Gross capital formation in Mongolia
Mongolia: Gross capital formation was 31.4% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Gross capital formation in Mongolia, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross capital formation in Mongolia is 31.4%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and up 28.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Mongolia peaked at 70.2% in 1982 and was at its lowest, 19.1%, in 1994.
Mongolia ranks 28th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 70.0% | — |
| 1982 | 70.2% | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 58.0% | -17.4% |
| 1984 | 57.8% | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 62.8% | +8.6% |
| 1986 | 63.9% | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 50.8% | -20.4% |
| 1988 | 46.8% | -7.9% |
| 1989 | 47.8% | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 29.1% | -39.2% |
| 1991 | 31.0% | +6.5% |
| 1992 | 25.7% | -17.1% |
| 1993 | 21.1% | -17.9% |
| 1994 | 19.1% | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 26.8% | +40.5% |
| 1996 | 26.2% | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 25.0% | -4.5% |
| 1998 | 30.5% | +21.7% |
| 1999 | 31.7% | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 29.0% | -8.4% |
| 2001 | 25.2% | -13.2% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 32.3% | +30.9% |
| 2004 | 31.2% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 37.5% | +20.3% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | -4.4% |
| 2007 | 38.7% | +7.9% |
| 2008 | 43.6% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 34.4% | -21.1% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | +22.4% |
| 2011 | 58.2% | +38.2% |
| 2012 | 55.9% | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 53.3% | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | -34.0% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | -30.3% |
| 2016 | 22.6% | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 27.4% | +21.1% |
| 2018 | 39.4% | +43.7% |
| 2019 | 35.6% | -9.6% |
| 2020 | 22.4% | -37.1% |
| 2021 | 36.7% | +64.0% |
| 2022 | 42.3% | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 33.9% | -19.9% |
| 2024 | 35.5% | +4.9% |
| 2025 | 31.4% | -11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 58.7% | 46.8% | 70.2% | 9 |
| 1990s | 26.6% | 19.1% | 31.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.2% | 24.6% | 43.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.4% | 22.6% | 58.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.7% | 22.4% | 42.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
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)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 6.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.4434 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 3,152 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.5 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,572 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 11.17 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3362 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Mongolia?
- Gross capital formation in Mongolia was 31.4% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 70.2% in 1982.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.1% in 1994.
- How does Mongolia rank for gross capital formation?
- Mongolia ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.