Military Spending in Mongolia
Our latest data shows that Mongolia spent $108,000,000 on their military in 2012 which amounted to 0.9% of the country's GDP that year. Check out the chart below for more Mongolian military budget data. We can only publish the past 12 years, but SIPRI has data as far back as 1988 on their site.
Total Spent: $793,000,000 (Last 12 years)
| Year | Dollars Spent | % GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | $47,700,000 | 1.8% |
| 2002 | $52,300,000 | 2.0% |
| 2003 | $49,400,000 | 1.8% |
| 2004 | $53,800,000 | 1.8% |
| 2005 | $52,100,000 | 1.5% |
| 2006 | $63,900,000 | 1.4% |
| Year | Dollars Spent | % GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $83,800,000 | 1.2% |
| 2008 | $78,800,000 | 1.1% |
| 2009 | $51,600,000 | 1.3% |
| 2010 | $64,400,000 | 1.2% |
| 2011 | $87,200,000 | 0.8% |
| 2012 | $108,000,000 | 0.9% |
Note on Data: Constant (2011) US Dollars are used. For more information about this data visit SIPRI.org.
Other Countries in the Region
LaosNo Data (2012)
KyrgyzstanNo Data (2012)
Bangladesh$1,514 Million (2012)
Cambodia$210 Million (2012)
East Timor$34 Million (2012)
Mongolia$108 Million (2012)
Afghanistan$770 Million (2012)
Thailand$5,334 Million (2012)
Mongolia's Military Branches
Mongolian Army (includes Mongolian Air and Air Defense, which is to become a separate service in 2015); there is no navy.
Military Service Age in Mongolia
18-25 years of age for compulsory and voluntary military service; conscript service obligation is 12 months in land or air defense forces or police; a small portion of Mongolian land forces (2.5 percent) is comprised of contract soldiers; women cannot be deployed overseas for military operations.