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General profile: Mongolia

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
3.432 Millions
..
20 149 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 1 557 507 km²
10.35 %
6.85 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+21.1 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
1 065
2 899
4 669
15 187
Merchandise imports
1 184
3 278
3 798
9 250
Merchandise trade balance
-119
-379
872
5 937
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
14 %14 %38 %38 %44 %44 %4 %4 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
12 7801 28543134511212 7801 285431345112
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
414
486
689
1 587
Services imports
401
789
1 404
4 179
Services trade balance
14
-303
-715
-2 592
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
48.1
35.9
34.6
42.5
Travel
42.7
50.2
35.6
33.4
Other services
9.3
13.8
28.8
23.2
TRADE INDICES
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2391881641621541381311091001077878855942484035110148134108106118115100100112122129140135107108119116
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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+6.8 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
2 926
7 189
11 620
20 149
GDP per capita, current US$
1 141
2 661
3 904
5 871
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
7.25
6.37
1.25
6.85
Current account balance, % of GDP
2.99
-12.32
-8.16
0.60
Exchange rate (/US$)
1 205.247
1 357.064
1 970.309
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
51.913.942.365.171.351.913.942.365.171.3
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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+0.4 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
187.62
1 691.42
94.32
2 247.57
FDI outflows
2.30
62.33
11.41
75.94
Personal remittances, % of GDP
6.05
3.70
2.25
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
399.2471.2548.8560.9440.6273.4259.9260.9255.1257.1323.8249.6266.2199.6224.6178.0155.2176.92 2482 5042 1731 7192 4432 1741 494-4 156943382 0604 2724 5711 69162484537324518893132786354FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Balance, % of GDP
-14.26
-9.09
-4.93
6.05
Balance, % of imports
-26.64
-16.89
-10.84
8.99
Normalized balance
-0.154
-0.092
-0.057
0.043
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
140128113991211221119386105100108121998795979193
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 69%Urban 69%Rural 31%Rural 31%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.041 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
..
1 190
2 277
941
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
..
..
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
0.00
..
0.08
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.99
..
5.01
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 11 October 2024