Food, beverages and tobacco in Mongolia
Mongolia: Food, beverages and tobacco was 57.4% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Food, beverages and tobacco in Mongolia, 1990–2023
Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 57.4% for food, beverages and tobacco in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 99.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food, beverages and tobacco in Mongolia peaked at 64.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 1995.
That places Mongolia 23rd out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Food, beverages and tobacco in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of value added in manufacturing | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 33.1% | — |
| 1991 | 44.2% | +33.6% |
| 1992 | 38.5% | -12.8% |
| 1993 | 33.7% | -12.5% |
| 1994 | 25.3% | -25.0% |
| 1995 | 23.3% | -7.9% |
| 1996 | 46.2% | +98.4% |
| 1997 | 40.4% | -12.6% |
| 1998 | 52.8% | +30.6% |
| 1999 | 45.0% | -14.7% |
| 2000 | 49.4% | +9.8% |
| 2001 | 48.7% | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 24.7% | -49.2% |
| 2003 | 24.8% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 30.6% | +20.0% |
| 2006 | 37.4% | +22.4% |
| 2007 | 37.8% | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 42.8% | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | +48.7% |
| 2010 | 55.9% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 45.9% | -18.0% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | -46.5% |
| 2013 | 28.8% | +17.3% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | -8.6% |
| 2015 | 62.8% | +138.5% |
| 2016 | 58.2% | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 56.7% | -2.5% |
| 2018 | 59.9% | +5.7% |
| 2019 | 62.5% | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 64.2% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 60.3% | -6.0% |
| 2022 | 60.7% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 57.4% | -5.4% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 57.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.6%, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 57.4% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 28.6%, 2.0× the median. (19 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food, beverages and tobacco 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +138.5% | 26.3% | 62.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.2% | 23.3% | 52.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.5% | 24.7% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 24.5% | 62.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.7% | 57.4% | 64.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 20 Dominican Republic 58.8%
- 21 Benin 58.4%
- 22 Tanzania, United Republic of 57.8% compare
- 24 Panama 56.6% compare
- 25 Fiji 55.7% compare
- 26 Kosovo 55.3% compare
- 26 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 55.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Mongolia
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 4.08 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5.17 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 55.47 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0023 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 15.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 2.78 billion BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 23.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.1169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 789.32 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 27.16 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food, beverages and tobacco in Mongolia?
- Food, beverages and tobacco in Mongolia was 57.4% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 64.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest food, beverages and tobacco recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 1995.
- How does Mongolia rank for food, beverages and tobacco?
- Mongolia ranks 23rd out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is food, beverages and tobacco rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Food, beverages and tobacco (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufacturing of food, beverages, and tobacco includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 15 and 16. 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 value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).