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Kazakhstan

KAZ · Europe & Central Asia · Upper middle income

31.6MERI readiness
91Global rank
291.5BGDP (2024)
20.6MPopulation (2024)

Key macro indicators

IndicatorYearValueSource
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD · current USD		2024291,480,274,648.8WDI
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG · percent		20245WDI
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG · percent		20248.7WDI
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH · percent		20283.3IMF_WEO
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL · people		202420,592,571WDI

GDP time series

2013 · 2014 · 2015 · 2016 · 2017 · 2018 · 2019 · 2020 · 2021 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024

MERI breakdown

  • Percentile 15.9
  • Coverage 83%
  • Imputed 1
  • Missing 2
PillarScore
Corruption
Components		40
Digital Infra
Components		22
FDIRRI
Components		3.9
Fin Access
Components		10.3
Human Cap
Components		80.7
IP Protect
Components		38.3
Labor
Components		73.9
LPI
Components		45.4
Security Rol
Components		38.3
Trade Open
Components		63
Data Confidence Score73
Market Infrastructure
Pillars		35.2
Regulatory Institutional
Pillars		15.4
Talent Operating
Pillars		58.2

Governance signals

Control of Corruption

CC.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.1
Corruption Perceptions Index

TI.CPI.SCORE · 2025 · TI_CPI

38
Government Effectiveness

GE.EST · 2024 · WGI

0.1
Political Stability

PV.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.3
Regulatory Quality

RQ.EST · 2024 · WGI

0
Rule of Law

RL.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.4
Voice and Accountability

VA.EST · 2024 · WGI

-0.8

Source attribution

Sources represented in this country profile.

8 sources

IMF_WEO

International Monetary Fund · 6 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development · 3 indicators

OECD Terms and Conditions

SourceLicense

IMF_FAS

International Monetary Fund · 2 indicators

IMF Terms of Use

SourceLicense

SOVEREIGN_RATINGS

Manual bridge · 2 indicators

Manual Source Terms

Full indicator table

Latest value per indicator with source and license hints.

80 rows
IndicatorCategoryYearValueSourceLicense
Domestic credit to private sector
FS.AST.PRVT.GD.ZS		finance202427.3WDICC BY 4.0
General government net lending/borrowing
GGXCNL_NGDP		fiscal2028-2IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Control of Corruption
CC.EST		governance2024-0.1WGICC BY 4.0
Corruption Perceptions Index
TI.CPI.SCORE		governance202538TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Government Effectiveness
GE.EST		governance20240.1WGICC BY 4.0
Political Stability
PV.EST		governance2024-0.3WGICC BY 4.0
Regulatory Quality
RQ.EST		governance20240WGICC BY 4.0
Rule of Law
RL.EST		governance2024-0.4WGICC BY 4.0
Voice and Accountability
VA.EST		governance2024-0.8WGICC BY 4.0
Access to electricity (%)
EG.ELC.ACCS.ZS		infra2023100WDICC BY 4.0
Fixed broadband subscriptions
IT.NET.BBND.P2		infra202415.3WDICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance Index
LP.LPI.OVRL.XQ		infra20222.7WDICC BY 4.0
Mobile cellular subscriptions
IT.CEL.SETS.P2		infra2024127.1WDICC BY 4.0
Aviation connectivity - number of partner countries
LPI2.AVIA_CONN		logistics202478LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, IQR
LPI2.AVIA_IQR_DAYS		logistics20248.1LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, mean
LPI2.AVIA_MEAN_DAYS		logistics20243.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Aviation import dwell time, median
LPI2.AVIA_MED_DAYS		logistics20242.3LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2B_IQR		logistics20248.5LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2B_MEAN		logistics20245.7LPI2Modified BSD3
B2B postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2B_MEDIAN		logistics20244.1LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, IQR
LPI2.B2C_IQR		logistics20248LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, mean
LPI2.B2C_MEAN		logistics20248.7LPI2Modified BSD3
B2C postal delivery time, median
LPI2.B2C_MEDIAN		logistics20245.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Corridor lead time from port exit to destination for LLDC, mean
LPI2.CORRIDOR_LT_DAYS		logistics202428.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Dwell time at destination for LLDC, mean
LPI2.DT_DESTINATION_DAYS		logistics20241LPI2Modified BSD3
Dwell time at port of arrival for LLDC container, mean
LPI2.DT_PORT_DAYS		logistics202411.7LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2B - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2B_CONN		logistics202473.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Postal connectivity B2C - number of partner countries
LPI2.B2C_CONN		logistics202462.5LPI2Modified BSD3
Reference container import dwell time at port of arrival, mean
LPI2.DT_TRANSIT_DAYS		logistics20245.9LPI2Modified BSD3
Central government debt (% of GDP)
GC.DOD.TOTL.GD.ZS		macro202320.9WDICC BY 4.0
Current account balance
BCA_NGDPD		macro2028-2.4IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Current account balance (% of GDP)
BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS		macro2024-2.7WDICC BY 4.0
GDP (current USD)
NY.GDP.MKTP.CD		macro2024291,480,274,648.8WDICC BY 4.0
GDP growth (annual %)
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG		macro20245WDICC BY 4.0
GDP per capita (current USD)
NY.GDP.PCAP.CD		macro202414,154.6WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG		macro20248.7WDICC BY 4.0
Inflation rate
PCPIPCH		macro20288.8IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Military expenditure (% of GDP)
MS.MIL.XPND.GD.ZS		macro20240.4WDICC BY 4.0
Official exchange rate
PA.NUS.FCRF		macro2024469WDICC BY 4.0
Real GDP growth
NGDP_RPCH		macro20283.3IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Total reserves (months of imports)
FI.RES.TOTL.MO		macro20245.3WDICC BY 4.0
Unemployment (% of labor force)
SL.UEM.TOTL.ZS		macro20254.8WDICC BY 4.0
Demographic and Urbanization Momentum
DEMOGRAPHICS		meri_opportunity202454WDICC BY 4.0
GDP Growth Trajectory
GDP_GROWTH		meri_opportunity20289.7IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Import Demand
IMPORT_DEMAND		meri_opportunity202443.9WDICC BY 4.0
ATMs per 100,000 adults
FAS.ATMS_PER_100K		meri_readiness202287.9IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Basic Digital Infrastructure
DIGITAL_INFRA		meri_readiness202422WDICC BY 4.0
B-READY Business Entry score
B_READY.BUSINESS_ENTRY		meri_readiness202585.1B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Dispute Resolution score
B_READY.DISPUTE_RESOLUTION		meri_readiness202567.4B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY International Trade score
B_READY.TRADE		meri_readiness202567.6B_READYWorld Bank Terms
B-READY Labor score
B_READY.LABOR		meri_readiness202575.1B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Commercial bank branches per 100,000 adults
FAS.BRANCHES_PER_100K		meri_readiness202212.2IMF_FASIMF Terms of Use
Contract Enforcement Reliability
CONTRACT_ENF		meri_readiness202567.4B_READYWorld Bank Terms
Corruption Risk
CORRUPTION		meri_readiness202538TI_CPITransparency International Terms
Financial System Accessibility
FIN_ACCESS		meri_readiness202410.3WDICC BY 4.0
Foreign Ownership Restrictions
FDIRRI		meri_readiness202496.1OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
General Business Entry Friction
BIZ_ENTRY		meri_readiness202585.1B_READYWorld Bank Terms
HDI Education sub-index
HDI.EDUCATION_INDEX		meri_readiness20230.8UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Hiring and Workforce Availability
LABOR		meri_readiness202572.4WDICC BY 4.0
Human Capital Quality
HUMAN_CAP		meri_readiness202580.7UNDP_HDIUNDP Terms
Intellectual Property Protection
IP_PROTECT		meri_readiness202438.3WGICC BY 4.0
Logistics Performance
LPI		meri_readiness202545.4LPI2Modified BSD3
OECD Services Trade Restrictiveness Index
OECD.STRI		meri_readiness20250.4OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
Personal Security and Rule of Law
SECURITY_ROL		meri_readiness202438.3WGICC BY 4.0
Trade Openness
TRADE_OPEN		meri_readiness202565.3OECDOECD Terms and Conditions
Inflation Stability
INFL_STAB		meri_risk202845.6IMF_WEOIMF Terms of Use
Sovereign credit rating score
RATING.SOV_CREDIT_SCORE		meri_risk202658.3SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Sovereign Credit Risk
SOV_CREDIT		meri_risk202658.3SOVEREIGN_RATINGSManual Source Terms
Age dependency ratio
SP.POP.DPND		social202461.4WDICC BY 4.0
Labor force participation rate
SL.TLF.CACT.ZS		social202567.8WDICC BY 4.0
Life expectancy at birth
SP.DYN.LE00.IN		social202474.5WDICC BY 4.0
Population growth (annual %)
SP.POP.GROW		social20241.3WDICC BY 4.0
Population, total
SP.POP.TOTL		social202420,592,571WDICC BY 4.0
Urban population (% of total)
SP.URB.TOTL.IN.ZS		social202462.1WDICC BY 4.0
FDI net inflows (% of GDP)
BX.KLT.DINV.WD.GD.ZS		trade20240.7WDICC BY 4.0
High-technology exports (% of manufactured)
TX.VAL.TECH.MF.ZS		trade202442.2WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise exports (current USD)
TX.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade202482,471,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Merchandise imports (current USD)
TM.VAL.MRCH.CD.WT		trade202459,133,000,000WDICC BY 4.0
Tariff rate, applied, simple mean
TM.TAX.MRCH.SM.AR.ZS		trade20224.8WDICC BY 4.0
Trade (% of GDP)
NE.TRD.GNFS.ZS		trade202457.2WDICC BY 4.0