Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Zambia
Zambia: Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons was 0.6151 ratio in 2021. ▲ Rising
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Zambia, 1995–2021
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 Zambia is 0.6151 ratio, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 17.8% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Zambia peaked at 1.67 ratio in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.3145 ratio, in 1995.
Zambia ranks 22nd of 174 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Zambia, year by year
| Year | ratio | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 0.3145 ratio | — |
| 1996 | 0.7032 ratio | +123.6% |
| 1997 | 0.6965 ratio | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 0.8513 ratio | +22.2% |
| 1999 | 0.8364 ratio | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.7852 ratio | -6.1% |
| 2001 | 0.6907 ratio | -12.0% |
| 2002 | 0.7823 ratio | +13.3% |
| 2003 | 0.607 ratio | -22.4% |
| 2004 | 0.4507 ratio | -25.7% |
| 2005 | 0.6082 ratio | +34.9% |
| 2006 | 0.6223 ratio | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 0.6104 ratio | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 0.7182 ratio | +17.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8635 ratio | +20.2% |
| 2010 | 1.18 ratio | +37.2% |
| 2011 | 1.63 ratio | +37.8% |
| 2012 | 1.23 ratio | -24.7% |
| 2013 | 1.41 ratio | +14.7% |
| 2014 | 0.846 ratio | -40.0% |
| 2015 | 1.67 ratio | +96.8% |
| 2016 | 1.35 ratio | -19.2% |
| 2017 | 1.46 ratio | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 1.41 ratio | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 0.8461 ratio | -39.9% |
| 2020 | 0.748 ratio | -11.6% |
| 2021 | 0.6151 ratio | -17.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6804 ratio | 0.3145 ratio | 0.8513 ratio | 5 |
| 2000s | 0.6739 ratio | 0.4507 ratio | 0.8635 ratio | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.3 ratio | 0.846 ratio | 1.67 ratio | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6815 ratio | 0.6151 ratio | 0.748 ratio | 2 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 19 Marshall Islands 0.7647 ratio compare
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 0.7496 ratio compare
- 21 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0.7095 ratio compare
- 23 Kuwait 0.5791 ratio compare
- 24 Turkmenistan 0.5769 ratio compare
- 25 Micronesia (country) 0.5738 ratio compare
More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3261 °C (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5273 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2981 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Zambia?
- Ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons in Zambia was 0.6151 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 ratio in 2015.
- What is the lowest ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3145 ratio in 1995.
- How does Zambia rank for ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons?
- Zambia ranks 22nd out of 174 countries with data for 2021.
- Is ratio of business trips to trips for personal reasons rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.