International tourism, number of arrivals in Mongolia
Mongolia: International tourism, number of arrivals was 66,900 in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, number of arrivals in Mongolia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, number of arrivals in Mongolia is 66,900, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 89.5% on the previous year and down 88.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of arrivals in Mongolia peaked at 637,000 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 66,900, in 2020.
That places Mongolia 182nd out of 201 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, number of arrivals in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 108,000 | — |
| 1996 | 71,000 | -34.3% |
| 1997 | 82,000 | +15.5% |
| 1998 | 197,000 | +140.2% |
| 1999 | 160,000 | -18.8% |
| 2000 | 158,000 | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 192,000 | +21.5% |
| 2002 | 235,000 | +22.4% |
| 2003 | 205,000 | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 305,000 | +48.8% |
| 2005 | 345,000 | +13.1% |
| 2006 | 408,000 | +18.3% |
| 2007 | 455,000 | +11.5% |
| 2008 | 469,000 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 465,000 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 557,000 | +19.8% |
| 2011 | 627,000 | +12.6% |
| 2012 | 624,000 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 515,000 | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 506,000 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 467,000 | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 471,000 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 543,000 | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 598,000 | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 637,000 | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 66,900 | -89.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 66,900 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 778,000, 9% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 66,900 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 487,000, 14% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, number of arrivals in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +140.2% | 82,000 | 197,000 |
| 2020 | -89.5% | 637,000 | 66,900 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 123,600 | 71,000 | 197,000 | 5 |
| 2000s | 323,700 | 158,000 | 469,000 | 10 |
| 2010s | 554,500 | 467,000 | 637,000 | 10 |
| 2020s | 66,900 | 66,900 | 66,900 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 179 East Timor 74,800 compare
- 180 Sierra Leone 71,000 compare
- 181 Burkina Faso 67,000 compare
- 183 Djibouti 63,000 compare
- 184 Liechtenstein 58,400 compare
- 185 Guinea-Bissau 52,400 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)
- Food exports 3.3% (2023)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of arrivals in Mongolia?
- International tourism, number of arrivals in Mongolia was 66,900 in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 637,000 in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of arrivals recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 66,900 in 2020.
- How does Mongolia rank for international tourism, number of arrivals?
- Mongolia ranks 182nd out of 201 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of arrivals rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.0%. 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, number of arrivals. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International inbound tourists (overnight visitors) are the number of tourists who travel to a country other than that in which they have their usual residence, but outside their usual environment, for a period not exceeding 12 months and whose main purpose in visiting is other than an activity remunerated from within the country visited. When data on number of tourists are not available, the number of visitors, which includes tourists, same-day visitors, cruise passengers, and crew members, is shown instead. Sources and collection methods for arrivals differ across countries. In some cases data are from border statistics (police, immigration, and the like) and supplemented by border surveys. In other cases data are from tourism accommodation establishments. For some countries number of arrivals is limited to arrivals by air and for others to arrivals staying in hotels. Some countries include arrivals of nationals residing abroad while others do not. Caution should thus be used in comparing arrivals across countries. The data on inbound tourists refer to the number of arrivals, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips to a country during a given period is counted each time as a new arrival.