South Gobi – known in Mongolian as Umnugobi Aimag – has come top of the country’s 21 provinces for the number of cars per population. According to statistical indicators oon local economic competitiveness, South Gobi has 33 cars per 100 citizens followed by Orkhon, Gobisumber, Dornogobi and Bayan-Ulgii each of which has over 20 cars per 100 people.

Separately, the competitiveness capacity of 15 provinces has decreased and development growth has fallen in the western parts of Mongolia.