Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Spain

Spain: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.0594 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.0594
Change on year
down 4.3%
World rank
138th
of 170 countries
All-time high
0.1289
in 2000
All-time low
0.0594
in 2024
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Spain, 1997–2024

00.050.10.151997201020241997: 0.0821998: 0.1061999: 0.1172000: 0.1292001: 0.1022002: 0.1072003: 0.1022004: 0.1122005: 0.1192006: 0.0932007: 0.0992008: 0.1022009: 0.0912010: 0.0912011: 0.0792012: 0.0742013: 0.0722014: 0.0712015: 0.0792016: 0.0822017: 0.0752018: 0.0732019: 0.0792020: 0.092021: 0.0792022: 0.0742023: 0.0622024: 0.059

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Spain recorded 0.0594 for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.3% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Spain peaked at 0.1289 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.0594, in 2024.

That places Spain 138th out of 170 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Spain, year by year

Annual values for Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Spain, 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 0.0823
1998 0.1065 +29.5%
1999 0.117 +9.9%
2000 0.1289 +10.2%
2001 0.1017 -21.1%
2002 0.1072 +5.4%
2003 0.1024 -4.5%
2004 0.1121 +9.5%
2005 0.1185 +5.7%
2006 0.0926 -21.9%
2007 0.0988 +6.7%
2008 0.1015 +2.8%
2009 0.0906 -10.7%
2010 0.0906 -0.1%
2011 0.079 -12.7%
2012 0.0743 -6.0%
2013 0.0719 -3.2%
2014 0.0711 -1.1%
2015 0.0788 +10.7%
2016 0.0819 +4.0%
2017 0.0749 -8.6%
2018 0.073 -2.5%
2019 0.079 +8.1%
2020 0.0901 +14.1%
2021 0.0785 -12.9%
2022 0.0742 -5.5%
2023 0.062 -16.5%
2024 0.0594 -4.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1019 0.0823 0.117 3
2000s 0.1054 0.0906 0.1289 10
2010s 0.0775 0.0711 0.0906 10
2020s 0.0729 0.0594 0.0901 5

Countries ranked near Spain

  1. 135 Grenada 0.0633 compare
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  3. 137 Costa Rica 0.0612 compare
  4. 139 Bahrain 0.0587 compare
  5. 140 French Polynesia 0.0581 compare
  6. 141 Mali 0.0552 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Spain?
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Spain was 0.0594 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Spain?
The highest recorded value was 0.1289 in 2000.
What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0594 in 2024.
How does Spain rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
Spain ranks 138th out of 170 countries with data for 2024.
Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Spain data come from?
The figures come from 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
Source
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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