The People’s Republic of China still composes the larger part of tourist arrivals to Mongolia, followed by the Russian Federation, Japan and the Republic of Korea (ROK).  Chinese tourists accounted for 36.4 percent of total foreign tourist arrivals to Mongolia, and have been holding a monthly leading position since January, 2019.

The Ministry of Environment and Tourism said it hopes to attract more Chinese tourists to bolster growth in the mining-dependent economy.

The Mongolian Government has set itself a goal of welcoming 1 million foreign tourists and generating 1 billion U.S. dollars from tourism in 2020.

Mongolia attracted a total of 529,370 foreign tourists in 2018, up some 11 percent from the previous year, according to statistics.