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GDP
$25.37 billion (2025)

Trade – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 119th out of 130 countries

The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) measures the sophistication and diversity of a country’s exports.

Product Imports
$8 billion (2024)

Service Imports
$4.92 billion (2024)

Market Growth Imports
17.50% of annual growth

Financial inclusion factors (over 15 years of age)
• 98.2% have an account with a financial institution
• 5.5% have a credit card
• 85.7% make digital payment

GDP Growth (annual %)
6.80%

GDP per Capita
$7,079.32 (2025)

Product Exports
$15 billion (2024)

Service Exports
$1.60 billion (2024)

Market Growth Exports
0.75% of annual growth

Main online stores
Unegui.mn, Amazon.com, Shoppy.mn, Taobao, eBay, AliExpress, HiBox.mn, Etsy, Zarmedee.mn, Myzar

Global Startup Ecosystem Index
Mongolia ranked 86th out of 100 countries, 31.6% of annual ecosystem growth.

The Global Startup Ecosystem Index ranks countries by the strength of their startup ecosystems. It evaluates factors such as startup activity, ecosystem quality, and the business environment.

Media language Mongolian

The press

Өдрийн Сонин (Daily News), Өнөөдөр (Unuudur), Зууны Мэдээ (Zuunii Medee), Монголын Үнэн, Ардын Эрх, Өглөөний Сонин, News.mn, Ikon.mn, Gogo.mn, Montsame News, Eagle.mn, 24tsag.mn

Television

Mongolian National Broadcaster (MNB), MNB World, Mongol TV, Eagle TV, TV9 Mongolia, TV8

News Agency

Montsame, News.mn, Ikon.mn, Gogo News, Shuud News, Medee News

Magazines

Mongolian Economy, Business Times Mongolia, Unread Today, Lhamour Magazine, Mongolia Mining Journal, Mongolia Today

Radio

Mongolian National Radio, UB Radio 102.5, Eagle Radio 91.1, MGL Radio, Family Radio 104.5, Shineleg Radio

Internet users
83.0% penetration, 2.93 million

Share of web traffic by device
51.13% mobile phones, 47.90% laptop and desktop computers, 0.95% tablet devices and 0.01% other devices

Median speed of fixed Internet connection
78.95 Mbps (Download)
46.45 Mbps (Upload)

Mobile connection as a percentage of total population: 141%

Most popular web search engines
Google (92.36%), Bing (5.12%), Yandex (0.86%), Yahoo! (0.56%), Baidu (0.38%), Naver (0.30%), DuckDuckGo (0.20%), Others (0.22%)

Share of AI web traffic referrals
ChatGPT (95.60%), Microsoft Copilot (2.35%), Perplexity (1.17%), Google Gemini (0.73%), DeepSeek (0.15%), Others (0%)

Most used social media
Facebook (46.62%), X (16.11%), Pinterest (14.16%), YouTube (11.87%), Instagram (5.73%), Reddit (4.82%)

Percentage of mobile connections that are broadband (3G-5G): 92.0%

Life expectancy
72.12 yrs (2023)

Current health expenditure
8.85% of GDP

Current education expenditure
91.11% of total expenditure in public institutions

CO2 emissions
8.21 metric tons per capita

Corruption Perceptions Index
Mongolia scored 31 out of 100, ranking 124th out of 182 countries.

The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) ranks countries by perceived levels of public sector corruption. It is based on expert assessments and business surveys, with higher scores indicating lower perceived corruption.

Religion
Buddhist (51.7%), None (40.6%), Muslim (3.2%), Shamanist (2.5%), Christian (1.3%), Other (0.7%)

Ethnicity
Khalkh (83.8%), Kazak (3.8%), Durvud (2.6%), Other (2.1%), Bayad (2%), Buriad (1.4%), Zakhchin (1.2%), Dariganga (1.1%), Uriankhai (1%)

World Happiness Index
Mongolia ranked 75th out of 147 countries, with a score of 5.936.

The World Happiness Index ranks countries by people’s self-reported life satisfaction. It also considers factors like income, health, social support, freedom, and trust.

R&D Expenditure
0.08% of GDP

World Competitiveness Ranking
Mongolia ranked 67th out of 70 countries, with a score of 39.02

The World Competitiveness Ranking measures how well countries create an environment that supports business performance and long-term prosperity. It evaluates factors such as economic performance, government efficiency, business efficiency, and infrastructure.

World Digital Competitiveness Ranking
Mongolia ranked 67th out of 69 countries, with a score of 39.91

The World Digital Competitiveness Ranking measures how well countries adopt and develop digital technologies to drive economic transformation. It assesses factors such as knowledge, technology, and future readiness.

Technology – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 94th out of 97 countries

Research – Economic Complexity Index
Ranked 115th out of 138 countries

The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) measures the sophistication and diversity of a country’s exports.

Global Innovation Index
Ranked 13th out of 17 South East Asian and Oceanian countries, and 78th out of 139 countries worldwide

The Global Innovation Index captures the innovation ecosystem performance of economies and tracks the most recent global innovation trends.