Mongolia vs Russia
Mongolia vs Russia: GDP growth
GDP growth in 2025: 6.8% a year in Mongolia and 1% a year in Russia, by IMF estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in Mongolia, by 5.8 percentage points, or 6.84 times that in Russia.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Mongolia has been higher since 2022, when it overtook Russia.
- In 2025, Mongolia ranked 17 and Russia ranked 122 of 143 countries, counting from the highest.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Mongolia at 5% a year and Russia at 1% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Mongolia | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.8 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5.1 | 4.9 |
| 2023 | 7.4 | 4.1 |
| 2022 | 5 | -1.4 |
| 2021 | 1.6 | 5.9 |
| 2020 | -4.6 | -2.7 |
| 2019 | 5.6 | 2.2 |
| 2018 | 7.7 | 2.8 |
| 2017 | 5.6 | 1.8 |
| 2016 | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| 2015 | 2.4 | -2 |
| 2014 | 7.9 | 0.7 |
| 2013 | 11.7 | 1.8 |
| 2012 | 12.3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 17.3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 7.3 | 4.5 |
| 2009 | -2.1 | -7.8 |
| 2008 | 7.8 | 5.2 |
| 2007 | 8.8 | 8.6 |
| 2006 | 8.2 | 8.2 |
| 2005 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| 2004 | 9.4 | 7.1 |
| 2003 | 7.4 | 7.4 |
| 2002 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 2001 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 2000 | 1.1 | 10.1 |
| 1999 | 3.1 | 6.3 |
| 1998 | 3.3 | -5.3 |
| 1997 | 3.9 | 1.4 |
| 1996 | 2.2 | -3.6 |
| 1995 | 6.4 | -4.1 |
| 1994 | 2.1 | -12.7 |
| 1993 | -3.2 | -8.7 |
| 1992 | -9.3 | – |
| 1991 | -9.2 | – |
| 1990 | -2.5 | – |
| 1989 | 4.2 | – |
| 1988 | 5.1 | – |
| 1987 | 3.5 | – |
| 1986 | 9.4 | – |
| 1985 | 5.7 | – |
| 1984 | 5.9 | – |
| 1983 | 5.8 | – |
| 1982 | 8.3 | – |
| 1981 | 8.4 | – |
| 1980 | 6.4 | – |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Mongolia | Russia |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.2 | 0.9 |
| 2027 | 5.9 | 0.9 |
| 2028 | 5.6 | 1 |
| 2029 | 5.1 | 1 |
| 2030 | 5 | 1 |
| 2031 | 5 | 1 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- How much the economy grew or shrank in a year, after inflation.
- Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
- The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
- Ranks count the 143 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Mongolia vs Russia
Health
- Life expectancyMongolia: 71.7 years in 2023Russia: 73.2 years in 2023
- Child mortalityMongolia: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024Russia: 0.5 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityMongolia: 10.6 per 1,000 live births in 2023Russia: 3.5 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterMongolia: 39.3% in 2022Russia: 76.2% in 2022
- DepressionMongolia: 3.53% in 2017Russia: 3.71% in 2017
- Suicide rateMongolia: 15.4 per 100,000 people in 2017Russia: 25.1 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationMongolia: 3.43 million people in 2023Russia: 145 million people in 2023
- Population growthMongolia: 1.3% a year in 2023Russia: -0.32% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateMongolia: 2.69 births per woman in 2023Russia: 1.45 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationMongolia: 71.2% in 2025Russia: 75.3% in 2025
- Median ageMongolia: 26.8 years in 2023Russia: 39.5 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overMongolia: 4.9% in 2023Russia: 16.6% in 2023
- Net migration rateMongolia: 0 per 1,000 people in 2023Russia: 0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingMongolia: 0.88% of GDP in 2025Russia: 7.5% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollarsMongolia: $214M in 2025Russia: $158B in 2025
- Military spending per personMongolia: $63 in 2025Russia: $1,318 in 2025
- Military share of state spendingMongolia: 2.5% of government spending in 2025Russia: 19.8% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnelMongolia: 18,000 people in 2020Russia: 1.45 million people in 2020
- National powerMongolia: 0.03% of world capability in 2022Russia: 3.82% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersMongolia: 1.27% of the labour force in 2020Russia: 1.98% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsMongolia: 3 million TIV in 2022Russia: 129 million TIV in 2025