SAP Concur Data: Benchmarking for Smarter T&E Spend
SAP Concur released T&E benchmarking analysis based on its processed data. From 2022 to 2023, airfare spending rose over 18% with bookings up 20%; first class dropped 84%, economy rose 36%, and business class rose 22%. Hotel spend jumped 24% while corporate tool bookings grew only 4.2%. Total meal spend rose 20%, with average meal cost rising slightly from $21.69 to $22.89. Missing receipts climbed 17%, associated spend rose 29%, and expense reports with exceptions increased nearly 10%.
Impact and considerations
The benchmarking data reveals corporate travel spending trends and compliance gaps, helping companies assess their T&E program performance and identify savings opportunities.
Key points
- From 2022 to 2023, airfare spending rose over 18% with bookings up 20%; first class dropped 84%, economy rose 36%, and business class rose 22%.
- Hotel spend jumped 24% while corporate tool bookings grew only 4.2%, suggesting employees may bypass approved channels to book directly.
- Total meal spend rose 20%, with average meal cost rising slightly from $21.69 to $22.89.
- Missing receipts climbed 17%, associated spend rose 29%, and expense reports with exceptions increased nearly 10%.
- SAP Concur processes billions of dollars in spend annually across hundreds of organizations.
Sources and time
- Primary source
- SAP Concur
- Other sources
- 0
- First source publication
- 10 Oct 2025, 18:30
- Page published
- 13 Aug 2026, 08:29
- Last updated
- 10 Oct 2025, 18:30
- Original links
- SAP Concur Blog：Reduce Travel & Expense Spend: Benchmarking for Smarter T&E (opens in a new tab)Primary source · en · Published 10 Oct 2025, 18:30