Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Mexico

Mexico: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.0306 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.0306
Change on year
down 3.2%
World rank
158th
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.0518
in 2017
All-time low
0.0183
in 2021
Years of data
30
1995–2024

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Mexico, 1995–2024

00.020.040.061995200920241995: 0.0361996: 0.0391997: 0.0421998: 0.0291999: 0.0282000: 0.0292001: 0.0322002: 0.0332003: 0.032004: 0.0292005: 0.0372006: 0.0382007: 0.0422008: 0.0362009: 0.0322010: 0.0362011: 0.0372012: 0.0412013: 0.0462014: 0.0452015: 0.0452016: 0.0492017: 0.0522018: 0.0512019: 0.0442020: 0.0212021: 0.0182022: 0.0312023: 0.0322024: 0.031

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2024, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Mexico stood at 0.0306.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 31.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Mexico peaked at 0.0518 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0183, in 2021.

That places Mexico 158th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Mexico, 1995 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1995 0.0358
1996 0.0389 +8.7%
1997 0.0417 +7.0%
1998 0.0289 -30.6%
1999 0.0282 -2.3%
2000 0.0291 +3.1%
2001 0.0317 +8.9%
2002 0.0332 +4.7%
2003 0.0297 -10.4%
2004 0.0293 -1.6%
2005 0.0372 +27.2%
2006 0.0377 +1.2%
2007 0.0417 +10.6%
2008 0.0358 -14.1%
2009 0.0315 -11.9%
2010 0.036 +14.1%
2011 0.037 +2.8%
2012 0.0414 +12.0%
2013 0.0461 +11.2%
2014 0.0446 -3.1%
2015 0.0453 +1.5%
2016 0.0487 +7.4%
2017 0.0518 +6.5%
2018 0.0509 -1.7%
2019 0.0438 -13.9%
2020 0.0209 -52.2%
2021 0.0183 -12.5%
2022 0.0307 +67.5%
2023 0.0316 +3.0%
2024 0.0306 -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0347 0.0282 0.0417 5
2000s 0.0337 0.0291 0.0417 10
2010s 0.0446 0.036 0.0518 10
2020s 0.0264 0.0183 0.0316 5

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  4. 159 Peru 0.03 compare
  5. 160 Mauritius 0.0246 compare
  6. 161 Jamaica 0.0212 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Mexico?
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Mexico was 0.0306 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.0518 in 2017.
What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0183 in 2021.
How does Mexico rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
Mexico ranks 158th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 31.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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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