Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Food exports (% of merchandise exports) was 3.3% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Food exports in Mongolia, 1996–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2023, food exports in Mongolia stood at 3.3%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 153.7% on the previous year and up 305.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food exports in Mongolia peaked at 5.2% in 1999 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2014.
Mongolia ranks 166th of 196 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2.2% | — |
| 1997 | 3.0% | +35.1% |
| 1998 | 4.5% | +49.4% |
| 1999 | 5.2% | +16.6% |
| 2000 | 3.3% | -35.7% |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 5.2% | +35.2% |
| 2003 | 2.7% | -47.5% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | -29.8% |
| 2005 | 1.2% | -35.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +54.4% |
| 2007 | 1.6% | -15.4% |
| 2013 | 0.8% | -49.3% |
| 2014 | 0.7% | -13.9% |
| 2015 | 1.2% | +74.3% |
| 2016 | 1.7% | +34.1% |
| 2017 | 2.3% | +37.3% |
| 2018 | 2.9% | +26.6% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -26.7% |
| 2020 | 1.6% | -23.1% |
| 2021 | 1.7% | +7.4% |
| 2022 | 1.3% | -24.5% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +153.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 3.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.9%, 17% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 3.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.7%, 24% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.7% | 2.2% | 5.2% | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.7% | 1.2% | 5.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 2.9% | 7 |
| 2020s | 2.0% | 1.3% | 3.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 163 Cayman Islands 3.8% compare
- 164 Slovenia 3.7% compare
- 165 Bangladesh 3.4% compare
- 167 Tuvalu 3.2% compare
- 168 Finland 3.1% compare
- 169 United Arab Emirates 2.9% compare
More private sector data for Mongolia
- Merchandise trade 106.7% (2025)
- Food imports 11.0% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 65.3% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 11.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 4.77 billion current US$ (2025)
- Manufactures exports 1.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 15.76 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.92 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 4,416 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6213 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food exports in Mongolia?
- Food exports in Mongolia was 3.3% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food exports recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 5.2% in 1999.
- What is the lowest food exports recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2014.
- How does Mongolia rank for food exports?
- Mongolia ranks 166th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food exports rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 305.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.