Economy, jobs and prices in Selenge, Mongolia: official figures
The economy of Selenge produced 2.27 trillion tugrik (MNT) of gross domestic product in 2025, 2.4% of Mongolia's 93.73 trillion MNT; 4th highest of 22 by size.
What is the GDP per person in Selenge?
Dividing 2025 GDP by the 2025 population gives 21,059,755 MNT per resident in Selenge, 5th highest of 22 (all of Mongolia: 26,100,706 MNT).
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow fast is the economy of Selenge growing?
GDP in Selenge rose from 751.4 billion MNT in 2019 to 2.27 trillion MNT in 2025, up 202%; the national figure rose 147%. These are the published values, not adjusted for rising prices.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyWhat are the main industries in Selenge?
Of the 2.27 trillion MNT of GDP in Selenge in 2025, industry made up 48.6%, services 24.5%, agriculture 21.5% and taxes less subsidies on products 5.4%.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow important is mining in Selenge?
Mining produced 751.8 billion MNT of value in Selenge in 2025, 33.1% of its GDP; manufacturing added 309.6 billion MNT (13.6%) and construction 10.4 billion MNT (0.5%).
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyHow big is farming in Selenge?
Agriculture was worth 487.1 billion MNT in Selenge in 2025 (21.5% of GDP, 9th lowest of 22 on this share): livestock 239.0 billion MNT and crops 242.3 billion MNT.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyWhat services does the economy of Selenge depend on?
Within services in Selenge in 2025, trade, hotels and restaurants made 120.4 billion MNT, transport, information and communication 47.6 billion MNT, financial and other business activities 94.0 billion MNT and other services 293.0 billion MNT.
Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copyMore figures
- Electricity, gas, steam, water supply and waste management contributed 31.2 billion MNT to GDP in Selenge in 2025, 1.4% of the total. Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · saved copy
How Selenge compares with other aimags
GDP per resident (tugrik) (2025)
Selenge ranks 5 of 22, highest first. GDP at market prices divided by the 2025 population.
| Rank | Region | GDP per resident (tugrik) |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Orkhon | 39,258,748 MNT |
| 3 | Ulaanbaatar | 29,083,230 MNT |
| 4 | Govi-Altai | 21,961,338 MNT |
| 5 | Selenge | 21,059,755 MNT |
| 6 | Tuv | 17,207,125 MNT |
| 7 | Dundgovi | 16,359,821 MNT |
| 8 | Bulgan | 15,408,455 MNT |
Gross domestic product (tugrik) (2025)
Selenge ranks 4 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Gross domestic product (tugrik) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ulaanbaatar | 52.23 trillion MNT |
| 2 | Umnugovi | 15.62 trillion MNT |
| 3 | Orkhon | 4.38 trillion MNT |
| 4 | Selenge | 2.27 trillion MNT |
| 5 | Tuv | 1.62 trillion MNT |
| 6 | Darkhan-Uul | 1.47 trillion MNT |
| 7 | Uvurkhangai | 1.39 trillion MNT |
Agriculture share of GDP (2025)
Selenge ranks 14 of 22, highest first.
| Rank | Region | Agriculture share of GDP |
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Khovd | 27.9% |
| 12 | Bayan-Ulgii | 24.7% |
| 13 | Dornod | 24.5% |
| 14 | Selenge | 21.5% |
| 15 | Sukhbaatar | 20.1% |
| 16 | Govi-Altai | 16.7% |
| 17 | Dornogovi | 12.8% |
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Sources
- National Statistics Office of Mongolia: Gross domestic product by economic activity, aimags and the Capital, 2019-2025 (table DT_NSO_0500_021V2), read 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 64d9158a9a0f…)
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