Mongolia recorded a total of 66,900 tourists in 2020, ranking 182nd in the world in absolute terms.
That smaller countries regularly perform lower in a comparison of the absolute number of guests, is obvious. By putting the tourist numbers in relation to the population of Mongolia, the result is much more comparable picture: With 0.020 tourists per resident, Mongolia ranked 172nd in the world. In East Asia, it ranked 6th.
In 2020, Mongolia generated around 49.00 million US dollars in the tourism sector alone. This corresponds to 0.32 percent of its the gross domestic product and approximately 0 percent of all international tourism receipts in East Asia.
On average, each of the tourists arriving in 2020 spent about 696 US dollars.
Development of the tourism sector in Mongolia from 1995 to 2020
The following chart shows the number of tourist arrivals registered in Mongolia each year. Anyone who spends at least one night in the country but does not live there for more than 12 months is considered a tourist. Insofar as the survey included the purpose of the trip, business trips and other non-tourism travel purposes have already been excluded. The number of people passing through within the same day, and e.g., crew members of ships or flights are also not considered tourists in most countries. If the same person travels in and out more than once within the same year, each visit counts again.
Revenues from tourism
In 1995, tourism revenues amounted to 33.00 million USD, or about 2.3 percent of the gross national product. This corresponded to about 108,000 tourists at that time and roughly 306 USD per person. Within 25 years, the country's dependence on tourism has increased noticeably. Before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, sales were $605.00 million billion, 4.3 percent of gross national product. Thus, each visitor spent an average of $950 on their vacation in Mongolia.
In 2020, tourist receipts plummeted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Of the $605.00 million billion (2019), only $49.00 million billion remained. This is a 92 percent decrease in Mongolia.
All data for Mongolia in detail
Year
Number of tourists
Receipts
% of GNP
Receipts per tourist
2020
66,900.00
49.00 m $
0.37 %
732 $
2019
637,000
605.00 m $
4.3 %
950 $
2018
598,000
526.00 m $
4.0 %
880 $
2017
543,000
462.00 m $
4.0 %
851 $
2016
471,000
379.00 m $
3.4 %
805 $
2015
467,000
279.00 m $
2.4 %
597 $
2014
506,000
257.00 m $
2.1 %
508 $
2013
515,000
236.00 m $
1.9 %
458 $
2012
624,000
215.00 m $
1.7 %
345 $
2011
627,000
197.00 m $
1.9 %
314 $
2010
557,000
288.00 m $
4.0 %
517 $
2009
465,000
253.00 m $
5.5 %
544 $
2008
469,000
272.00 m $
4.8 %
580 $
2007
455,000
349.00 m $
8.2 %
767 $
2006
408,000
261.00 m $
7.6 %
640 $
2005
345,000
203.00 m $
8.0 %
588 $
2004
305,000
205.00 m $
10.29 %
672 $
2003
205,000
154.00 m $
9.7 %
751 $
2002
235,000
143.00 m $
10.24 %
609 $
2001
192,000
49.00 m $
3.9 %
255 $
2000
158,000
43.00 m $
3.8 %
272 $
1999
160,000
43.00 m $
4.1 %
269 $
1998
197,000
47.00 m $
4.2 %
239 $
1997
82,000
25.00 m $
2.1 %
305 $
1996
71,000
20.00 m $
1.5 %
282 $
1995
108,000
33.00 m $
2.3 %
306 $
Our data on tourist numbers, revenues and expenditures are based on information from the World Tourism Organization. However, to ensure international comparability, the data for some years or countries were manually researched and corrected if they obviously included visitors without overnight stays. In these cases, the data were taken from the official communications of the respective national tourism authorities.
The World Tourism Organization additionally points out that in some countries, the number of tourists is only counted at airports, while in others they are also counted at border crossings or even hotels. A comprehensive and reliable indication is therefore hardly possible in any country.
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