Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Mongolia
Mongolia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.1169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Mongolia, 1981–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 0.1169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2024.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 323.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Mongolia peaked at 0.4391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011 and was at its lowest, -0.3717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2016.
That places Mongolia 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1982 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1983 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1984 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1985 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1986 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0.0047 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1992 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.5% |
| 1993 | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +560.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -25.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 0.0118 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +75.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0212 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +79.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0168 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +71.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0472 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +64.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0497 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0557 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0825 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0466 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -43.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0743 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +59.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0719 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 0.1502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +70.7% |
| 2009 | 0.136 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 0.2353 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +72.9% |
| 2011 | 0.4391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +86.7% |
| 2012 | 0.3476 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 0.1637 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0276 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -83.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -70.6% |
| 2016 | -0.3717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4679.5% |
| 2017 | 0.1302 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -135.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1481 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 0.172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1291 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.9% |
| 2021 | 0.1422 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 0.1461 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.1106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.3% |
| 2024 | 0.1169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 0.1169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 4.9× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 0.1169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 5.7× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Mongolia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | -4679.5% | 0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 1993 | +560.2% | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.01 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 1990s | 0.0121 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0287 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 9 |
| 2000s | 0.0802 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0466 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1502 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.13 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.129 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1106 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1461 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 12 Mauritania 0.1324 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 0.1206 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 14 Grenada 0.1202 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 16 Oman 0.1164 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 17 Maldives 0.1142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 18 Seychelles 0.1015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -2.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0035 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 24.74 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -6.82 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 18.07 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate -22.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0068 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Mongolia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Mongolia was 0.1169 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4391 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3717 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2016.
- How does Mongolia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Mongolia ranks 15th out of 200 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 323.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.