Government expense — all countries

Government expense — Mongolia

Government expense in Mongolia in 2021 — 31.7%. Ranked 51 in the world out of 125. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 15.03 pp.

2021 31.7% −1.48 pp vs 2020
World rank 51of 125
Period maximum 33.18%2020
Period minimum 11.67%1995

Trend over time

1992–2021 · % of GDP

Government expense — Mongolia, 1992–202110203040199219951998200120042007201020132016201920211992: 16.67%1993: 14.63%1994: 14.23%1995: 11.67%1996: 13.33%1997: 16.33%1998: 18.36%1999: 18.91%2000: 22.39%2001: 22.05%2002: 21.7%2003: 24.6%2006: 23.35%2007: 23.21%2008: 25.46%2009: 26.46%2010: 22.91%2011: 24.43%2012: 27.07%2013: 23.67%2014: 23.73%2015: 24.31%2016: 27.4%2017: 23.7%2018: 22.5%2019: 25.62%2020: 33.18%2021: 31.7%
Change over the period: +15.03 pp Annual average: 0.52 pp

Comparison, 2021

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Mongolia

Mongolia 31.7%
World 31.74%
Government expense — Mongolia, by year Mongolia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 31.7 −1.48 pp
2020 33.18 +7.56 pp
2019 25.62 +3.12 pp
2018 22.5 −1.2 pp
2017 23.7 −3.7 pp
2016 27.4 +3.09 pp
2015 24.31 +0.58 pp
2014 23.73 +0.06 pp
2013 23.67 −3.41 pp
2012 27.07 +2.64 pp
2011 24.43 +1.52 pp
2010 22.91 −3.55 pp
2009 26.46 +1 pp
2008 25.46 +2.25 pp
2007 23.21 −0.14 pp
2006 23.35
2003 24.6 +2.9 pp
2002 21.7 −0.35 pp
2001 22.05 −0.34 pp
2000 22.39 +3.48 pp
1999 18.91 +0.56 pp
1998 18.36 +2.03 pp
1997 16.33 +3 pp
1996 13.33 +1.65 pp
1995 11.67 −2.56 pp
1994 14.23 −0.39 pp
1993 14.63 −2.04 pp
1992 16.67

Eastern Asia, 2021

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Central government expense as a percent of GDP: compensation of public employees, purchases of goods and services, interest on debt, subsidies, grants and social benefits. The indicator is broader than government consumption from the national accounts, because it includes transfers — pensions and benefits — which the accounts record as household income. The quantity is closely tied to the level of income: in advanced countries it is usually twice as high as in the poorest ones.

Important: Central government only. In federations the spending of regions is not included here, so comparing unitary and federal states by this indicator calls for a caveat.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.