Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Malta

Malta: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.0509 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0509
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
142nd
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.1018
in 2006
All-time low
0.0509
in 2024
Years of data
22
2003–2024

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Malta, 2003–2024

00.0250.050.0750.12003201320242003: 0.0882004: 0.0842005: 0.092006: 0.1022007: 0.0862008: 0.0952009: 0.1022010: 0.0972011: 0.0912012: 0.0872013: 0.0812014: 0.0832015: 0.0772016: 0.0752017: 0.0862018: 0.0752019: 0.0742020: 0.0822021: 0.0692022: 0.0722023: 0.0562024: 0.051

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Malta stood at 0.0509. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 39.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Malta peaked at 0.1018 in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0509, in 2024.

Malta ranks 142nd of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Malta, 2003 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2003 0.0879
2004 0.0836 -4.9%
2005 0.0899 +7.5%
2006 0.1018 +13.3%
2007 0.0865 -15.1%
2008 0.0951 +10.0%
2009 0.1016 +6.8%
2010 0.0966 -4.9%
2011 0.091 -5.9%
2012 0.0866 -4.8%
2013 0.0806 -6.9%
2014 0.0835 +3.6%
2015 0.0766 -8.2%
2016 0.0748 -2.4%
2017 0.0863 +15.4%
2018 0.0746 -13.6%
2019 0.0737 -1.1%
2020 0.0824 +11.7%
2021 0.0694 -15.8%
2022 0.0723 +4.2%
2023 0.0555 -23.2%
2024 0.0509 -8.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0923 0.0836 0.1018 7
2010s 0.0824 0.0737 0.0966 10
2020s 0.0661 0.0509 0.0824 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Malta?
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Malta was 0.0509 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 0.1018 in 2006.
What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0509 in 2024.
How does Malta rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
Malta ranks 142nd out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 39.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta 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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Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
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Coverage
174 places, 3,890 data points, 1995–2024
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