Mongolia Housing Monitor

A monthly view of the prices, demand, credit, banks, construction, and external conditions that shape housing-market risk.

Last updated August 23, 2026

Vulnerability42.4Medium riskConditions that could amplify a correction
Current stress54.8Medium riskEvidence that deterioration is underway
01 / 06

Prices & affordability

Every central district has turned down

The breadth measure rises only when three-month declines spread across the six district indexes shown below.

Medium risk · 62.54 of 5 indicators scored · latest Jul 2026

Apartment price index by district

First available month = 100

Bayangol

-1.2% / 3 mo.
2023202420252026050100150

Bayanzurkh

-6.9% / 3 mo.
2023202420252026050100150

Songinokhairkhan

-0.6% / 3 mo.
2023202420252026050100150

Sukhbaatar

-0.2% / 3 mo.
2023202420252026050100150

Khan-Uul

-3.7% / 3 mo.
2023202420252026050100150

Chingeltei

-0.2% / 3 mo.
2023202420252026050100150

Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · latest Jul 2026

New-apartment prices versus the official housing index

Each series indexed to its first displayed observation = 100

2023202420252026050100150New apartmentsOfficial housing index

Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · National Statistics Office of Mongolia · latest Jul 2026

Next: Transactions & demand ↓
02 / 06

Transactions & demand

Mortgage balances are rising faster than account counts

Mortgage account growth is the strongest current pressure.

Low risk · 27.82 of 2 indicators scored · latest Jun 2026

Mortgage balances are growing faster than mortgage accounts

Each series indexed to its first displayed observation = 100

202120222023202420252026050100150200250Mortgage accountsMortgage balance

Source: National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · latest Jun 2026

Mortgages remain a large share of household credit

% of loans to individuals

2021202220232024202520260102030405060

Source: Calculated from National Statistics Office series · latest Jun 2026

Next: Credit conditions ↓
03 / 06

Credit conditions

Credit growth and borrowing costs are pulling in different directions

Real-estate lending rate is the strongest current pressure.

Medium risk · 58.05 of 5 indicators scored · latest Jun 2026

Household credit is still expanding

% change from a year earlier

202120222023202420252026−20−10010203040All individual creditConsumer creditMortgages

Source: National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · latest Jun 2026

Real-estate borrowing costs remain elevated

Weighted rate on new loans, %

202120222023202420252026051015

Source: National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · latest Jun 2026

Next: Bank resilience ↓
04 / 06

Bank resilience

Bank buffers remain intact, but funding exposure deserves attention

Net foreign funding exposure is the strongest current pressure.

Medium risk · 46.87 of 10 indicators scored · latest Jun 2026

Problem loans remain contained

% of outstanding loans

202120222023202420252026024681012Non-performingPrincipal in arrears

Source: National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · latest Jun 2026

Capital, liquidity, and foreign-funding buffers

% of assets or deposits; accounting proxies, not regulatory ratios

2021202220232024202520260102030405060Capital / assetsLiquid assets / depositsNet foreign funding / assets

Source: National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · latest Jun 2026

Bank claims slightly exceed the deposit base

Claims / deposits, %

202120222023202420252026020406080100120

Source: National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · latest Jun 2026

Listed-bank filings corroborate asset quality and capital

Quarterly panel ratios, %

2023202420252026024681012Equity / assetsNPL ratio

Source: Mongolian Stock Exchange · latest Jun 2026

Listed banks' loans remain below customer funding

Loans / customer funding, %

2023202420252026020406080100

Source: Mongolian Stock Exchange · latest Jun 2026

Next: Construction & supply ↓
05 / 06

Construction & supply

Construction is expanding fastest in Ulaanbaatar

Ulaanbaatar residential construction growth is the strongest current pressure.

Medium risk · 58.82 of 2 indicators scored · latest Mar 2026

Ulaanbaatar construction is expanding faster than the national total

% change from a year earlier

201020122014201620182020202220242026−1000100200300400MongoliaUlaanbaatar

Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · latest Mar 2026

Cumulative residential construction work by geography

Year-to-date construction value, indexed to the first displayed quarter = 100; the series resets each January

20102012201420162018202020222024202602,0004,0006,0008,00010,000MongoliaUlaanbaatar

Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · latest Mar 2026

Next: External economy ↓
06 / 06

External economy

Inflation is the clearest external pressure

Consumer price inflation is the strongest current pressure.

Medium risk · 35.35 of 5 indicators scored · latest Jul 2026

The tögrög is stable while the real exchange rate has eased

Each series indexed to its first displayed observation = 100

202120222023202420252026020406080100120Real effective exchange rateUSD / MNT

Source: National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · latest Jun 2026

The current account remains in deficit

Rolling twelve-month balance, million USD

202120222023202420252026−4,000−3,000−2,000−1,0000

Source: National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · latest May 2026

Inflation is running ahead of economic growth

% change from a year earlier

202120222023202420252026−10−5051015Consumer pricesEconomic growth

Source: National Statistics Office of Mongolia · National Statistics Office of Mongolia · latest Jul 2026

See all 29 indicators and sources

Correlated indicators are grouped into capped evidence families, so several versions of one dataset cannot overwhelm the result. Every observation retains its official source and reporting period.

Prices & affordability

Housing price momentum

Three-month change in the official hedonic housing price index. Falling momentum is evidence that the market is turning down.National Statistics Office of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-07-01
-1.40% over 3 months
High risk97.5 / 100

Housing price growth

Annual growth in the official hedonic housing price index. Unusually rapid appreciation can create vulnerability before prices turn.National Statistics Office of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-07-01
6.02% year over year
Not scored31 / 36 observations

New-apartment price growth

Annual change in the average price per square metre of new apartments across Ulaanbaatar's central six districts.National Statistics Office of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-07-01
1.50% year over year
Low risk2.4 / 100

District price-decline breadth

Share of Ulaanbaatar's central six districts where old-apartment prices fell over three months. Broad declines are more concerning than one weak district.National Statistics Office of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-07-01
100.00% of six districts
High risk100.0 / 100

Housing price-to-income index

Housing price index divided by Ulaanbaatar's average wage and normalized to the first common quarter. Rising values indicate deteriorating affordability.Calculated from National Statistics Office series · reporting period 2026-06-01
92.93index, first common quarter = 100
Medium risk50.0 / 100

Transactions & demand

Mortgage account growth

Annual growth in the number of individual mortgage accounts. Weak or negative growth suggests fading financed demand.National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-06-01
7.48% year over year
Medium risk47.6 / 100

Mortgage share of individual credit

Outstanding mortgages divided by total loans to individuals. A larger share concentrates household and bank exposure in housing collateral.Calculated from National Statistics Office series · reporting period 2026-06-01
42.75% of individual credit
Low risk8.1 / 100

Credit conditions

Mortgage credit growth

Annual mortgage-credit growth viewed as a turning signal. A sharp slowdown can indicate tighter credit or weaker demand.National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-06-01
18.77% year over year
Medium risk47.1 / 100

Rapid mortgage credit growth

The same official mortgage balance viewed as a build-up indicator. Unusually rapid growth can increase leverage before a downturn.National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-06-01
18.77% year over year
Medium risk52.9 / 100

Total individual credit growth

Annual growth in all outstanding loans to individuals. Rapid household-credit expansion can amplify housing-market losses.National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-06-01
17.01% year over year
Medium risk41.1 / 100

Consumer credit growth

Annual growth in consumer loans. It shares a capped household-leverage family with total individual credit so it cannot receive a separate full vote.National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-06-01
8.16% year over year
Low risk24.1 / 100

Real-estate lending rate

Weighted rate on newly issued loans to real-estate activities. The verified official table code is 26; higher costs increase refinancing and affordability pressure.National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-06-01
15.50%
High risk99.2 / 100

Bank resilience

Bank non-performing loan ratio

Non-performing loans divided by total outstanding loans for depository corporations.National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-06-01
4.98% of loans
Low risk14.7 / 100

Principal-in-arrears ratio

Principal in arrears divided by total loans. Arrears can deteriorate before loans enter the non-performing category; both remain in one capped family.National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-06-01
2.49% of loans
Low risk23.5 / 100

Bank capital-to-assets ratio

Aggregate capital accounts divided by total assets. This is a leverage buffer, not the regulatory risk-weighted capital ratio.National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-06-01
8.90% of assets
High risk67.0 / 100

Bank claims-to-deposit ratio

Total bank claims divided by demand deposits plus quasi-money. A high ratio indicates a more stretched deposit-funded balance sheet.National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-06-01
105.94%
Medium risk58.2 / 100

Bank deposit growth

Annual growth in demand deposits plus quasi-money. Weak growth or contraction can expose funding stress.National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-06-01
26.29% year over year
Medium risk36.8 / 100

Liquid-assets-to-deposit proxy

Reserves plus central-bank bills divided by demand deposits and quasi-money. It is an aggregate liquidity proxy, not the regulatory LCR.National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-06-01
53.65%
Low risk1.1 / 100

Net foreign funding exposure

Foreign and long-term foreign liabilities less foreign assets, divided by total bank assets. This avoids treating matched foreign assets and liabilities as an unhedged exposure.National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-06-01
14.04% of assets
High risk98.5 / 100

Listed-bank NPL ratio

Non-performing loans divided by total loans across the listed-bank panel. The panel is reported separately and shares the asset-quality family with the official system aggregate.Mongolian Stock Exchange · reporting period 2026-06-01
3.77% of loans
Not scored8 / 12 observations

Listed-bank equity-to-assets ratio

Total reported equity divided by total assets across the listed-bank panel. This is an accounting leverage measure, not regulatory risk-weighted capital adequacy.Mongolian Stock Exchange · reporting period 2026-06-01
9.63% of assets
Not scored8 / 12 observations

Listed-bank loans-to-customer-funding ratio

Total loans divided by current accounts plus deposits across the listed-bank panel. It corroborates aggregate funding stretch without receiving a separate family vote.Mongolian Stock Exchange · reporting period 2026-06-01
89.06%
Not scored8 / 12 observations

Construction & supply

National residential construction growth

Annual change in cumulative residential construction work nationally. Contraction signals weakening developer activity and financing conditions.National Statistics Office of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-03-01
60.07% year over year
Low risk26.2 / 100

Ulaanbaatar residential construction growth

Annual growth in cumulative residential construction work in Ulaanbaatar. Rapid expansion can increase future supply pressure if demand weakens.National Statistics Office of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-03-01
67.86% year over year
High risk91.3 / 100

External economy

Tögrög depreciation against USD

Annual change in the end-period USD/MNT rate. Faster depreciation can tighten imported-input costs and foreign-currency balance sheets.National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-06-01
-0.03% year over year
Low risk24.4 / 100

Real effective exchange-rate appreciation

Annual change in Mongolia's real effective exchange-rate index. Strong appreciation can erode competitiveness before external conditions turn.National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-03-01
-1.98% year over year
Low risk30.7 / 100

Twelve-month current-account balance

Rolling twelve-month current-account balance. Persistent deficits can leave Mongolia and its banks more exposed to external financing shocks.National Statistics Office / Bank of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-05-01
-649.20million USD over 12 months
Low risk16.2 / 100

Economic growth momentum

Official monthly indicator of economic growth relative to the same period a year earlier. Weak activity reduces income and housing demand.National Statistics Office of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-05-01
7.32% year over year
Low risk20.0 / 100

Consumer price inflation

Annual change in the headline consumer price index. High inflation erodes real household income and can keep financing conditions tight.National Statistics Office of Mongolia · reporting period 2026-07-01
13.00% year over year
High risk85.0 / 100
23/23evidence families scored 86%indicator coverage 94%data reliability Methodology v2.0.0

How to read this: Scores are expanding historical percentiles, not probabilities. High means unusual relative to the history available for that indicator. Missing and stale data reduce coverage or reliability instead of becoming zero. The monitor is national and Ulaanbaatar-level and cannot price a particular apartment or neighborhood.

Robert Ritz @robertritz