Food imports in Mongolia
Mongolia: Food imports was 11.0% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Food imports in Mongolia, 1996–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for food imports in Mongolia is 11.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.9% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Mongolia peaked at 17.9% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 9.0%, in 2014.
Mongolia ranks 146th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Food imports in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 14.3% | — |
| 1997 | 16.3% | +14.4% |
| 1998 | 16.5% | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | -28.9% |
| 2000 | 16.6% | +41.1% |
| 2001 | 17.9% | +7.9% |
| 2003 | 14.4% | -19.3% |
| 2004 | 15.6% | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | -16.8% |
| 2006 | 12.1% | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 11.8% | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 9.1% | -23.2% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +38.7% |
| 2016 | 15.1% | +21.2% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 12.6% | +20.8% |
| 2021 | 14.0% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 12.6% | -9.6% |
| 2023 | 11.0% | -12.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.7% | 11.7% | 16.5% | 4 |
| 2000s | 14.5% | 11.8% | 17.9% | 7 |
| 2010s | 11.4% | 9.0% | 15.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 12.5% | 11.0% | 14.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More private sector data for Mongolia
- Merchandise trade 106.7% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 65.3% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 11.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 3.3% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 1.7% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 15.76 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -0.1394 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,170 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Mongolia?
- Food imports in Mongolia was 11.0% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 17.9% in 2001.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.0% in 2014.
- How does Mongolia rank for food imports?
- Mongolia ranks 146th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.