Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.4149 ratio in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
0.4149 ratio
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
36th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.4149 ratio
in 2021
All-time low
0.1326 ratio
in 2014
Years of data
8
2014–2021

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in United Arab Emirates, 2014–2021

0.10.20.30.42014201720212014: 0.133 ratio2015: 0.267 ratio2016: 0.319 ratio2017: 0.311 ratio2018: 0.308 ratio2019: 0.317 ratio2020: 0.415 ratio2021: 0.415 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 United Arab Emirates is 0.4149 ratio, measured in 2021. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of up 212.8% over ten years.

United Arab Emirates ranks 36th of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in United Arab Emirates, year by year

Annual values for Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in United Arab Emirates, 2014 to 2021.
Year ratio Change
2014 0.1326 ratio
2015 0.2673 ratio +101.6%
2016 0.3192 ratio +19.4%
2017 0.3115 ratio -2.4%
2018 0.3079 ratio -1.2%
2019 0.3167 ratio +2.9%
2020 0.4149 ratio +31.0%
2021 0.4149 ratio +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.2759 ratio 0.1326 ratio 0.3192 ratio 6
2020s 0.4149 ratio 0.4149 ratio 0.4149 ratio 2

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  1. 33 Belgium 0.4485 ratio compare
  2. 34 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 0.4426 ratio
  3. 35 Lithuania 0.4395 ratio compare
  4. 37 Angola 0.4022 ratio compare
  5. 38 Kenya 0.4021 ratio compare
  6. 39 Libya 0.3922 ratio

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in United Arab Emirates?
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in United Arab Emirates was 0.4149 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 United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 0.4149 ratio in 2021.
What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1326 ratio in 2014.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
United Arab Emirates ranks 36th out of 174 countries with data for 2021.
Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 212.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.