Central government debt, total in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Central government debt, total was 20.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Central government debt, total in Kazakhstan, 2010–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 20.9% for central government debt, total in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 92.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, central government debt, total in Kazakhstan peaked at 23.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2011.
Kazakhstan ranks 77th of 83 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Central government debt, total in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9.5% | — |
| 2011 | 8.8% | -7.6% |
| 2012 | 10.5% | +19.3% |
| 2013 | 10.8% | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 12.6% | +16.7% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +52.7% |
| 2016 | 16.8% | -13.1% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 22.0% | +29.9% |
| 2019 | 18.5% | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +28.3% |
| 2021 | 22.4% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 21.4% | -4.7% |
| 2023 | 20.9% | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 14.6% | 8.8% | 22.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.1% | 20.9% | 23.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 74 Solomon Islands 26.0% compare
- 75 Guatemala 25.2%
- 76 Switzerland 22.3% compare
- 78 Botswana 19.7% compare
- 79 Russian Federation 17.9% compare
- 80 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 14.9% compare
More economy & growth data for Kazakhstan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.35 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 2.38 Percent per annum (2029)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), annual growth rate -17.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.0594 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita 872.02 current US$ per person (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) 6.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 0.1079 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per 1,527 current US$ per person (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 9.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU), per 50.6 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is central government debt, total in Kazakhstan?
- Central government debt, total in Kazakhstan was 20.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest central government debt, total recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest central government debt, total recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2011.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for central government debt, total?
- Kazakhstan ranks 77th out of 83 countries with data for 2023.
- Is central government debt, total rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Central government debt, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. 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.