Worlddata.info

Indicators of economy in Kazakhstan

The essential economic performance of a country is reflected by the gross domestic product. So the total of all goods and services sold. Worldwide gross domestic product in 2021 was at about 12.259 USD per capita. GDP in Kazakhstan, on the other hand, reached USD 10.041 per capita, or 190.81 billion USD in the whole country. Kazakhstan is therefore currently ranked 54 of the major economies. If this is calculated per inhabitant taking into account the purchasing power parity, then Kazakhstan is in the list of the world's richest countries in place 54.

Inflation in Kazakhstan was in 2020 at around 6.75%. Within the EU, the average in the same year was 2.55%. In the United States, it was most recently 4.70%.

Compared with the USA, prices for daily consumer goods are around 66.9% lower.
The Corruption Perceptions Index for the public sector counts 67 and is compared to other countries moderate.


Back to overview: Kazakhstan

Impact of the Covid-19 pandemic

The consequences of the Covid pandemic were not insignificant in Kazakhstan 2020. Overall, gross domestic product in 2020 fell from 181.67 billion US Dollar auf 171.08 billion US Dollar. With a drop of 5.8 percent, the economy in Kazakhstan suffered more significant losses than other countries.. The tourism sector alone slumped by around 80 percent. The unemployment rate rose from 4.8 to 4.9 percent. The consumer inflation rate has risen from 5.2% previously to 6.7% now.

Unemployment rates in percent 1991 - 2021

Economic performance 2021

 Kazakhstan
Total		Kazakhstan
per capita		EU
Total		EU
per capita
GDP190.81 bn USD10,041.49 USD17.09 tn USD33,228.68 USD
Gross national product165.77 bn USD8,723.65 USD16.78 tn USD32,621.03 USD


The two largest listed companies in Kazakhstan are Halyk Bank with a market capitalization of 4,316.00 billion dollars and First Heartland Jusan Bank with 323.00 billion dollars. They are the only companies nationwide to be included in the list of Forbes Global 2000 in 2021. This independent list annually publishes the 2000 largest companies worldwide. Halyk Bank was ranked 1459th by Forbes and First Heartland Jusan Bank was ranked 1886th.

Development of the Gross domestic product in billion US Dollar 1990 - 2021


› Debt budget development
› Development of inflation
› Corruption in Kazakhstan
› Cost of living in a global comparison

Im- and Exports 2021

 Kazakhstan
Total		Kazakhstan
per capita		EU
Total		EU
per capita
Imports47.33 bn USD2,490.55 USD8,916.24 bn USD17,337.55 USD
Exports66.15 bn USD3,481.13 USD9,554.34 bn USD18,578.33 USD


Development of imports and exports in billions of USD 1995 - 2021

Exports
Imports



Kazakhstan: AirportsLargest airports and airlines in KazakhstanThe 19 biggest airports and 5 airlines in Kazakhstan with further information and data
Pariah StatesList of the 11 current Pariah States11 countries, which suffer from the sanctions of the international community because of their mostly autocratic government.
United States: EarthquakeRecent earthquakes and their magnitudes in the United StatesEarthquakes and their intensities in the United States