Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in United States of America
United States of America: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.1402 ratio in 2021. ▼ Falling
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in United States of America, 1997–2021
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 States of America is 0.1402 ratio, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is down 48.5% on the previous year and down 47.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in United States of America peaked at 0.4556 ratio in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1402 ratio, in 2021.
United States of America ranks 88th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in United States of America, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.4347 ratio | — |
| 1998 | 0.4347 ratio | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.4265 ratio | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 0.4556 ratio | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 0.4205 ratio | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4347 ratio | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 0.4347 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.4347 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4347 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4347 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.4347 ratio | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.3736 ratio | -14.1% |
| 2009 | 0.2887 ratio | -22.7% |
| 2010 | 0.2804 ratio | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 0.2658 ratio | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 0.2563 ratio | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 0.2376 ratio | -7.3% |
| 2014 | 0.224 ratio | -5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.2315 ratio | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 0.2195 ratio | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 0.218 ratio | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.2121 ratio | -2.7% |
| 2019 | 0.2092 ratio | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 0.2723 ratio | +30.2% |
| 2021 | 0.1402 ratio | -48.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.432 ratio | 0.4265 ratio | 0.4347 ratio | 3 |
| 2000s | 0.4147 ratio | 0.2887 ratio | 0.4556 ratio | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2355 ratio | 0.2092 ratio | 0.2804 ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2063 ratio | 0.1402 ratio | 0.2723 ratio | 2 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in United States of America?
- Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in United States of America was 0.1402 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 States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4556 ratio in 2000.
- What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1402 ratio in 2021.
- How does United States of America rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- United States of America ranks 88th out of 174 countries with data for 2021.
- Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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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A country with a ratio greater than one indicates a higher number of arrivals for business and professional purposes compared to personal purposes.