label,count
Ride Hailing,17.5
Meals,16.8
Airfare,13.1
Fuel,11.4
Hotel,11.1
Misc.,12.0
Supplies,4.9
Cell Phone, 4.0
Car Rental,3.9
Grocery,2.2
Shipping,1.8
Parking,0.8
Tolls,0.5
Average Spending by
Category in 2019
Percentage of total annual T&E transactions by expense category based on more than $5.1B in expenses processed by the Certify system in 2019.
*Ride Hailing includes taxis
Your Results
Here’s how compares to Certify’s SpendSmart 2019 benchmarks.
Policy Matters
72% of all companies have a written T&E Policy in place
65% enforce compliance with a manual or selective review
Fuel and other factors can affect air costs; consider integrated travel booking to ensure the best rates.
Meal delivery services grew 86% year-over-year compared with 2018. Make sure to update your travel policy frequently to stay current with changing trends.
Ride hailing drove past meals as the most expensed category in 2019 with 17.5% of all transactions.
With 36.8% of total transactions, National Car Rental was the most expensed choice in 2019.
The average fuel expense has increased by $0.72 over last year.