Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Mongolia
Mongolia: Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social was 25.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Mongolia, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2024, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Mongolia stood at 25.2%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.9% on the previous year and down 31.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Mongolia peaked at 48.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2016.
Mongolia ranks 56th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.8% | — |
| 2001 | 19.1% | -3.4% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 36.8% | +90.1% |
| 2011 | 37.9% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | -3.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2017 | 48.5% | +232228.9% |
| 2018 | 21.3% | -56.2% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +10.7% |
| 2020 | 29.2% | +24.2% |
| 2021 | 37.5% | +28.4% |
| 2023 | 27.9% | -25.6% |
| 2024 | 25.2% | -9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.4% | 19.1% | 19.8% | 3 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 0.0% | 48.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 30.0% | 25.2% | 37.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More poverty & inequality data for Mongolia
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 3 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.69 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 1,296 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 16.38 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 31.3 (2022)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 31.3% (2022)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Mongolia?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services, social in Mongolia was 25.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 48.5% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services, social recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2016.
- How does Mongolia rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services, social?
- Mongolia ranks 56th out of 114 countries with data for 2024.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services, social rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 31.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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, social protection (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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