Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mongolia
Mongolia: Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added was 8.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mongolia, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mongolia stood at 8.9%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.6% on the previous year and down 36.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mongolia peaked at 38.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 80th of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 16.7% | — |
| 1982 | 18.0% | +7.7% |
| 1983 | 18.4% | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 17.2% | -6.6% |
| 1985 | 16.4% | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 18.7% | +13.8% |
| 1987 | 16.4% | -12.1% |
| 1988 | 16.6% | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 15.5% | -6.7% |
| 1990 | 12.5% | -19.6% |
| 1991 | 11.8% | -5.3% |
| 1992 | 25.6% | +116.4% |
| 1993 | 25.7% | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 27.5% | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 32.5% | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 38.5% | +18.2% |
| 1997 | 32.2% | -16.2% |
| 1998 | 32.4% | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 31.7% | -2.3% |
| 2000 | 27.4% | -13.5% |
| 2001 | 23.0% | -16.2% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | -17.6% |
| 2003 | 18.4% | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 17.6% | -10.9% |
| 2007 | 18.4% | +4.4% |
| 2008 | 19.2% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 17.9% | -7.0% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -34.3% |
| 2011 | 10.3% | -12.1% |
| 2012 | 11.3% | +9.2% |
| 2013 | 13.4% | +19.2% |
| 2014 | 13.3% | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -10.3% |
| 2017 | 11.1% | -11.8% |
| 2018 | 11.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 11.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 13.0% | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 13.2% | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 9.9% | -23.9% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | -26.5% |
| 2025 | 8.9% | +22.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.1% | 15.5% | 18.7% | 9 |
| 1990s | 27.0% | 11.8% | 38.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.1% | 17.6% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 10.3% | 14.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 7.3% | 13.2% | 6 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Mongolia
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 30.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0894 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 635.39 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.5968 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.2885 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.9% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.9% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.4% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mongolia?
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added in Mongolia was 8.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added?
- Mongolia ranks 80th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 36.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Agriculture, forestry, and fishing corresponds to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 01-03 and includes the exploitation of vegetal and animal natural resources, comprising the activities of growing of crops, raising and breeding of animals, harvesting of timber and other plants, animals or animal products from a farm or their natural habitats.Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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. Note: For VAB countries, gross value added at factor cost is used as the denominator.