Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Travel services (% of commercial service imports) was 36.2% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Travel 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 36.2% for travel services in 2025.
The figure is up 11.5% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Mongolia peaked at 45.7% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 1986.
Mongolia ranks 40th of 198 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Travel services (% of commercial service imports) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.3% | — |
| 1982 | 0.5% | +57.6% |
| 1983 | 0.5% | -7.3% |
| 1984 | 0.5% | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 0.5% | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 0.2% | -69.0% |
| 1987 | 0.2% | +25.5% |
| 1988 | 0.2% | -7.5% |
| 1989 | 0.2% | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.9% | +389.5% |
| 1992 | 6.4% | +612.9% |
| 1993 | 4.3% | -32.5% |
| 1994 | 3.9% | -10.6% |
| 1995 | 22.3% | +479.2% |
| 1996 | 17.9% | -19.8% |
| 1997 | 13.4% | -24.9% |
| 1998 | 31.5% | +134.5% |
| 1999 | 30.0% | -4.6% |
| 2000 | 32.6% | +8.4% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | -14.0% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | +63.1% |
| 2003 | 32.7% | -28.4% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +5.7% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | -7.5% |
| 2006 | 42.0% | +31.2% |
| 2007 | 42.9% | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | -17.9% |
| 2009 | 37.7% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 34.5% | -8.4% |
| 2011 | 29.2% | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 23.5% | -19.5% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +24.5% |
| 2014 | 25.2% | -13.8% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +20.7% |
| 2016 | 22.8% | -25.3% |
| 2017 | 24.7% | +8.6% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | +12.6% |
| 2019 | 28.9% | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 26.4% | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 30.1% | +14.0% |
| 2022 | 28.7% | -4.5% |
| 2023 | 30.5% | +5.9% |
| 2024 | 32.5% | +6.7% |
| 2025 | 36.2% | +11.5% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 36.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 23.2%, 1.6× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 36.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.4%, 1.5× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Travel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +612.9% | 0.9% | 6.4% |
| 1995 | +479.2% | 3.9% | 22.3% |
| 1990 | +389.5% | 0.2% | 0.9% |
| 1998 | +134.5% | 13.4% | 31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.5% | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.5% | 0.9% | 31.5% | 9 |
| 2000s | 36.3% | 28.0% | 45.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.7% | 22.8% | 34.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.7% | 26.4% | 36.2% | 6 |
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 travel services in Mongolia?
- Travel services in Mongolia was 36.2% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.7% in 2002.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 1986.
- How does Mongolia rank for travel services?
- Mongolia ranks 40th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Travel services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.