International tourism, expenditures (current US$) in Mongolia
Mongolia: International tourism, expenditures was 573.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, expenditures in Mongolia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Mongolia stood at 573.00 million current US$.
That represents a change of down 44.7% on the previous year and up 79.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Mongolia peaked at 1.04 billion current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 19.00 million current US$, in 1997.
Mongolia ranks 87th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, expenditures in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 22.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 37.00 million current US$ | +68.2% |
| 1997 | 19.00 million current US$ | -48.6% |
| 1998 | 50.00 million current US$ | +163.2% |
| 1999 | 45.00 million current US$ | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 54.00 million current US$ | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 59.00 million current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 125.00 million current US$ | +111.9% |
| 2003 | 144.00 million current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 207.00 million current US$ | +43.8% |
| 2005 | 142.00 million current US$ | -31.4% |
| 2006 | 196.00 million current US$ | +38.0% |
| 2007 | 218.00 million current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 249.00 million current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 242.00 million current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 319.00 million current US$ | +31.8% |
| 2011 | 460.00 million current US$ | +44.2% |
| 2012 | 558.00 million current US$ | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 643.00 million current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 529.00 million current US$ | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 473.00 million current US$ | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 536.00 million current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 618.00 million current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 822.00 million current US$ | +33.0% |
| 2019 | 1.04 billion current US$ | +26.0% |
| 2020 | 573.00 million current US$ | -44.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 573.00 million current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 346.00 million current US$, 1.7× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 573.00 million current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 256.00 million current US$, 2.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.60 million current US$ | 19.00 million current US$ | 50.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 163.60 million current US$ | 54.00 million current US$ | 249.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 599.40 million current US$ | 319.00 million current US$ | 1.04 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 573.00 million current US$ | 573.00 million current US$ | 573.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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)
- 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$), annual growth rate -0.1394 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Mongolia?
- International tourism, expenditures in Mongolia was 573.00 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.04 billion current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.00 million current US$ in 1997.
- How does Mongolia rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Mongolia ranks 87th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.