Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Thailand

Thailand: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.0952 ratio in 2021. ▼ Falling

Latest (2021)
0.0952 ratio
Change on year
up 155.3%
World rank
111th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.1668 ratio
in 2006
All-time low
0.0373 ratio
in 2020
Years of data
24
1995–2021

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Thailand, 1995–2021

0.050.10.151995200820211995: 0.111 ratio1996: 0.127 ratio1997: 0.129 ratio1998: 0.116 ratio1999: 0.112 ratio2000: 0.114 ratio2001: 0.112 ratio2002: 0.099 ratio2003: 0.109 ratio2004: 0.112 ratio2005: 0.155 ratio2006: 0.167 ratio2007: 0.144 ratio2008: 0.105 ratio2009: 0.154 ratio2010: 0.166 ratio2011: 0.114 ratio2012: 0.108 ratio2013: 0.097 ratio2017: 0.048 ratio2018: 0.057 ratio2019: 0.054 ratio2020: 0.037 ratio2021: 0.095 ratio

Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in ratio.

Analysis

Thailand recorded 0.0952 ratio for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in 2021.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 155.3% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Thailand peaked at 0.1668 ratio in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0373 ratio, in 2020.

Thailand ranks 111th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Thailand, 1995 to 2021.
Year ratio Change
1995 0.1111 ratio
1996 0.1267 ratio +14.1%
1997 0.1286 ratio +1.5%
1998 0.1155 ratio -10.2%
1999 0.1117 ratio -3.3%
2000 0.114 ratio +2.1%
2001 0.1121 ratio -1.7%
2002 0.0989 ratio -11.8%
2003 0.1092 ratio +10.4%
2004 0.1121 ratio +2.6%
2005 0.1549 ratio +38.3%
2006 0.1668 ratio +7.7%
2007 0.1437 ratio -13.9%
2008 0.1048 ratio -27.1%
2009 0.1535 ratio +46.5%
2010 0.1658 ratio +8.0%
2011 0.1138 ratio -31.3%
2012 0.1078 ratio -5.3%
2013 0.0967 ratio -10.3%
2017 0.0481 ratio -50.3%
2018 0.0569 ratio +18.4%
2019 0.054 ratio -5.2%
2020 0.0373 ratio -30.9%
2021 0.0952 ratio +155.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.1187 ratio 0.1111 ratio 0.1286 ratio 5
2000s 0.127 ratio 0.0989 ratio 0.1668 ratio 10
2010s 0.0919 ratio 0.0481 ratio 0.1658 ratio 7
2020s 0.0663 ratio 0.0373 ratio 0.0952 ratio 2

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 108 Israel 0.0994 ratio compare
  2. 109 Tanzania, United Republic of 0.0992 ratio compare
  3. 110 Barbados 0.0974 ratio compare
  4. 112 Honduras 0.0941 ratio compare
  5. 113 Nicaragua 0.094 ratio compare
  6. 114 Mongolia 0.0916 ratio compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Thailand?
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Thailand was 0.0952 ratio in 2021, 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 Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 0.1668 ratio in 2006.
What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0373 ratio in 2020.
How does Thailand rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
Thailand ranks 111th out of 174 countries with data for 2021.
Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Thailand 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.