Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Singapore
Singapore: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.1477 ratio in 2019. ▼ Falling
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Singapore, 1995–2019
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 Singapore is 0.1477 ratio, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 10.3% on the previous year and down 60.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Singapore peaked at 0.4451 ratio in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.1477 ratio, in 2019.
Singapore ranks 83rd of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Singapore, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.2271 ratio | — |
| 1996 | 0.2345 ratio | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 0.2811 ratio | +19.9% |
| 1998 | 0.2852 ratio | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 0.2802 ratio | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.287 ratio | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0.2703 ratio | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 0.2612 ratio | -3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2691 ratio | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 0.3889 ratio | +44.6% |
| 2005 | 0.3987 ratio | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 0.4204 ratio | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4451 ratio | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4348 ratio | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.3699 ratio | -14.9% |
| 2010 | 0.375 ratio | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 0.3243 ratio | -13.5% |
| 2012 | 0.3067 ratio | -5.4% |
| 2013 | 0.3026 ratio | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 0.2692 ratio | -11.0% |
| 2015 | 0.2375 ratio | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1765 ratio | -25.7% |
| 2017 | 0.1647 ratio | -6.7% |
| 2018 | 0.1647 ratio | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1477 ratio | -10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2616 ratio | 0.2271 ratio | 0.2852 ratio | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.3545 ratio | 0.2612 ratio | 0.4451 ratio | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2469 ratio | 0.1477 ratio | 0.375 ratio | 10 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Singapore?
- Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Singapore was 0.1477 ratio in 2019, 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4451 ratio in 2007.
- What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1477 ratio in 2019.
- How does Singapore rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Singapore ranks 83rd out of 174 countries with data for 2019.
- Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Singapore 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.