Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Mongolia
Mongolia: Foreign direct investment, net inflows was 11.7% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Mongolia, 1981–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Mongolia is 11.7%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 323.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Mongolia peaked at 43.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, -37.2%, in 2016.
Mongolia ranks 15th of 199 countries on this measure, 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 in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.0% | — |
| 1982 | 0.0% | — |
| 1983 | 0.0% | — |
| 1984 | 0.0% | — |
| 1985 | 0.0% | — |
| 1986 | 0.0% | — |
| 1987 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0% | — |
| 1991 | 0.5% | — |
| 1992 | 0.2% | -67.5% |
| 1993 | 1.0% | +560.2% |
| 1994 | 0.7% | -25.6% |
| 1995 | 0.7% | -9.5% |
| 1996 | 1.2% | +75.1% |
| 1997 | 2.1% | +79.2% |
| 1998 | 1.7% | -20.6% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +71.0% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +64.3% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 5.6% | +12.1% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +48.1% |
| 2004 | 4.7% | -43.4% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +59.4% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +70.7% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | -9.4% |
| 2010 | 23.5% | +72.9% |
| 2011 | 43.9% | +86.7% |
| 2012 | 34.8% | -20.9% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | -52.9% |
| 2014 | 2.8% | -83.1% |
| 2015 | 0.8% | -70.6% |
| 2016 | -37.2% | -4679.6% |
| 2017 | 13.0% | -135.0% |
| 2018 | 14.8% | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 17.2% | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 12.9% | -24.9% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +10.1% |
| 2022 | 14.6% | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 11.1% | -24.3% |
| 2024 | 11.7% | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 8 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 0.2% | 2.9% | 9 |
| 2000s | 8.0% | 4.7% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.0% | -37.2% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.9% | 11.1% | 14.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
- 12 Mauritania 13.2% compare
- 13 Antigua and Barbuda 12.1% compare
- 14 Grenada 12.0% compare
- 16 Oman 11.6% compare
- 17 Maldives 11.4% compare
- 18 Seychelles 10.1% 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)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 727,348 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 4.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 0.3725 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per 2,648 current US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), annual 8.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 1,321 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current LCU), per 9.39 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 10.98 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows in Mongolia?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Mongolia was 11.7% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was -37.2% in 2016.
- How does Mongolia rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Mongolia ranks 15th out of 199 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.