Kazakhstan
- Capital
- Astana
- Region
- Europe & Central Asia
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 20.8 million (2025)
At a glance
- Prices in Kazakhstan rose 11.4% in 2025, faster than in most countries.
- Kazakhstan's economy grew 6.5% in 2025, faster than most economies.
- Output per person in Kazakhstan was US$14,692 in 2025, higher than in most countries.
- 4.8% of Kazakhstan's labour force had no job in 2025, close to the middle of the range worldwide.
- Kazakhstan's central government owed 20.9% of GDP in 2023, less than in most countries with data.
- Kazakhstan had 20.8 million people in 2025: about 0.3% of everyone on Earth, the 64th largest population of 217 countries and territories.
- Kazakhstan had a current account deficit of 4.1% of GDP in 2025, lower than in most countries.
Inflation
2025Consumer prices, change over the year (yearly average)
Since 2000
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| Year | Kazakhstan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.4% | 3.0% |
| 2024 | 8.7% | 3.0% |
| 2023 | 14.5% | 5.7% |
| 2022 | 15.0% | 8.0% |
| 2021 | 8.0% | 3.5% |
| 2020 | 6.8% | 1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.3% | 2.2% |
| 2018 | 6.2% | 2.5% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | 2.3% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | 1.6% |
Economic growth
2025Real GDP, change over the year
Since 2000
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| Year | Kazakhstan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.5% | 3.4% |
| 2024 | 5.0% | 3.4% |
| 2023 | 5.1% | 3.2% |
| 2022 | 3.2% | 4.3% |
| 2021 | 4.3% | 5.1% |
| 2020 | −2.5% | −3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | 2.8% |
| 2018 | 4.1% | 3.2% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | 3.3% |
| 2016 | 1.1% | 3.1% |
GDP per person
2025GDP divided by population, in US dollars at current prices
Since 2000
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| Year | Kazakhstan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$14,692 | US$7,882 |
| 2024 | US$14,155 | US$7,853 |
| 2023 | US$12,879 | US$7,862 |
| 2022 | US$11,255 | US$7,656 |
| 2021 | US$9,984 | US$7,269 |
| 2020 | US$8,782 | US$6,433 |
| 2019 | US$9,457 | US$7,037 |
| 2018 | US$9,472 | US$6,978 |
| 2017 | US$8,943 | US$6,548 |
| 2016 | US$7,476 | US$5,982 |
Unemployment
2025Share of the labour force without a job (ILO modelled estimate)
Since 2000
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| Year | Kazakhstan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| 2024 | 4.8% | 5.1% |
| 2023 | 4.8% | 5.2% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | 5.3% |
| 2021 | 5.6% | 6.0% |
| 2020 | 4.9% | 6.4% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | 5.4% |
| 2018 | 4.9% | 5.4% |
| 2017 | 4.9% | 5.6% |
| 2016 | 5.0% | 5.9% |
Government debt
2023Central government debt, % of GDP
Since 2010
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| Year | Kazakhstan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 20.9% | 60.7% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | 55.6% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | 58.8% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | 64.3% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | 49.2% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | 47.3% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | 51.2% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | 50.2% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | 49.4% |
| 2014 | 12.7% | 46.8% |
Population
2025Everyone living in the country, mid-year
Since 2000
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| Year | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 20.8 million |
| 2024 | 20.6 million |
| 2023 | 20.3 million |
| 2022 | 20.0 million |
| 2021 | 19.7 million |
| 2020 | 19.5 million |
| 2019 | 19.2 million |
| 2018 | 18.9 million |
| 2017 | 18.7 million |
| 2016 | 18.4 million |
Current account balance, % of GDP
Since 2000
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| Year | Kazakhstan | World median |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | −4.1% | −0.8% |
| 2024 | −2.3% | −1.3% |
| 2023 | −3.2% | −1.2% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | −3.0% |
| 2021 | −1.4% | −2.4% |
| 2020 | −6.5% | −1.7% |
| 2019 | −3.9% | −2.1% |
| 2018 | −1.0% | −2.9% |
| 2017 | −2.1% | −2.1% |
| 2016 | −5.1% | −2.8% |
About these figures
All numbers are yearly. The world median is the middle value of all countries with a figure for the same year: half of them are above it and half below. Sparklines show Kazakhstan since 2000 or since its first figure.
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), updated 2026-10-08. Original sources: Inflation: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics; Economic growth: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; GDP per person: national statistical offices and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates; Unemployment: International Labour Organization, ILO modelled estimates (ILOSTAT); Government debt: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics; Population: United Nations Population Division (World Population Prospects) and national statistical offices; Current account balance: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics, with World Bank and OECD data. Yearly figures; recent years are often revised. All sources and terms.