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Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Kazakhstan: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Kazakhstan is placed 65th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 37,851 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 23.86 (2025).
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Economy & Innovation
65th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 37,851GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 23.86Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- 0.363Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 87.05Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Kazakhstan on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
37,851
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Kazakhstan: 37,851. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Central Asia
- 37,851 Kazakhstan
- Land neighbours
- China 25,067 · Kyrgyzstan 7,878 · Russia 42,358 · Turkmenistan 19,314 · Uzbekistan 11,623
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Kazakhstan’s is from 2024 · CC BY 4.0
23.86
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Kazakhstan: 23.86. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Central Asia
- 23.86 Kazakhstan
- Land neighbours
- China 29.49 · Kyrgyzstan 21.47 · Russia 33.47 · Turkmenistan 13.7 · Uzbekistan 12.26
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
0.363
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 56th of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Kazakhstan: 0.363. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Central Asia
- 0.363 Kazakhstan
- Land neighbours
- China 1.271 · Kyrgyzstan 0.212 · Russia 0.243 · Turkmenistan -1.202 · Uzbekistan 0.22
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
87.05
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Kazakhstan: 87.05. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Central Asia
- 87.05 Kazakhstan
- Land neighbours
- China 89.38 · Kyrgyzstan 72.26 · Russia 79.34 · Uzbekistan 59.66
02Over time
Which way Kazakhstan is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
KazakhstanWorld median
Kazakhstan rose from 12,936 in 2000 to 37,851 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Kazakhstan World median 2025 37,851 17,265 2024 35,974 18,108 2023 34,703 17,686 2022 33,506 16,933 2021 32,946 16,260 2020 32,012 15,631 2019 33,298 16,761 2018 32,330 16,349 2017 31,524 16,129 2016 30,758 15,512 2015 30,894 14,857 2014 30,986 14,475 2013 30,177 14,681 2012 28,881 14,631 2011 27,946 13,916 2010 26,375 14,101 2009 24,901 13,655 2008 24,896 14,030 2007 24,351 13,755 2006 22,574 12,983 2005 20,566 12,023 2004 18,887 11,608 2003 17,345 11,183 2002 15,961 11,144 2001 14,612 10,907 2000 12,936 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
KazakhstanWorld median
Kazakhstan rose from 0.054 in 2000 to 0.363 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Kazakhstan World median 2024 0.363 0.1310 2023 0.436 0.0710 2022 0.245 0.0580 2021 -0.470 0.0010 2020 -0.263 0.0470 2019 -0.177 0.0300 2018 -0.352 -0.0150 2017 -0.298 0.0080 2016 -0.191 -0.0660 2015 -0.259 -0.0600 2014 -0.156 -0.0190 2013 -0.371 0.0140 2012 -0.110 0.0060 2011 -0.300 -0.0140 2010 -0.570 -0.0020 2009 -0.401 0.0990 2008 -0.214 0.0700 2007 -0.124 -0.0080 2006 -0.018 0.0740 2005 -0.011 0.0510 2004 -0.055 0.0505 2003 0.078 0.0450 2002 -0.027 0.0100 2001 0.133 0.0470 2000 0.054 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
KazakhstanWorld median
Kazakhstan rose from 42.11 in 2011 to 87.05 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Kazakhstan World median 2024 87 73 2021 81 74 2017 59 59 2014 54 52 2011 42 37
03In context
Kazakhstan beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Kazakhstan and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China | =46th | 25,067 | 29.49 | 1.271 | 89.38 |
| Kazakhstan | 65th | 37,851 | 23.86 | 0.363 | 87.05 |
 Russia | 66th | 42,358 | 33.47 | 0.243 | 79.34 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 106th | 7,878 | 21.47 | 0.212 | 72.26 |
 Uzbekistan | 118th | 11,623 | 12.26 | 0.22 | 59.66 |
 Turkmenistan | 130th | 19,314 | 13.7 | -1.202 | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Central Asia
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Kazakhstan in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Kazakhstan is ahead of the world, and behind
53 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median18
Statistics on which Kazakhstan does better than the middle country measured.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.3965.1652.39No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 65.16 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 13th of 169 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3966.53.396▲ Improved since 2015
Kazakhstan: 6.5 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 22nd of 186 · derived.
Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID)Frederick Solt, University of Iowa · 2023 · world median 3327.833▼ Worsened since 2013
Kazakhstan: 27.8 · world median 33 · Gini index of disposable household income (0–100), SWIID estimate. Frederick Solt, University of Iowa, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 22.3 to 51.2; lower is better.
Position 69th of 79 · derived, 1st = worst.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23129.35106.23▲ Improved since 2012
Kazakhstan: 129.35 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 26th of 195 · derived.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.08127.76106.08▲ Improved since 2012
Kazakhstan: 127.76 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 30th of 195 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.06124.81107.06▲ Improved since 2012
Kazakhstan: 124.81 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 39th of 194 · derived.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89026,49212,890No real change since 2012
Kazakhstan: 26,492 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 49th of 166 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1956.740.19▲ Improved since 2020
Kazakhstan: 56.7 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 58th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.417.0610.4No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 17.06 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,80020,46912,800▲ Improved since 2017
Kazakhstan: 20,469 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 59th of 173 · derived.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.1873.3462.187▼ Worsened since 2017
Kazakhstan: 3.346 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.5810.485No real change since 2013
Kazakhstan: 0.581 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 66th of 170 · derived.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6749.2746.67No real change since 2012
Kazakhstan: 49.27 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 82nd of 195 · derived.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48658,05646,486▼ Worsened since 2010
Kazakhstan: 58,056 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 66th of 150 · derived.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0930.022-0.093▲ Improved since 2015
Kazakhstan: 0.022 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 93rd of 209 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8139.7241.81No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 39.72 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 99th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95758.01701.95No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 758.01 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 69th of 145 · derived.
Digitally-Deliverable Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 25.4226.7425.42▲ Improved since 2014
Kazakhstan: 26.74 · world median 25.42 · Digitally-deliverable services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.377 to 87.15; higher is better.
Position 83rd of 170 · derived.
Behind the world median13
Statistics on which Kazakhstan does worse than the middle country measured.
ICT Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 0.9750.870.975▼ Worsened since 2014
Kazakhstan: 0.87 · world median 0.975 · ICT goods exports (% of total goods exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.45; higher is better.
Position 63rd of 119 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.863.463.8No earlier reading
Kazakhstan: 63.4 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 51st of 99 by World Energy Council.
ICT Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 7.4747.37.474▲ Improved since 2014
Kazakhstan: 7.3 · world median 7.474 · ICT services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 56.25; higher is better.
Position 64th of 118 · derived.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.5910.627▼ Worsened since 2013
Kazakhstan: 0.591 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5226.3428.52▲ Improved since 2022
Kazakhstan: 26.34 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 81st of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.92.72.9▼ Worsened since 2014
Kazakhstan: 2.7 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 79th of 139 by World Bank Group.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.18.6316.1No real change since 2013
Kazakhstan: 8.63 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9462.643.94▲ Improved since 2014
Kazakhstan: 62.6 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 32nd of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.535.4727.5No real change since 2010
Kazakhstan: 35.47 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.389-0.2058.389▼ Worsened since 2011
Kazakhstan: -0.205 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 95th of 118 · derived.
Research and Development SpendingUIS · 2023 · world median 0.8140.1440.814▼ Worsened since 2013
Kazakhstan: 0.144 · world median 0.814 · Gross domestic expenditure on R&D (% of GDP). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.006 to 6.346; higher is better.
Position 73rd of 84 · derived.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4513.5661.451▼ Worsened since 2014
Kazakhstan: 3.566 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 13th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.9348.4312.93No real change since 2014
Kazakhstan: 48.43 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 4th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end22
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.70826.841.708Moved since 2011
Kazakhstan: 26.84 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 15th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3069.6053.306Moved since 2015
Kazakhstan: 9.605 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.5880.306Moved since 2015
Kazakhstan: 0.588 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6532.3524.65No real change since 2015
Kazakhstan: 32.35 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 36th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.0628.9922.06Moved since 2014
Kazakhstan: 28.99 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 37th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,24017,1752,240Moved since 2022
Kazakhstan: 17,175 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.23112.9103.23Moved since 2015
Kazakhstan: 112.9 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1784.4667.17Moved since 2014
Kazakhstan: 84.46 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Merchant Fleet by Country of OwnershipUNCTAD · 2026 · world median 275.731,249275.73Moved since 2016
Kazakhstan: 1,249 · world median 275.73 · Merchant fleet owned (thousand dead-weight tons). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 397,071.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.2612.7111.26Moved since 2015
Kazakhstan: 12.71 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 55th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Creative Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 6.1716.0726.171Moved since 2014
Kazakhstan: 6.072 · world median 6.171 · Creative services exports (% of services exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.002 to 63.91.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.662.93.66Moved since 2012
Kazakhstan: 2.9 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-0.508-0.225Moved since 2014
Kazakhstan: -0.508 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5723.7446.572Moved since 2015
Kazakhstan: 3.744 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 99th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95482.73657.95Moved since 2014
Kazakhstan: 482.73 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 242024No real change since 2016
Kazakhstan: 20 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Tax Revenue (% of GDP)OECD · 2024 · world median 21.8517.4721.85Moved since 2014
Kazakhstan: 17.47 · world median 21.85 · Total tax revenue, all levels of government (% of GDP). OECD, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 3.11 to 45.18.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.3850.523Moved since 2013
Kazakhstan: 0.385 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6024.2349.602Moved since 2015
Kazakhstan: 4.234 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Foreign Value Added Share of Gross ExportsOECD · 2022 · world median 27.4112.4727.41Moved since 2012
Kazakhstan: 12.47 · world median 27.41 · Foreign value added (% of gross exports). OECD, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 4.491 to 66.08.
Creative Goods ExportsUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 1.2350.1051.235No real change since 2014
Kazakhstan: 0.105 · world median 1.235 · Creative goods exports (% of merchandise exports). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 37.23.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.968-0.2841.968Moved since 2015
Kazakhstan: -0.284 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
No current reading for Kazakhstan
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05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Kazakhstan’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Kazakhstan’s 5th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Poverty & Inequality14th of 1593/3 keys
- Development & Human Capital44th of 1963/3 keys
- Digital & Technology49th of 1984/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience61st of 1934/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation65th of 1764/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing75th of 2003/4 keys
- Work & Labour69th of 1824/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge76th of 1984/4 keys
- Gender & Equalityjoint 91st of 1834/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions99th of 1944/4 keys
- Peace & Security97th of 1774/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade99th of 1772/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture107th of 1844/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties138th of 1984/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability177th of 1863/4 keys
No standing on Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Kazakhstan can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Asia
Japan2nd4/4 keysHighest in Central Asia
Kazakhstan65th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Kazakhstan and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Kazakhstan on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Kazakhstan rank on economy & innovation?
Kazakhstan is placed 65th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Kazakhstan?
37,851 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Kazakhstan?
23.86 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Kazakhstan compare with China on economy & innovation?
China is placed joint 46th of 176, and Kazakhstan 65th. GDP per Capita (PPP): China 25,067, Kazakhstan 37,851; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: China 29.49, Kazakhstan 23.86; Economic Complexity Index: China 1.271, Kazakhstan 0.363; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: China 89.38, Kazakhstan 87.05.
How have Kazakhstan’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 12,936 in 2000 to 37,851 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index rose from 0.054 in 2000 to 0.363 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 42.11 in 2011 to 87.05 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Kazakhstan?
No current reading is published for Kazakhstan on Average Monthly Earnings of Employees, Business Ready: Operational Efficiency, Business Ready: Public Services, Business Ready: Regulatory Framework, Container Port Traffic, Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), General Government Consumption, Gini Index, GNI per Capita (PPP), Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP), Household Consumption, Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP), Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Palma Ratio and Trade (% of GDP). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 53 statistics on this page come from 15 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Kazakhstan’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Kazakhstan (banner) — Dmitry A. Mottl (original) This derivative work (cropped): SHB2000, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Kazakhstan: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/kazakhstan/economy