Товч агуулга:The purpose of Provincial competitiveness research is to make a comparative evaluation of the current competitiveness of 21 provinces in Mongolia and to define their competitiveness holistically. The research economic performance, governance efficiency, business efficiency and infrastructure are the 4 main factors which are divided into 4 sub-factors of each. These 16 sub factors comprise of 177 criteria in total. For policy makers, the report on provincial competitiveness will be an important source of knowledge and handbook which would help them evaluate the current situation and level of provincial development and to make more effective policies to develop rural areas.