Kazakhstan — Inflation
Inflation, Consumer Prices (Annual %) for Kazakhstan, 1994–2025.
Inflation for Kazakhstan was 11.38% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 32 years, from 1994 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 1877.37% in 1994. The lowest was 5.20% in 2012 (about 2.2× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to -15.19% per year.
Kazakhstan ranks 20 of 187 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 11%. The median for Europe & Central Asia is 3.75%, so Kazakhstan sits above it. It peaked in 1994 and has fallen 99% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 70%. Within Europe & Central Asia it ranks 3 of 49 economies; Uzbekistan (8.80%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 115% in 2016. That is 20% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
World ranking. Slipped: 5th of 151 in 1994 → 20th of 163 in 2000 → 31st of 186 in 2010 → 25th of 178 in 2020 → 15th of 169 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1994 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.38% | +2.7 pp |
| 2024 | 8.68% | -5.8 pp |
| 2023 | 14.52% | -0.5 pp |
| 2022 | 14.99% | +7.0 pp |
| 2021 | 7.96% | +1.2 pp |
| 2020 | 6.8% | +1.5 pp |
| 2019 | 5.33% | -0.8 pp |
| 2018 | 6.16% | -1.3 pp |
| 2017 | 7.44% | -6.9 pp |
| 2016 | 14.36% | +7.7 pp |
| 2015 | 6.68% | -0.2 pp |
| 2014 | 6.85% | +0.9 pp |
| 2013 | 5.94% | +0.7 pp |
| 2012 | 5.2% | -3.3 pp |
| 2011 | 8.45% | +1.1 pp |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +0.1 pp |
| 2009 | 7.32% | -9.8 pp |
| 2008 | 17.14% | +6.3 pp |
| 2007 | 10.85% | +2.1 pp |
| 2006 | 8.72% | +1.1 pp |
| 2005 | 7.58% | +0.7 pp |
| 2004 | 6.88% | +0.4 pp |
| 2003 | 6.44% | +0.6 pp |
| 2002 | 5.84% | -2.5 pp |
| 2001 | 8.35% | -4.8 pp |
| 2000 | 13.18% | +4.9 pp |
| 1999 | 8.3% | +1.1 pp |
| 1998 | 7.15% | -10.3 pp |
| 1997 | 17.41% | -21.8 pp |
| 1996 | 39.18% | -137.0 pp |
| 1995 | 176.16% | -1701.2 pp |
| 1994 | 1,877.37% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Kazakhstan’s Inflation in 1995?
176.16% (1995). 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 Inflation growing or shrinking?
Between 1994 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -99.4% in total — about 15.2% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator FP.CPI.TOTL.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: 11.38%; 2024: 8.68%; 2023: 14.52%; 2022: 14.99%; 2021: 7.96%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
FP.CPI.TOTL.ZG — Inflation, Consumer Prices (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.