Current account balance in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Current account balance was -12.45 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Current account balance in Kazakhstan, 1995–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
In 2025, current account balance in Kazakhstan stood at -12.45 billion BoP, current US$. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 84.1% on the previous year and down 24.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, current account balance in Kazakhstan peaked at 14.07 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, -12.45 billion BoP, current US$, in 2025.
Kazakhstan ranks 185th of 198 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -631.86 million BoP, current US$ | -1.22 billion BoP, current US$ | -171.00 million BoP, current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | -606.26 million BoP, current US$ | -4.77 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.29 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -811.54 million BoP, current US$ | -9.98 billion BoP, current US$ | 14.07 billion BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | -5.80 billion BoP, current US$ | -12.45 billion BoP, current US$ | 6.44 billion BoP, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 182 New Zealand -9.56 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 183 Turkey -10.41 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 184 Colombia -10.88 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 186 Egypt -13.94 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 187 Belgium -14.02 billion BoP, current US$ compare
- 188 Ukraine -15.19 billion BoP, current US$ compare
More economy & growth data for Kazakhstan
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 6.01 (2024)
- Inflation of consumer prices 11.39 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 12,492 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 12.71 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 260.38 billion (2025)
- Gdp per capita in international and market dollars 12,492 (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 521.03 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -87.74 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -168.39 million current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 9.90 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Kazakhstan?
- Current account balance in Kazakhstan was -12.45 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.07 billion BoP, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was -12.45 billion BoP, current US$ in 2025.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for current account balance?
- Kazakhstan ranks 185th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.