Key information about Mongolia Household Income per Capita

• Mongolia Annual Household Income per Capita reached 2,139.143 USD in Dec 2023, compared with the previous value of 1,921.345 USD in Dec 2022.
• Mongolia Annual Household Income per Capita data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1997 to Dec 2023, with an averaged value of 1,099.791 USD.
• The data reached an all-time high of 2,139.143 USD in Dec 2023 and a record low of 179.969 USD in Dec 1999.
• In the latest reports, Retail Sales of Mongolia grew 14.877 % YoY in Dec 2023.

CEIC calculates Annual Household Income per Capita from Monthly Average Household Income multiplied by 12 and Average Household Size and converts it into USD. The National Statistics Office of Mongolia provides Average Household Income in local currency and Average Household Size. The Bank of Mongolia average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions.

Graph and download economic data for Gross National Income for Mongolia (MKTGNIMNA646NWDB) from 1981 to 2024 about Mongolia, GNI, and income.

Mongolia Household Income: Monthly Avg: Annual data was reported at 1,856,136.000 MNT in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,621,454.000 MNT for 2021. Mongolia Household Income: Monthly Avg: Annual data is updated yearly, averaging 425,276.000 MNT from Dec 1997 (Median) to 2022, with 26 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,856,136.000 MNT in 2022 and a record low of 56,218.000 MNT in 1997. Mongolia Household Income: Monthly Avg: Annual data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Office of Mongolia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mongolia – Table MN.H002: Household Income.

Income share held by fourth 20% in Mongolia was reported at 22.6 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mongolia - Income share held by fourth 20% - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Mongolia: Income from natural resources, percent of GDP: The latest value from 2021 is 33.14 percent, an increase from 13.47 percent in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 6.83 percent, based on data from 186 countries. Historically, the average for Mongolia from 1981 to 2021 is 13.27 percent. The minimum value, 3.29 percent, was reached in 1999 while the maximum of 42.22 percent was recorded in 2011.

Household Income: Monthly Avg data was reported at 1,168,532.000 MNT in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,147,242.000 MNT for Jun 2018. Household Income: Monthly Avg data is updated quarterly, averaging 501,029.200 MNT from Jun 2002 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 61 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,168,532.000 MNT in Sep 2018 and a record low of 141,026.000 MNT in Jun 2002. Household Income: Monthly Avg data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Office of Mongolia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mongolia – Table MN.H002: Household Income.

Income share held by highest 20% in Mongolia was reported at 39.8 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mongolia - Income share held by highest 20% - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

The Personal Income Tax Rate in Mongolia stands at 20 percent. This dataset provides - Mongolia Personal Income Tax Rate - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Income share held by highest 10% in Mongolia was reported at 24.6 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mongolia - Income share held by highest 10% - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Adjusted net national income per capita (current US$) in Mongolia was reported at 2762 USD in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mongolia - Adjusted net national income per capita - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Income share held by lowest 20% in Mongolia was reported at 8.2 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mongolia - Income share held by lowest 20% - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Income share held by third 20% in Mongolia was reported at 16.8 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mongolia - Income share held by third 20% - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.

Primary income payments (BoP, current US$) in Mongolia was reported at 2687295048 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mongolia - Income payments (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU) in Mongolia was reported at --7725505464800 LCU in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mongolia - Net income from abroad (current LCU) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Mongolia Household Income: Monthly Avg: Location: Ulaanbaatar data was reported at 1,339,644.000 MNT in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,326,948.000 MNT for Jun 2018. Mongolia Household Income: Monthly Avg: Location: Ulaanbaatar data is updated quarterly, averaging 1,061,678.200 MNT from Dec 2007 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 43 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,339,644.000 MNT in Sep 2018 and a record low of 374,861.300 MNT in Mar 2008. Mongolia Household Income: Monthly Avg: Location: Ulaanbaatar data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by National Statistics Office of Mongolia. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Mongolia – Table MN.H002: Household Income.

Adjusted net national income (annual % growth) in Mongolia was reported at --9.0989 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mongolia - Adjusted net national income (annual % growth) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Income share held by lowest 10% in Mongolia was reported at 3.4 % in 2022, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mongolia - Income share held by lowest 10% - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Net primary income (BoP, current US$) in Mongolia was reported at --2232752797 USD in 2023, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mongolia - Net income (BoP, current US$) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Abstract

The Integrated Household Income and Expenditure Survey with Living Standards Measurement Survey 2002-2003 is one of the biggest national surveys carried out in accordance with an international methodology with technical and financial support from the World Bank and United Nations Development Programme.

Background This survey was developed in response to provide the picture of the current situation of poverty in Mongolia in relation to social and economic indicators and contribute toward implementation and progress on National Millennium Development Goals articulated in the National Millennium Development Report and monitoring of the Economic Growth Support and Poverty Reduction Strategy, as well as toward developing and designing future policies and actions. Also, the survey enriched the national database on poverty and contributed in improving the professional capacity of experts and professionals of the National Statistical Office of Mongolia.

Purpose Since the onset of the transition to a market economy of Mongolia our country the need to study changes in people's living standards in relation to household members' demographic situation, their education, health, employment and household engagement in private enterprises has become extremely important. With that purpose and with the support of the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme, the National Statistical Office of Mongolia conducted the Integrated Household Income and Expenditure Survey with Living Standards Measurement Survey-like features between 2002 and 2003. In conjunction with LSMS household interviews the NSO also collected a price and a community questionnaire in each selected soum. The latter collected information on the quality of infrastructure, and basic education and health services.

Main importance of the survey is to provide policy makers and decision makers with realistic information about poverty and will become a resource for experts and researchers who are interested in studying poverty as well as social and economic issues of Mongolia.

In July 2003 the Government of Mongolia completed the Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper in which the Government gave high priority to the fight against poverty. As part of that commitment this paper is a study that intends to monitor poverty and understand its main causes in order to provide policy-makers with useful information to improve pro-poor policies.

Content The Integrated HIES with LSMS design has the peculiarity of being a sub-sample of a larger survey, namely the Household Income and Expenditure Survey 2002. Instead of administering an independent consumption module, the Integrated HIES with LSMS 2002-2003 depends on the HIES 2002 information on household consumption expenditure. This is why the survey is referred as Integrated HIES with LSMS 2002-2003. This survey is the only source of information of income-poverty, and the questionnaire is designed to provide poverty estimates and a set of useful social indicators that can monitor more in general human development, as well as more specific issues on key sectors, such as health, education, and energy. And, the price and social survey, in conjunction with LSMS household interviews, collected information on the quality of infrastructure, and basic education and health services of each selected soum.

HIES - food expenditure and consumption, non-food expenditure, other expense, income LSMS - general information, household roster, housing, education, employment, health, fertility, migration, agriculture, livestock, non-farm enterprises, other souces of income, savings and loans, remittances, durable goods, energy PRICE SURVEY - prices of household consumer goods and services SOCIAL SURVEY - population and households, economy and infrastructure, education, health, agriculture and livestock, and non-agricultural business

Survey results The final report of this survey has main results on key poverty indicators, used internationally, as they relate to various social sectors. Its annexes contain information regarding the consumption structure, poverty lines along with the methodology used, as well as some statistical indicators.

The main contributions of this survey report are: - new poverty estimates based on the latest available household survey, the Integrated HIES with LSMS 2002-2003 - the implementation of appropriate, and internationally accepted, methodologies in the calculation of poverty and its analysis (these methodologies may constitute a reference for the analysis of future surveys) - a 'poverty profile' that describes the main characteristics of poverty

The first section of the report provides information on the Mongolian economic background, and presents the basic poverty measures that are linked to the economic performance to offer an indication of what happened to poverty and inequality in recent years. A second section goes in much more detail in generating and describing the poverty profile, in particular looking at the geographical distribution of poverty, poverty and its correlation with household demographic characteristics, characteristics of the household head, employment, and assets. A final section looks at poverty and social sectors and investigates various aspects of education, health and safety nets. The report contains also a number of useful, but more technical appendixes with information about the HIES-LSMS 2002-2003 (sample design and data quality), on the methodology used to construct the basic welfare indicator, and set the poverty line, some sensitivity analysis, and additional statistical information.

Geographic coverage

The survey is nationally representative and covers the whole of Mongolia.

Analysis unit

• Household (defined as a group of persons who usually live and eat together)
• Household member (defined as members of the household who usually live in the household, which may include people who did not sleep in the household the previous night, but does not include visitors who slept in the household the previous night but do not usually live in the household)
• Selected soums (for collecting prices of household consumer goods and services and information on quality of infrastructure, basic education, health services and so on)

Universe

The survey covered selected households and all members of the households (usual residents). And the price and social surveys covered all selected soums.

Kind of data

Sample survey data [ssd]

Sampling procedure

The Integrated HIES with LSMS 2002-2003 households are a subset of the household interviewed for the HIES 2002. One third of the HIES 2002 households were contacted again and interviewed on the LSMS topics. The subset was equally distributed among the four quarters.

The HIES 2002, and consequently the Integrated HIES with LSMS 2002-2003, used the 2000 Census as sample frame. 1,248 enumerations areas were part of the sample, which is a two-stage stratified random sample. The strata, or domains of estimation, are four: Ulaanbaatar, Aimag capitals and small towns, Soum centres, and Countryside. At a first stage a number of Primary Sampling Units (PSUs) were selected from each stratum. In the selected PSUs enumerators listed all the households residing in the area, and in a second stage households were randomly selected from the list of households identified in that PSU (10 households were selected in urban areas and 8 households in rural areas).

It should be noted that non-response case of households once selected for the survey exerts unfavorable influence on the representativeness of the survey. Therefore an enumerator should take every step to avoid that. To obtain true and timely survey results a proper agreement should be reached with a selected household before a survey starts. One of the main reasons of non-response is that an enumerator doesn't meet with the household members who are able to give the required information. An enumerator should visit a household at least 3 times within the given period to take the questionnaire.

Another common reason is that a household refuses to participate in the survey. In this case an enumerator should explain the purpose of the survey again, explain that the private data will be kept strictly confidential according to the corresponding law. If necessary an enumerator can ask local statistical division or local administration for the help. However this practice is very seldom.

If there is no possibility to take the questionnaires from the selected households due to weather conditions or disasters, reserved households with numbers 11, 12, 13 respectively from the list provided by the NSO should replace the omitted ones. However the reasons of replacements are to be declared in detail on the form.

Sampling deviation

At the planning stage the time lag between the HIES and LSMS interviews was expected to be relatively short. However, for various reasons it is on average of about 9 months, and for some households more than one year. Households interviewed in the first and second quarter of 2002 were generally re-interviewed in March and April 2003, while households of the third and fourth quarter of 2002 were re-interviewed in May, June and July of 2003. The considerable time lag between HIES and LSMS interviews was the main responsible for a considerable loss of households in the LSMS sample, households that could not be easily relocated and therefore re-interviewed. Due also to some incomplete questionnaires, the number of households that were used for the final poverty analysis is 3,308.

Mode of data collection

Face-to-face [f2f]

Research instrument

A

Bank cost to income ratio (%) in Mongolia was reported at 46.43 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. Mongolia - Bank cost to income ratio - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on June of 2025.