Transport services (% of commercial service imports) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Transport services (% of commercial service imports) was 25.6% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Transport services in Mongolia, 1981–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 25.6% for transport services in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.0% on the previous year and up 2.8% 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 115th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Transport services (% of commercial service imports) 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% |
| 2025 | 25.6% | -11.0% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 25.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 31.9%, 80% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 25.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.5%, 87% of the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Transport services (% of commercial service imports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +144.9% | 31.5% | 77.1% |
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 | 31.0% | 25.6% | 39.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 112 Guinea 27.3% compare
- 113 Saint Kitts and Nevis 26.3% compare
- 114 New Caledonia 25.6% compare
- 116 Botswana 25.5% compare
- 117 Kazakhstan 25.5% compare
- 118 North Macedonia 25.4% 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 transport services in Mongolia?
- Transport services in Mongolia was 25.6% in 2025, 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 115th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is transport services rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. 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.