Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.0712 ratio in 2024. ▼ Falling
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
In 2024, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Saudi Arabia stood at 0.0712 ratio. That is the lowest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is down 2.4% on the previous year and down 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Saudi Arabia peaked at 0.4111 ratio in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0712 ratio, in 2024.
That places Saudi Arabia 130th out of 174 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1227 ratio | — |
| 2004 | 0.3829 ratio | +212.1% |
| 2005 | 0.3206 ratio | -16.3% |
| 2006 | 0.2284 ratio | -28.7% |
| 2007 | 0.2997 ratio | +31.2% |
| 2008 | 0.3298 ratio | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 0.1726 ratio | -47.7% |
| 2010 | 0.3248 ratio | +88.1% |
| 2011 | 0.1559 ratio | -52.0% |
| 2012 | 0.2091 ratio | +34.1% |
| 2013 | 0.1032 ratio | -50.6% |
| 2014 | 0.1723 ratio | +66.9% |
| 2015 | 0.1167 ratio | -32.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2854 ratio | +144.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2009 ratio | -29.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1902 ratio | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 0.2204 ratio | +15.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2293 ratio | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 0.4111 ratio | +79.3% |
| 2022 | 0.1113 ratio | -72.9% |
| 2023 | 0.073 ratio | -34.5% |
| 2024 | 0.0712 ratio | -2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2653 ratio | 0.1227 ratio | 0.3829 ratio | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.1979 ratio | 0.1032 ratio | 0.3248 ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1792 ratio | 0.0712 ratio | 0.4111 ratio | 5 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More reference data data for Saudi Arabia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1771 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6194 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2207 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9641 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Saudi Arabia?
- Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Saudi Arabia was 0.0712 ratio in 2024, 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4111 ratio in 2021.
- What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0712 ratio in 2024.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 130th out of 174 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 22 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
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.