Transport services in Mongolia
Mongolia: Transport services was 28.8% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Mongolia, 1981–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 28.8% for transport services in 2024.
That represents a change of down 15.5% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, transport services in Mongolia peaked at 88.4% in 1993 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2016.
Mongolia ranks 108th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 44 years of available data.
Transport services in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 48.4% | — |
| 1982 | 38.1% | -21.2% |
| 1983 | 36.5% | -4.2% |
| 1984 | 30.0% | -17.7% |
| 1985 | 31.5% | +4.8% |
| 1986 | 77.1% | +144.9% |
| 1987 | 74.5% | -3.4% |
| 1988 | 70.6% | -5.2% |
| 1989 | 71.8% | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 64.8% | -9.8% |
| 1991 | 61.9% | -4.4% |
| 1992 | 84.8% | +37.0% |
| 1993 | 88.4% | +4.2% |
| 1994 | 68.8% | -22.2% |
| 1995 | 69.6% | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 69.2% | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 71.9% | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 56.8% | -21.1% |
| 1999 | 60.2% | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 54.0% | -10.3% |
| 2001 | 50.5% | -6.4% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | -24.5% |
| 2003 | 37.8% | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 33.1% | -12.4% |
| 2005 | 37.6% | +13.8% |
| 2006 | 38.9% | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 42.0% | +26.4% |
| 2009 | 36.5% | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 37.1% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 37.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 25.1% | -32.4% |
| 2013 | 24.1% | -4.0% |
| 2014 | 21.1% | -12.6% |
| 2015 | 24.9% | +18.3% |
| 2016 | 20.4% | -18.3% |
| 2017 | 28.0% | +37.7% |
| 2018 | 31.3% | +11.8% |
| 2019 | 30.7% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 28.6% | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 39.2% | +31.5% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | -13.2% |
| 2024 | 28.8% | -15.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 53.2% | 30.0% | 77.1% | 9 |
| 1990s | 69.6% | 56.8% | 88.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.2% | 33.1% | 54.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.0% | 20.4% | 37.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 28.6% | 39.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 105 Slovakia 30.2% compare
- 106 Saudi Arabia 29.9% compare
- 107 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 29.5% compare
- 109 Armenia 28.5% compare
- 110 Uruguay 28.5% compare
- 111 Seychelles 28.5% 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)
- 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 transport services in Mongolia?
- Transport services in Mongolia was 28.8% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest transport services recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.4% in 1993.
- What is the lowest transport services recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2016.
- How does Mongolia rank for transport services?
- Mongolia ranks 108th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Transport services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Transport is the process of carriage of people and objects from one location to another as well as related supporting and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.