International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Mongolia
Mongolia: International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) was 29.00 million current US$ in 2020. ◆ Volatile
International tourism, receipts for travel items in Mongolia, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 29.00 million current US$ for international tourism, receipts for travel items in 2020.
That represents a change of down 94.3% on the previous year and down 88.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts for travel items in Mongolia peaked at 513.00 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.00 million current US$, in 1996.
Mongolia ranks 166th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 21.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 10.00 million current US$ | -52.4% |
| 1997 | 13.00 million current US$ | +30.0% |
| 1998 | 35.00 million current US$ | +169.2% |
| 1999 | 36.00 million current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 36.00 million current US$ | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 39.00 million current US$ | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 130.00 million current US$ | +233.3% |
| 2003 | 143.00 million current US$ | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 185.00 million current US$ | +29.4% |
| 2005 | 177.00 million current US$ | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 225.00 million current US$ | +27.1% |
| 2007 | 307.00 million current US$ | +36.4% |
| 2008 | 247.00 million current US$ | -19.5% |
| 2009 | 235.00 million current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 244.00 million current US$ | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 156.00 million current US$ | -36.1% |
| 2012 | 177.00 million current US$ | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 197.00 million current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 215.00 million current US$ | +9.1% |
| 2015 | 246.00 million current US$ | +14.4% |
| 2016 | 316.00 million current US$ | +28.5% |
| 2017 | 396.00 million current US$ | +25.3% |
| 2018 | 461.00 million current US$ | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 513.00 million current US$ | +11.3% |
| 2020 | 29.00 million current US$ | -94.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 29.00 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 426.00 million current US$, 7% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 29.00 million current US$ is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 186.00 million current US$, 16% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, receipts for travel items (current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +233.3% | 39.00 million current US$ | 130.00 million current US$ |
| 1998 | +169.2% | 13.00 million current US$ | 35.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 23.00 million current US$ | 10.00 million current US$ | 36.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 172.40 million current US$ | 36.00 million current US$ | 307.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 292.10 million current US$ | 156.00 million current US$ | 513.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.00 million current US$ | 29.00 million current US$ | 29.00 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)
- 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, receipts for travel items in Mongolia?
- International tourism, receipts for travel items in Mongolia was 29.00 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, receipts for travel items recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 513.00 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts for travel items recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.00 million current US$ in 1996.
- How does Mongolia rank for international tourism, receipts for travel items?
- Mongolia ranks 166th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts for travel items rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 88.1%. 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, receipts for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts for travel items are expenditures by international inbound visitors in the reporting economy. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These receipts should include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.