Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Vietnam

Vietnam: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.2018 ratio in 2014. ▼ Falling

Latest (2014)
0.2018 ratio
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
66th
of 174 countries
All-time high
0.3069 ratio
in 1997
All-time low
0.1664 ratio
in 2005
Years of data
20
1995–2014

Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Vietnam, 1995–2014

00.10.20.31995200420141995: 0.295 ratio1996: 0.294 ratio1997: 0.307 ratio1998: 0.238 ratio1999: 0.175 ratio2000: 0.244 ratio2001: 0.204 ratio2002: 0.204 ratio2003: 0.239 ratio2004: 0.217 ratio2005: 0.166 ratio2006: 0.192 ratio2007: 0.19 ratio2008: 0.249 ratio2009: 0.247 ratio2010: 0.254 ratio2011: 0.2 ratio2012: 0.205 ratio2013: 0.201 ratio2014: 0.202 ratio

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

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 0.2018 ratio for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in 2014.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Vietnam peaked at 0.3069 ratio in 1997 and was at its lowest, 0.1664 ratio, in 2005.

That places Vietnam 66th out of 174 countries with data for 2014, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Vietnam, 1995 to 2014.
Year ratio Change
1995 0.2953 ratio
1996 0.2939 ratio -0.5%
1997 0.3069 ratio +4.4%
1998 0.2378 ratio -22.5%
1999 0.1755 ratio -26.2%
2000 0.2442 ratio +39.2%
2001 0.2041 ratio -16.4%
2002 0.2044 ratio +0.1%
2003 0.2387 ratio +16.8%
2004 0.217 ratio -9.1%
2005 0.1664 ratio -23.3%
2006 0.1916 ratio +15.1%
2007 0.1896 ratio -1.0%
2008 0.2488 ratio +31.2%
2009 0.2469 ratio -0.8%
2010 0.2543 ratio +3.0%
2011 0.2002 ratio -21.3%
2012 0.2052 ratio +2.5%
2013 0.201 ratio -2.1%
2014 0.2018 ratio +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.2619 ratio 0.1755 ratio 0.3069 ratio 5
2000s 0.2152 ratio 0.1664 ratio 0.2488 ratio 10
2010s 0.2125 ratio 0.2002 ratio 0.2543 ratio 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Vietnam?
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Vietnam was 0.2018 ratio in 2014, 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 Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 0.3069 ratio in 1997.
What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 0.1664 ratio in 2005.
How does Vietnam rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
Vietnam ranks 66th out of 174 countries with data for 2014.
Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vietnam 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.