Share of imports that come from China in Mongolia
Mongolia: Share of imports that come from China was 41.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of imports that come from China in Mongolia, 1981–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 41.0% for share of imports that come from china in 2025. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 3.2% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of imports that come from china in Mongolia peaked at 41.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 5.5%, in 1985.
Mongolia ranks 9th of 206 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Share of imports that come from China in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 10.2% | — |
| 1982 | 6.9% | -32.4% |
| 1983 | 8.5% | +23.1% |
| 1984 | 5.9% | -29.7% |
| 1985 | 5.5% | -7.4% |
| 1986 | 12.2% | +120.8% |
| 1987 | 21.8% | +79.0% |
| 1988 | 17.3% | -20.7% |
| 1989 | 18.6% | +8.0% |
| 1990 | 21.6% | +15.9% |
| 1991 | 17.7% | -18.2% |
| 1992 | 13.8% | -22.0% |
| 1993 | 17.6% | +27.4% |
| 1994 | 9.3% | -47.2% |
| 1995 | 10.7% | +15.8% |
| 1996 | 14.7% | +37.0% |
| 1997 | 13.5% | -8.2% |
| 1998 | 11.6% | -14.0% |
| 1999 | 13.5% | +15.8% |
| 2000 | 17.8% | +32.4% |
| 2001 | 21.4% | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 23.4% | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 21.5% | -8.2% |
| 2004 | 23.6% | +9.5% |
| 2005 | 27.4% | +16.3% |
| 2006 | 25.6% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | +8.4% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 25.3% | -9.1% |
| 2010 | 30.5% | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 30.8% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 27.8% | -9.8% |
| 2013 | 28.6% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 33.7% | +17.7% |
| 2015 | 36.5% | +8.4% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | -13.2% |
| 2017 | 32.6% | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 33.5% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 33.2% | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | +7.5% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | -3.2% |
| 2023 | 40.7% | +15.6% |
| 2024 | 39.7% | -2.5% |
| 2025 | 41.0% | +3.2% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 41.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 18.5%, 2.2× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 41.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 26.4%, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of imports that come from China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | +120.8% | 5.5% | 12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.9% | 5.5% | 21.8% | 9 |
| 1990s | 14.4% | 9.3% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.2% | 17.8% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.9% | 27.8% | 36.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.1% | 35.2% | 41.0% | 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 share of imports that come from china in Mongolia?
- Share of imports that come from china in Mongolia was 41.0% in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of imports that come from china recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of imports that come from china recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.5% in 1985.
- How does Mongolia rank for share of imports that come from china?
- Mongolia ranks 9th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of imports that come from china rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.