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Country Factsheet

Mongolia

This factsheet provides an overview of economic inclusion programs in Mongolia. Economic inclusion programs are a bundle of coordinated, multidimensional interventions that support individuals, households, and communities in raising their incomes and building their assets. The data used for this factsheet comes from the Partnership for Economic Inclusion’s Landscape Survey 2023.

Country Facts

Region
East Asia & Pacific
Population
3.35 million
Income Group
Lower middle income
FCV country (WB FY24 list)
No
Poverty Headcount (share of population below the poverty line)
National Poverty Line
27.80%
Multidimensional Poverty Index
7.26%
$2.15/day (2017 PPP)
0.70%

Programs

Number of economic inclusion programs
2
Institutional delivery (lead agency)
1
1
  • Nongovernment-led
  • Government-led
Geographic area
2
  • Rural only
  • Urban/peri
  • Mix (urban & rural)

Participants

Number of participants
7,204
Number of people benefiting
25,934
Participants served by government-led programs (%)
15.13%

Main Program Objectives

Wage employment
Self-employment
Income diversification
Productivity
Food security
Market access
Women's empowerment
Social inclusion
Social cohesion
Financial inclusion
Social services
Climate resilience
  • More than 2/3 of programs
  • Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
  • Fewer than 1/3 of programs

Participant Profile

Targeted Poverty Segments
Poor
Extreme poor
Ultra-poor
Those above the poverty line
Doesn't target by poverty level
Targeted Population Groups
Women
Children
Youth
Older people
Persons with disabilities
Displacement-affected
Climate-affected
Marginalized
Conflict-affected
  • More than 2/3 of programs
  • Between 1/3 and less than 2/3 of programs
  • Fewer than 1/3 of programs

CORE PROGRAM COMPONENTS

Transfer
Business capital
Wage employment facilitation
Skills training
Coaching
Financial services facilitation
Market links
Climate resilience support

ECONOMIC INCLUSION PROGRAMS SURVEYED

Program Name Year program began Lead Agencies Program Description No. of Current Participants % Female Participants Poverty Targeting Digital
Entrepreneurship-focused Socioemotional Skills for the Most Vulnerable Youth in Rural Mongolia 2019 Save the Children Japan in Mongolia The project aims to train vulnerable and dis-advantaged youth in poorest rural districts across five provinces for improved entrepreneurship-focused socioemotional knowledge and skills through a school-based, community-driven program. 6,114 51-75% of participants Does not target by poverty level Yes
Micro-entrepreneurship support program 2019 Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of Mongolia The program supports new opportunities for starting and growing sustainable microenterprises, focusing on job creation through comprehensive financial and non-financial support to job seekers who will become micro-entrepreneurs. 1,090 51-75% of participants Does not target by poverty level Yes

Only programs that have given their consent to share their program data are included in this table

The Partnership for Economic Inclusion (PEI) is a global platform that unites non-governmental organizations, UN agencies, research institutions, funding partners, and the World Bank to support government adoption and scale up of economic inclusion programs that empower vulnerable people to lift themselves out of extreme poverty.

DNA: Does Not Apply; FY: Fiscal Year; FCV: Fragility, Conflict, and Violence; MPI: Multidimensional Poverty Index; NPL: National Poverty Line; N/A: Not available; WB: World Bank