Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Suriname

Suriname: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.0909 ratio in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
0.0909 ratio
Change on year
down 8.3%
World rank
115th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.1714 ratio
in 2003
All-time low
0.0526 ratio
in 2002
Years of data
21
1995–2015

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Suriname, 1995–2015

0.050.0750.10.1250.150.1751995200520151995: 0.075 ratio1996: 0.082 ratio1997: 0.07 ratio1998: 0.078 ratio1999: 0.075 ratio2000: 0.056 ratio2001: 0.059 ratio2002: 0.053 ratio2003: 0.171 ratio2004: 0.114 ratio2005: 0.11 ratio2006: 0.116 ratio2007: 0.113 ratio2008: 0.119 ratio2009: 0.11 ratio2010: 0.103 ratio2011: 0.117 ratio2012: 0.106 ratio2013: 0.112 ratio2014: 0.099 ratio2015: 0.091 ratio

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 Suriname is 0.0909 ratio, measured in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.3% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Suriname peaked at 0.1714 ratio in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.0526 ratio, in 2002.

That places Suriname 115th out of 174 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Suriname, 1995 to 2015.
Year ratio Change
1995 0.075 ratio
1996 0.0816 ratio +8.8%
1997 0.0702 ratio -14.0%
1998 0.0784 ratio +11.8%
1999 0.0755 ratio -3.8%
2000 0.0556 ratio -26.4%
2001 0.0588 ratio +5.9%
2002 0.0526 ratio -10.5%
2003 0.1714 ratio +225.7%
2004 0.1138 ratio -33.6%
2005 0.1103 ratio -3.1%
2006 0.1159 ratio +5.1%
2007 0.1133 ratio -2.3%
2008 0.1185 ratio +4.6%
2009 0.1103 ratio -6.9%
2010 0.1027 ratio -6.9%
2011 0.1168 ratio +13.7%
2012 0.106 ratio -9.2%
2013 0.1116 ratio +5.3%
2014 0.0992 ratio -11.1%
2015 0.0909 ratio -8.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0761 ratio 0.0702 ratio 0.0816 ratio 5
2000s 0.1021 ratio 0.0526 ratio 0.1714 ratio 10
2010s 0.1045 ratio 0.0909 ratio 0.1168 ratio 6

Countries ranked near Suriname

  1. 112 Honduras 0.0941 ratio compare
  2. 113 Nicaragua 0.094 ratio compare
  3. 114 Mongolia 0.0916 ratio compare
  4. 116 Latvia 0.0907 ratio compare
  5. 117 Reunion 0.0897 ratio compare
  6. 118 Uruguay 0.0871 ratio compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Suriname?
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Suriname was 0.0909 ratio in 2015, 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 Suriname?
The highest recorded value was 0.1714 ratio in 2003.
What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Suriname?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0526 ratio in 2002.
How does Suriname rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
Suriname ranks 115th out of 174 countries with data for 2015.
Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Suriname?
Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Suriname 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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Indicator
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons
Unit
ratio
Source
UN Tourism (2025) – processed by 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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A country with a ratio greater than one indicates a higher number of arrivals for business and professional purposes compared to personal purposes.