Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Malaysia

Malaysia: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.1655 ratio in 2008. ▲ Rising

Latest (2008)
0.1655 ratio
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
78th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.206 ratio
in 2002
All-time low
0.0929 ratio
in 1996
Years of data
14
1995–2008

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Malaysia, 1995–2008

00.050.10.150.21995200120081995: 0.106 ratio1996: 0.093 ratio1997: 0.094 ratio1998: 0.12 ratio1999: 0.105 ratio2000: 0.123 ratio2001: 0.145 ratio2002: 0.206 ratio2003: 0.193 ratio2004: 0.174 ratio2005: 0.185 ratio2006: 0.165 ratio2007: 0.166 ratio2008: 0.165 ratio

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

Analysis

In 2008, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Malaysia stood at 0.1655 ratio.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 37.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Malaysia peaked at 0.206 ratio in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.0929 ratio, in 1996.

Malaysia ranks 78th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Malaysia, 1995 to 2008.
Year ratio Change
1995 0.1062 ratio
1996 0.0929 ratio -12.6%
1997 0.0943 ratio +1.5%
1998 0.1204 ratio +27.6%
1999 0.1053 ratio -12.5%
2000 0.1233 ratio +17.1%
2001 0.1455 ratio +18.0%
2002 0.206 ratio +41.6%
2003 0.1926 ratio -6.5%
2004 0.1737 ratio -9.8%
2005 0.1847 ratio +6.3%
2006 0.1654 ratio -10.5%
2007 0.1661 ratio +0.4%
2008 0.1655 ratio -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1038 ratio 0.0929 ratio 0.1204 ratio 5
2000s 0.1692 ratio 0.1233 ratio 0.206 ratio 9

Countries ranked near Malaysia

  1. 75 Belarus 0.1749 ratio compare
  2. 76 Montserrat 0.169 ratio compare
  3. 77 Laos 0.1682 ratio compare
  4. 79 Comoros 0.1581 ratio compare
  5. 80 Namibia 0.1574 ratio compare
  6. 81 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.1566 ratio compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Malaysia?
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Malaysia was 0.1655 ratio in 2008, 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 Malaysia?
The highest recorded value was 0.206 ratio in 2002.
What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Malaysia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0929 ratio in 1996.
How does Malaysia rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
Malaysia ranks 78th out of 174 countries with data for 2008.
Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Malaysia?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malaysia 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.