Expense in Mongolia

Mongolia: Expense was 31.7% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
31.7%
Change on year
down 4.5%
World rank
54th
of 157 countries
All-time high
33.2%
in 2020
All-time low
11.7%
in 1995
Years of data
28
1992–2021

Expense in Mongolia, 1992–2021

01020301992200620211992: 16.7 % of GDP1993: 14.6 % of GDP1994: 14.2 % of GDP1995: 11.7 % of GDP1996: 13.3 % of GDP1997: 16.3 % of GDP1998: 18.4 % of GDP1999: 18.9 % of GDP2000: 22.4 % of GDP2001: 22.1 % of GDP2002: 21.7 % of GDP2003: 24.6 % of GDP2006: 23.3 % of GDP2007: 23.2 % of GDP2008: 25.5 % of GDP2009: 26.5 % of GDP2010: 22.9 % of GDP2011: 24.4 % of GDP2012: 27.1 % of GDP2013: 23.7 % of GDP2014: 23.7 % of GDP2015: 24.3 % of GDP2016: 27.4 % of GDP2017: 23.7 % of GDP2018: 22.5 % of GDP2019: 25.6 % of GDP2020: 33.2 % of GDP2021: 31.7 % of GDP

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for expense in Mongolia is 31.7%, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 29.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, expense in Mongolia peaked at 33.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.7%, in 1995.

Mongolia ranks 54th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.5% 11.7% 18.9% 8
2000s 23.7% 21.7% 26.5% 8
2010s 24.5% 22.5% 27.4% 10
2020s 32.4% 31.7% 33.2% 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is expense in Mongolia?
Expense in Mongolia was 31.7% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest expense recorded in Mongolia?
The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2020.
What is the lowest expense recorded in Mongolia?
The lowest recorded value was 11.7% in 1995.
How does Mongolia rank for expense?
Mongolia ranks 54th out of 157 countries with data for 2021.
Is expense rising or falling in Mongolia?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mongolia data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Expense (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Expense (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 5,211 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Expense is a decrease in net worth resulting from a transaction. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.