Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) was 47.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mongolia stood at 47.5%.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mongolia peaked at 62.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2016.
Mongolia ranks 63rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.7% | — |
| 2001 | 45.5% | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 47.4% | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 62.1% | +31.0% |
| 2011 | 58.9% | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 59.7% | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 8.9% | -85.1% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +546.9% |
| 2018 | 52.9% | -8.0% |
| 2019 | 44.4% | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 47.0% | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 51.8% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 47.5% | -8.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 47.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.2%, 1.1× the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 47.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.5%, 1.2× the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +546.9% | 8.9% | 57.5% |
| 2016 | -85.1% | 59.7% | 8.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.2% | 45.5% | 47.4% | 3 |
| 2010s | 49.2% | 8.9% | 62.1% | 7 |
| 2020s | 49.6% | 47.0% | 52.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More infrastructure data for Mongolia
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 4.89 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 140.67 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 519,169 (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 14.94 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.1473 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 519,169 (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.39 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mongolia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Mongolia was 47.5% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2016.
- How does Mongolia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Mongolia ranks 63rd out of 128 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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