Employee compensation as share of government spending in Mongolia
Mongolia: Employee compensation as share of government spending was 9.9% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Mongolia, 1992–2021
Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of expense.
Analysis
The most recent figure for employee compensation as share of government spending in Mongolia is 9.9%, measured in 2021.
The figure is down 29.8% on the previous year and down 60.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, employee compensation as share of government spending in Mongolia peaked at 33.2% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 7.8%, in 1992.
That places Mongolia 140th out of 155 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Employee compensation as share of government spending in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | % of expense | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 7.8% | — |
| 1993 | 8.1% | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 10.9% | +34.2% |
| 1995 | 12.2% | +12.0% |
| 1996 | 12.8% | +5.3% |
| 1997 | 10.3% | -19.5% |
| 1998 | 11.7% | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 12.6% | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 12.7% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 11.6% | -8.8% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +23.0% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | +107.8% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | -17.9% |
| 2007 | 24.0% | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 32.6% | +36.1% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 29.2% | -12.1% |
| 2011 | 24.9% | -14.7% |
| 2012 | 26.5% | +6.4% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | -30.9% |
| 2014 | 18.0% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | -13.5% |
| 2017 | 18.1% | +12.1% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | -6.1% |
| 2019 | 15.5% | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 14.1% | -9.1% |
| 2021 | 9.9% | -29.8% |
Mongolia compared with similar countries
- Mongolia's 9.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26.6%, 37% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Mongolia's 9.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 29.6%, 33% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Employee compensation as share of government spending 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +107.8% | 14.2% | 29.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 7.8% | 12.8% | 8 |
| 2000s | 22.8% | 11.6% | 33.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 15.5% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.0% | 9.9% | 14.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More work & labour data for Mongolia
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual 0.1039 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth 0.1076 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth 0.0999 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -1.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.05 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 3,167 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 908.11 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 2,756 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 2,763 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 5,519 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is employee compensation as share of government spending in Mongolia?
- Employee compensation as share of government spending in Mongolia was 9.9% in 2021, according to International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 33.2% in 2009.
- What is the lowest employee compensation as share of government spending recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.8% in 1992.
- How does Mongolia rank for employee compensation as share of government spending?
- Mongolia ranks 140th out of 155 countries with data for 2021.
- Is employee compensation as share of government spending rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mongolia data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics, via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Employee compensation as share of government spending. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Employee compensation includes wages, in-kind payments, and government contributions to social insurance schemes such as social security and pensions.