Tax revenue as share of GDP in Mongolia
Mongolia: Tax revenue as share of GDP was 31.3% in 2022. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Mongolia, 1993–2022
Source: UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Mongolia recorded 31.3% for tax revenue as share of gdp in 2022. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.5% on the previous year and up 21.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue as share of gdp in Mongolia peaked at 31.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 16.2%, in 1995.
That places Mongolia 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Tax revenue as share of GDP in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 23.1% | — |
| 1994 | 17.7% | -23.6% |
| 1995 | 16.2% | -8.3% |
| 1996 | 16.4% | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 17.6% | +7.3% |
| 1998 | 16.3% | -7.3% |
| 1999 | 16.8% | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 21.3% | +26.5% |
| 2001 | 23.6% | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 23.2% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 24.7% | +7.3% |
| 2005 | 22.8% | -7.8% |
| 2006 | 28.7% | +26.1% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | -18.2% |
| 2008 | 28.8% | +22.9% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | -14.7% |
| 2010 | 27.6% | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 29.7% | +7.7% |
| 2012 | 25.7% | -13.3% |
| 2013 | 26.7% | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 23.4% | -12.4% |
| 2015 | 22.4% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 20.7% | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +21.0% |
| 2018 | 27.8% | +11.0% |
| 2019 | 28.4% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 24.9% | -12.2% |
| 2021 | 29.1% | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 31.3% | +7.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 16.2% | 23.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 24.4% | 21.3% | 28.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.7% | 20.7% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.4% | 24.9% | 31.3% | 3 |
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)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -5.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3141 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current US$), per capita 2,233 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1,114 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (current LCU), per capita 7.92 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate -7.24 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.291 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue as share of gdp in Mongolia?
- Tax revenue as share of gdp in Mongolia was 31.3% in 2022, according to UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest tax revenue as share of gdp recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.2% in 1995.
- How does Mongolia rank for tax revenue as share of gdp?
- Mongolia ranks 37th out of 192 countries with data for 2022.
- Is tax revenue as share of gdp rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Tax revenue as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Direct and indirect taxes as well as social contributions included.