Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.0154 ratio in 2022. ▼ Falling
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Saint Lucia, 1995–2022
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 Saint Lucia is 0.0154 ratio, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 26.7% on the previous year and down 72.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Saint Lucia peaked at 0.0685 ratio in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0154 ratio, in 2022.
That places Saint Lucia 168th out of 174 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Saint Lucia, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.0359 ratio | — |
| 1996 | 0.0442 ratio | +23.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0464 ratio | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0413 ratio | -11.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0435 ratio | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 0.0547 ratio | +25.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0492 ratio | -10.0% |
| 2004 | 0.042 ratio | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 0.053 ratio | +26.3% |
| 2006 | 0.0414 ratio | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0397 ratio | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0459 ratio | +15.7% |
| 2009 | 0.057 ratio | +24.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0479 ratio | -15.9% |
| 2011 | 0.0685 ratio | +42.9% |
| 2012 | 0.055 ratio | -19.7% |
| 2013 | 0.0508 ratio | -7.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0432 ratio | -14.9% |
| 2015 | 0.036 ratio | -16.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0339 ratio | -6.0% |
| 2017 | 0.041 ratio | +20.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0417 ratio | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 0.0382 ratio | -8.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0227 ratio | -40.6% |
| 2021 | 0.021 ratio | -7.5% |
| 2022 | 0.0154 ratio | -26.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0423 ratio | 0.0359 ratio | 0.0464 ratio | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.0479 ratio | 0.0397 ratio | 0.057 ratio | 8 |
| 2010s | 0.0456 ratio | 0.0339 ratio | 0.0685 ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0197 ratio | 0.0154 ratio | 0.0227 ratio | 3 |
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0081 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0143 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0208 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0131 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0745 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (1979)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Saint Lucia?
- Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Saint Lucia was 0.0154 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 Saint Lucia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0685 ratio in 2011.
- What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Saint Lucia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0154 ratio in 2022.
- How does Saint Lucia rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Saint Lucia ranks 168th out of 174 countries with data for 2022.
- Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Saint Lucia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 72.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Saint Lucia 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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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.