Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Norway
Norway: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.2834 ratio in 2011. ▼ Falling
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Norway, 1998–2011
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Norway is 0.2834 ratio, measured in 2011. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 16.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Norway peaked at 0.3534 ratio in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.2834 ratio, in 2011.
Norway ranks 52nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Norway, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 0.3198 ratio | — |
| 1999 | 0.328 ratio | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.3339 ratio | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.3378 ratio | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 0.311 ratio | -7.9% |
| 2003 | 0.2972 ratio | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 0.305 ratio | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3127 ratio | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.3128 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.3283 ratio | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 0.3534 ratio | +7.6% |
| 2009 | 0.2877 ratio | -18.6% |
| 2010 | 0.2873 ratio | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2834 ratio | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.3239 ratio | 0.3198 ratio | 0.328 ratio | 2 |
| 2000s | 0.318 ratio | 0.2877 ratio | 0.3534 ratio | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2854 ratio | 0.2834 ratio | 0.2873 ratio | 2 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 49 Gabon 0.2993 ratio
- 50 Luxembourg 0.2915 ratio
- 51 Russia 0.2868 ratio compare
- 53 Monaco 0.2679 ratio compare
- 54 Australia 0.2492 ratio compare
- 55 Kazakhstan 0.2475 ratio compare
More reference data data for Norway
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.3703 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3621 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.7734 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.48 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3366 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Norway?
- Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Norway was 0.2834 ratio in 2011, 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3534 ratio in 2008.
- What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2834 ratio in 2011.
- How does Norway rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Norway ranks 52nd out of 174 countries with data for 2011.
- Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Norway 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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About this data
A country with a ratio greater than one indicates a higher number of arrivals for business and professional purposes compared to personal purposes.