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KZ

Kazakhstan

KZ · KAZ · #9 · 12 cities

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$69,074
GDP (2031)
$501.7B
GDP growth (2031)
3.6% →
Inflation (2031)
5.0% ↓
Unemployment (2031)
4.4% →
Population (2031)
21.7M
Population growth (2031)
1.0% →
Gini index (2021)
29.2
Government debt (2031)
32.1% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-2.0% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
-$916.4M
Life expectancy (2024)
74.5 yrs
Health spending (2023)
3.8% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
93.4%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
127.1/100
Trade openness (2024)
57.2% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
521.04/USD
Foreign reserves (2025)
$66.1B
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
32.1% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-2.0% of GDP
FDI inflows (2025)
-$916.4M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2021)
0.29
Assessment
Low inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
3.35/1k
Tax revenue (2023)
11.9% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
57.7% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2022)
87.9
Bank branches per 100k (2022)
12.2
ICT service exports (2025)
10.6%
Goods and services tax (2023)
5.7%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $501.7B $69,074 3.6% 5.0% 4.4% 21.7M - 32.1% -2.0% - - - - -
2030 * $468.8B $65,199 3.6% 5.8% 4.4% 21.4M - 30.8% -2.2% - - - - -
2029 * $439.1B $61,679 3.6% 7.6% 4.4% 21.2M - 29.5% -2.3% - - - - -
2028 * $410.8B $58,271 3.3% 8.8% 4.5% 21.0M - 28.0% -2.4% - - - - -
2027 * $386.0B $55,300 4.4% 10.1% 4.5% 20.8M - 26.3% -2.0% - - - - -
2026 * $360.5B $52,189 4.6% 10.7% 4.6% 20.6M - 24.9% -1.0% - - - - -
2025 $302.7B $44,293 6.5% 11.4% 4.6% 20.4M - 24.6% -3.9% -$916.4M - - - 521.04
2024 $291.5B $40,950 5.0% 8.7% 4.7% 20.2M - 24.4% -2.7% $2.1B 74.5 - 93.4% 468.96
2023 $261.8B $38,547 5.1% 14.5% 4.7% 19.9M - 23.0% -3.6% $5.7B 74.4 3.8% 92.9% 456.17
2022 $225.5B $35,889 3.2% 15.0% 4.9% 19.6M - 23.5% 2.9% $5.1B 73.5 3.8% 92.3% 460.17
2021 $197.1B $32,946 4.1% 8.0% 4.9% 19.0M 29.2 25.1% -1.4% $4.6B 70.1 4.0% 90.9% 425.91
2020 $171.1B $29,040 -2.6% 6.8% 4.9% 18.8M 28.7 26.4% -6.5% $7.2B 71.2 3.8% 85.9% 412.95
2019 $181.7B $28,689 4.5% 5.3% 4.8% 18.5M 28.0 19.9% -3.9% $3.7B 73.7 2.9% 81.9% 382.75
2018 $179.3B $25,096 4.1% 6.0% 4.9% 18.3M 27.8 20.3% -1.0% $353.3M 73.4 2.9% 78.9% 344.71
2017 $166.8B $23,973 3.9% 7.5% 4.9% 18.0M 27.5 19.9% -2.1% $4.8B 73.0 3.1% 76.4% 326.00
2016 $137.3B $23,023 0.9% 14.6% 5.0% 17.8M 27.2 19.7% -5.1% $17.2B 72.6 3.4% 74.6% 342.16
2015 $184.4B $22,484 1.0% 6.8% 5.0% 17.5M 26.8 21.9% -5.4% $6.6B 72.0 3.0% 70.8% 221.73
2014 $221.4B $23,958 4.3% 6.6% 5.1% 17.3M 27.0 14.5% -1.3% $7.3B 71.4 3.0% 66.0% 179.19
2013 $236.6B $23,754 5.9% 5.8% 5.3% 17.0M 27.1 12.6% 1.9% $10.0B 70.7 2.7% 63.3% 152.13
2012 $208.0B $21,367 5.0% 5.1% 5.3% 16.8M 28.2 12.1% 1.3% $13.6B 69.9 3.0% 61.9% 149.11
2011 $192.6B $20,160 7.5% 8.4% 5.4% 16.6M 28.0 10.2% 7.3% $13.8B 69.1 2.6% 50.6% 146.62
2010 $148.0B $18,642 7.3% 7.1% 5.8% 16.3M 28.0 10.7% 1.8% $7.5B 68.3 2.7% 31.6% 147.36
2009 $115.3B $17,389 1.2% 7.3% 6.5% 16.1M 28.2 10.2% -0.1% $14.3B 67.5 3.5% 18.2% 147.50
2008 $133.4B $17,278 3.3% 17.2% 6.6% 15.7M 28.5 6.8% 1.0% $16.8B 66.8 3.0% 11.0% 120.30
2007 $104.9B $16,581 8.9% 10.8% 7.3% 15.5M 30.1 4.1% -4.5% $12.0B 66.2 2.7% 4.0% 122.55
2006 $81.0B $14,966 10.7% 8.6% 7.8% 15.3M 30.2 6.7% -1.0% $7.6B 65.7 3.4% 3.3% 126.09
2005 $57.1B $13,226 9.7% 7.4% 8.1% 15.1M 39.8 8.1% 0.6% $2.5B 65.4 3.9% 3.0% 132.88
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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