Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Mongolia
Mongolia: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad was 1.71 billion current US$ in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Mongolia, 1995–2024
Source: UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2024, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Mongolia stood at 1.71 billion current US$. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 222.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Mongolia peaked at 1.71 billion current US$ in 2024 and was at its lowest, 19.00 million current US$, in 1997.
That places Mongolia 87th out of 199 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 22.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 37.00 million current US$ | +68.2% |
| 1997 | 19.00 million current US$ | -48.6% |
| 1998 | 50.00 million current US$ | +163.2% |
| 1999 | 45.00 million current US$ | -10.0% |
| 2000 | 54.00 million current US$ | +20.0% |
| 2001 | 59.00 million current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2002 | 125.00 million current US$ | +111.9% |
| 2003 | 144.00 million current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2004 | 207.00 million current US$ | +43.8% |
| 2005 | 142.00 million current US$ | -31.4% |
| 2006 | 196.00 million current US$ | +38.0% |
| 2007 | 218.00 million current US$ | +11.2% |
| 2008 | 249.00 million current US$ | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 242.00 million current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 319.00 million current US$ | +31.8% |
| 2011 | 460.00 million current US$ | +44.2% |
| 2012 | 558.00 million current US$ | +21.3% |
| 2013 | 643.00 million current US$ | +15.2% |
| 2014 | 529.00 million current US$ | -17.7% |
| 2015 | 473.00 million current US$ | -10.6% |
| 2016 | 536.00 million current US$ | +13.3% |
| 2017 | 618.00 million current US$ | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 822.00 million current US$ | +33.0% |
| 2019 | 1.04 billion current US$ | +26.0% |
| 2020 | 572.46 million current US$ | -44.7% |
| 2021 | 778.60 million current US$ | +36.0% |
| 2022 | 1.09 billion current US$ | +39.5% |
| 2023 | 1.39 billion current US$ | +28.4% |
| 2024 | 1.71 billion current US$ | +22.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 1.71 billion current US$ is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.09 billion current US$, 1.6× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 1.71 billion current US$ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 569.60 million current US$, 3.0× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +163.2% | 19.00 million current US$ | 50.00 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.60 million current US$ | 19.00 million current US$ | 50.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 163.60 million current US$ | 54.00 million current US$ | 249.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 599.40 million current US$ | 319.00 million current US$ | 1.04 billion current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.11 billion current US$ | 572.46 million current US$ | 1.71 billion current US$ | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More reference data data for Mongolia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8173 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0069 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 12.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0378 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Mongolia?
- Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad in Mongolia was 1.71 billion current US$ in 2024, according to UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.71 billion current US$ in 2024.
- What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.00 million current US$ in 1997.
- How does Mongolia rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad?
- Mongolia ranks 87th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 222.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Money spent by a country’s residents abroad on accommodation, food, transport, entertainment, shopping, and fares paid to foreign airlines. The data is expressed in current US dollars and is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.