Kazakhstan — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Kazakhstan, 1991–2025.
GDP growth for Kazakhstan was 6.50% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 35 years, from 1991 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 13.50% in 2001. The lowest was -12.60% in 1994 (about -1.9× the latest value).
Kazakhstan ranks 26 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 12%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 2.03%, so Kazakhstan sits above it. It peaked in 2001 and has fallen 52% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 442%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 8 of 57 economies; Turkmenistan (6.30%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 508% in 2010. That is 95% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Climbed: 180th of 194 in 1991 → 15th of 199 in 2000 → 42nd of 209 in 2010 → 76th of 209 in 2020 → 22nd of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1991 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.5% | +1.5 pp |
| 2024 | 5% | -0.1 pp |
| 2023 | 5.1% | +1.9 pp |
| 2022 | 3.2% | -1.1 pp |
| 2021 | 4.3% | +6.8 pp |
| 2020 | -2.5% | -7.0 pp |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +0.4 pp |
| 2018 | 4.1% | -0.0 pp |
| 2017 | 4.1% | +3.0 pp |
| 2016 | 1.1% | -0.1 pp |
| 2015 | 1.2% | -3.0 pp |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -1.8 pp |
| 2013 | 6% | +1.2 pp |
| 2012 | 4.8% | -2.6 pp |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +6.1 pp |
| 2009 | 1.2% | -2.1 pp |
| 2008 | 3.3% | -5.6 pp |
| 2007 | 8.9% | -1.8 pp |
| 2006 | 10.7% | +1.0 pp |
| 2005 | 9.7% | +0.1 pp |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +0.3 pp |
| 2003 | 9.3% | -0.5 pp |
| 2002 | 9.8% | -3.7 pp |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +3.7 pp |
| 2000 | 9.8% | +7.1 pp |
| 1999 | 2.7% | +4.6 pp |
| 1998 | -1.9% | -3.6 pp |
| 1997 | 1.7% | +1.2 pp |
| 1996 | 0.5% | +8.7 pp |
| 1995 | -8.2% | +4.4 pp |
| 1994 | -12.6% | -3.4 pp |
| 1993 | -9.2% | -3.9 pp |
| 1992 | -5.3% | +5.7 pp |
| 1991 | -11% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kazakhstan’s GDP growth in 1992?
-5.3% (1992). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Kazakhstan’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1991 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +159.1% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 6.5%; 2024: 5%; 2023: 5.1%; 2022: 3.2%; 2021: 4.3%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.