Share of GDP from agriculture in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of GDP from agriculture was 8.9% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of GDP from agriculture in Mongolia, 1981–2025
Source: National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, share of gdp from agriculture 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, share of gdp from agriculture in Mongolia peaked at 38.5% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 7.3%, in 2024.
Mongolia ranks 80th of 203 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.
Share of GDP from agriculture 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% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 8.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.8%, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 8.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 9.1%, 98% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of GDP from agriculture 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +116.4% | 11.8% | 25.6% |
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 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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)
- 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)
- Rural population 28.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gdp from agriculture in Mongolia?
- Share of gdp from agriculture in Mongolia was 8.9% in 2025, according to National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gdp from agriculture recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 38.5% in 1996.
- What is the lowest share of gdp from agriculture recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.3% in 2024.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of gdp from agriculture?
- Mongolia ranks 80th out of 203 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of gdp from agriculture 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 National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of GDP from agriculture. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This is measured as the value added from agriculture, forestry and fishing products as a share of gross domestic product (GDP).