Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 2.94 ratio in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
2.94 ratio
Change on year
down 64.8%
World rank
1st
of 174 countries
All-time high
8.33 ratio
in 2021
All-time low
1 ratio
in 1995
Years of data
28
1995–2022

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Papua New Guinea, 1995–2022

024681995200820221995: 1 ratio1996: 1.1 ratio1997: 1.4 ratio1998: 1.2 ratio1999: 1.7 ratio2000: 1.8 ratio2001: 1.7 ratio2002: 1.6 ratio2003: 1.7 ratio2004: 1.7 ratio2005: 1.9 ratio2006: 1.8 ratio2007: 2.1 ratio2008: 1.9 ratio2009: 2.3 ratio2010: 2.5 ratio2011: 2.7 ratio2012: 2.7 ratio2013: 2.6 ratio2014: 2.1 ratio2015: 1.8 ratio2016: 1.8 ratio2017: 1.3 ratio2018: 1.1 ratio2019: 1.2 ratio2020: 4.3 ratio2021: 8.3 ratio2022: 2.9 ratio

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

Analysis

In 2022, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Papua New Guinea stood at 2.94 ratio.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.8% on the previous year and up 8.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Papua New Guinea peaked at 8.33 ratio in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1 ratio, in 1995.

Papua New Guinea ranks 1st of 174 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Papua New Guinea, 1995 to 2022.
Year ratio Change
1995 1 ratio
1996 1.1 ratio +10.3%
1997 1.36 ratio +23.0%
1998 1.23 ratio -9.1%
1999 1.68 ratio +36.2%
2000 1.76 ratio +4.9%
2001 1.7 ratio -3.5%
2002 1.65 ratio -2.9%
2003 1.67 ratio +1.0%
2004 1.68 ratio +0.9%
2005 1.88 ratio +11.5%
2006 1.79 ratio -4.8%
2007 2.06 ratio +15.3%
2008 1.86 ratio -9.8%
2009 2.29 ratio +23.3%
2010 2.54 ratio +10.8%
2011 2.67 ratio +5.1%
2012 2.71 ratio +1.5%
2013 2.62 ratio -3.0%
2014 2.11 ratio -19.5%
2015 1.78 ratio -15.8%
2016 1.78 ratio -0.1%
2017 1.29 ratio -27.4%
2018 1.07 ratio -16.9%
2019 1.24 ratio +16.1%
2020 4.26 ratio +242.0%
2021 8.33 ratio +95.8%
2022 2.94 ratio -64.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.27 ratio 1 ratio 1.68 ratio 5
2000s 1.83 ratio 1.65 ratio 2.29 ratio 10
2010s 1.98 ratio 1.07 ratio 2.71 ratio 10
2020s 5.18 ratio 2.94 ratio 8.33 ratio 3

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 2 Malawi 2.42 ratio compare
  2. 3 Rwanda 2.03 ratio compare
  3. 4 Kiribati 1.72 ratio compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Papua New Guinea?
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Papua New Guinea was 2.94 ratio in 2022, 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 Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 8.33 ratio in 2021.
What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 1 ratio in 1995.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
Papua New Guinea ranks 1st out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.