Kazakhstan vs Lower middle income: External balance on goods and services
External balance on goods and services over time
- Kazakhstan
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Kazakhstan currently reports 6.0% against -3.1% in Lower middle income, a difference of 9.1%.
That makes Kazakhstan's figure about 2.0 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Kazakhstan ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 32nd and Lower middle income ranks 35th of 193 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 3 and Lower middle income in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -3.8% | -1.8% | 1.9% | Lower middle income |
| 2000s | 7.4% | -1.6% | 9.0% | Kazakhstan |
| 2010s | 10.9% | -3.4% | 14.3% | Kazakhstan |
| 2020s | 8.1% | -3.0% | 11.1% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external balance on goods and services, Kazakhstan or Lower middle income?
- Kazakhstan, at 6.0% against -3.1% in Lower middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in external balance on goods and services between Kazakhstan and Lower middle income?
- 9.1%, with Kazakhstan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Lower middle income?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2024.
- How do Kazakhstan and Lower middle income rank globally for external balance on goods and services?
- Kazakhstan ranks 32nd and Lower middle income ranks 35th of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as External balance on goods and services (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.