Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.3077 ratio in 2020. ▼ Falling
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Solomon Islands, 2000–2020
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.
Analysis
In 2020, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Solomon Islands stood at 0.3077 ratio. That is the lowest value across all 18 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.0% on the previous year and down 57.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Solomon Islands peaked at 0.9259 ratio in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3077 ratio, in 2020.
That places Solomon Islands 48th out of 174 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 18 years of available data.
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Solomon Islands, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.9259 ratio | — |
| 2003 | 0.8333 ratio | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.697 ratio | -16.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8852 ratio | +27.0% |
| 2007 | 0.8267 ratio | -6.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6701 ratio | -18.9% |
| 2009 | 0.6944 ratio | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 0.7227 ratio | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 0.6241 ratio | -13.6% |
| 2012 | 0.4845 ratio | -22.4% |
| 2013 | 0.4878 ratio | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 0.5827 ratio | +19.4% |
| 2015 | 0.4595 ratio | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 0.3892 ratio | -15.3% |
| 2017 | 0.3743 ratio | -3.8% |
| 2018 | 0.3413 ratio | -8.8% |
| 2019 | 0.338 ratio | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 0.3077 ratio | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7904 ratio | 0.6701 ratio | 0.9259 ratio | 7 |
| 2010s | 0.4804 ratio | 0.338 ratio | 0.7227 ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3077 ratio | 0.3077 ratio | 0.3077 ratio | 1 |
Countries ranked near Solomon Islands
- 45 Jordan 0.3228 ratio compare
- 46 Lesotho 0.3165 ratio compare
- 47 Estonia 0.3077 ratio
- 49 Gabon 0.2993 ratio
- 50 Luxembourg 0.2915 ratio compare
- 51 Russian Federation 0.2868 ratio compare
More reference data data for Solomon Islands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0075 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0154 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0259 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0427 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0894 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0009 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Solomon Islands?
- Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Solomon Islands was 0.3077 ratio in 2020, 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 Solomon Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9259 ratio in 2000.
- What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Solomon Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3077 ratio in 2020.
- How does Solomon Islands rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Solomon Islands ranks 48th out of 174 countries with data for 2020.
- Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Solomon Islands 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.