The UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, has stated that tourism is the world’s third largest export category, earning USD 1.3 trillion in 2017: an increase of five percent. It said that Mongolia is leading the world with its tourism growth as international arrivals increased by 16.1 percent in 2016-2017. Mongolia received 542 thousand international arrivals in 2017; 469.3 thousand were tourists which represents a 65.1 thousand increase on 2016.

In addition, Forbes has named Mongolia as one of 10 best tourism destination for 2019 and Insider has listed Mongolia as one of the 13 best destinations to spend a honeymoon.