Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.7647 ratio in 2017. ▲ Rising
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Marshall Islands, 1995–2017
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 0.7647 ratio for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in 2017.
The figure is up 11.2% on the previous year and up 62.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Marshall Islands peaked at 1 ratio in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.3611 ratio, in 2014.
Marshall Islands ranks 19th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.6176 ratio | — |
| 1996 | 0.6757 ratio | +9.4% |
| 1997 | 0.641 ratio | -5.1% |
| 1998 | 0.4222 ratio | -34.1% |
| 1999 | 0.7692 ratio | +82.2% |
| 2000 | 0.7931 ratio | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 0.5429 ratio | -31.6% |
| 2002 | 0.5789 ratio | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.44 ratio | -24.0% |
| 2004 | 0.5 ratio | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 0.5082 ratio | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.5263 ratio | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.4694 ratio | -10.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5385 ratio | +14.7% |
| 2009 | 0.6562 ratio | +21.9% |
| 2010 | 1 ratio | +52.4% |
| 2011 | 0.84 ratio | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3611 ratio | -57.0% |
| 2015 | 0.575 ratio | +59.2% |
| 2016 | 0.6875 ratio | +19.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7647 ratio | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6252 ratio | 0.4222 ratio | 0.7692 ratio | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.5554 ratio | 0.44 ratio | 0.7931 ratio | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7047 ratio | 0.3611 ratio | 1 ratio | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Marshall Islands?
- Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Marshall Islands was 0.7647 ratio in 2017, 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 1 ratio in 2010.
- What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3611 ratio in 2014.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Marshall Islands ranks 19th out of 174 countries with data for 2017.
- Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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.