Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Mongolia
Mongolia: Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) was 37.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Mongolia, 1981–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 37.2% for industry (including construction), value added in 2025.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Mongolia peaked at 41.2% in 1990 and was at its lowest, 21.9%, in 2001.
Mongolia ranks 22nd of 209 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 25.0% | — |
| 1982 | 25.7% | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 26.3% | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 27.0% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 27.2% | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 28.3% | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 28.4% | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 28.8% | +1.5% |
| 1989 | 38.8% | +34.6% |
| 1990 | 41.2% | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 34.3% | -16.7% |
| 1992 | 34.7% | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 30.0% | -13.4% |
| 1994 | 31.4% | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 32.8% | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 23.7% | -28.0% |
| 1997 | 28.5% | +20.6% |
| 1998 | 22.6% | -20.8% |
| 1999 | 22.3% | -1.3% |
| 2000 | 22.2% | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 21.9% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 22.5% | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 25.2% | +12.2% |
| 2004 | 28.3% | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 38.7% | +19.1% |
| 2007 | 37.7% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 30.9% | -18.2% |
| 2009 | 30.1% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +10.4% |
| 2011 | 31.3% | -5.6% |
| 2012 | 30.8% | -1.8% |
| 2013 | 30.5% | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 31.5% | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 31.5% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 33.2% | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 37.4% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 38.0% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 38.1% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 37.0% | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 37.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 35.3% | -4.8% |
| 2023 | 39.5% | +12.0% |
| 2024 | 38.1% | -3.5% |
| 2025 | 37.2% | -2.3% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 37.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 24.1%, 1.5× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 37.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.0%, 1.6× the median. (32 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +34.6% | 28.8% | 38.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 28.4% | 25.0% | 38.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 30.2% | 22.3% | 41.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.0% | 21.9% | 38.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.5% | 30.5% | 38.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.4% | 35.3% | 39.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More economy & growth data for Mongolia
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 33.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Mongolia?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Mongolia was 37.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.2% in 1990.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.9% in 2001.
- How does Mongolia rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Mongolia ranks 22nd out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. 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 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.