External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita was 8,136 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Kazakhstan, 1992–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in DOD, current US$ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Kazakhstan is 8,136 DOD, current US$ per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Kazakhstan peaked at 9,093 DOD, current US$ per person in 2016 and was at its lowest, 2.02 DOD, current US$ per person, in 1992.
Kazakhstan ranks 7th of 122 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 2.02 DOD, current US$ per person | — |
| 1993 | 100.02 DOD, current US$ per person | +4856.1% |
| 1994 | 163.67 DOD, current US$ per person | +63.6% |
| 1995 | 224.16 DOD, current US$ per person | +37.0% |
| 1996 | 178.01 DOD, current US$ per person | -20.6% |
| 1997 | 254.18 DOD, current US$ per person | +42.8% |
| 1998 | 388.22 DOD, current US$ per person | +52.7% |
| 1999 | 427.05 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.0% |
| 2000 | 831.57 DOD, current US$ per person | +94.7% |
| 2001 | 984.87 DOD, current US$ per person | +18.4% |
| 2002 | 1,178 DOD, current US$ per person | +19.6% |
| 2003 | 1,475 DOD, current US$ per person | +25.3% |
| 2004 | 2,097 DOD, current US$ per person | +42.2% |
| 2005 | 2,747 DOD, current US$ per person | +31.0% |
| 2006 | 4,622 DOD, current US$ per person | +68.3% |
| 2007 | 5,920 DOD, current US$ per person | +28.1% |
| 2008 | 6,498 DOD, current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 6,603 DOD, current US$ per person | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 7,077 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 7,285 DOD, current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 7,848 DOD, current US$ per person | +7.7% |
| 2013 | 8,650 DOD, current US$ per person | +10.2% |
| 2014 | 8,993 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 8,634 DOD, current US$ per person | -4.0% |
| 2016 | 9,093 DOD, current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 8,743 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 8,513 DOD, current US$ per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 8,886 DOD, current US$ per person | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 8,874 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 8,782 DOD, current US$ per person | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 8,464 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.6% |
| 2023 | 8,435 DOD, current US$ per person | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 8,136 DOD, current US$ per person | -3.5% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 8,136 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4,115 DOD, current US$ per person, 2.0× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 8,136 DOD, current US$ per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 4,448 DOD, current US$ per person, 1.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita in Kazakhstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +4856.1% | 2.02 DOD, current US$ per person | 100.02 DOD, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 217.17 DOD, current US$ per person | 2.02 DOD, current US$ per person | 427.05 DOD, current US$ per person | 8 |
| 2000s | 3,296 DOD, current US$ per person | 831.57 DOD, current US$ per person | 6,603 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 8,372 DOD, current US$ per person | 7,077 DOD, current US$ per person | 9,093 DOD, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,538 DOD, current US$ per person | 8,136 DOD, current US$ per person | 8,874 DOD, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 4 Mongolia 10,786 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 5 Maldives 8,891 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 6 Dominica 8,603 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 8 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 8,015 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 9 Serbia 7,892 DOD, current US$ per person compare
- 10 Grenada 7,365 DOD, current US$ per person 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.48 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0067 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 97.71 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.4404 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0049 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 71.35 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Kazakhstan?
- External debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita in Kazakhstan was 8,136 DOD, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 9,093 DOD, current US$ per person in 2016.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.02 DOD, current US$ per person in 1992.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita?
- Kazakhstan ranks 7th out of 122 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks, total (dod, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- External debt stocks, total International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
External debt stocks, total (DOD, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.