000 0.1758 +0.1%
2001 0.176 +0.1%
2002 0.1762 +0.1%
2003 0.1964 +11.4%
2004 0.2317 +18.0%
2005 0.2459 +6.1%
2007 0.1811 -26.4%
2008 0.1535 -15.2%
2009 0.1316 -14.3%
2010 0.139 +5.7%
2011 0.147 +5.7%
2012 0.134 -8.8%
2013 0.1189 -11.3%
2016 0.3165 +166.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2011 0.1421 0.2946 5
2000s 0.1854 0.1316 0.2459 9
2010s 0.1711 0.1189 0.3165 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Lesotho?
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Lesotho was 0.3165 in 2016, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Lesotho?
The highest recorded value was 0.3165 in 2016.
What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Lesotho?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1189 in 2013.
How does Lesotho rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
Lesotho ranks 46th out of 170 countries with data for 2016.
Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Lesotho?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Lesotho data come from?
The figures come from 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
Source
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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