Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP was -0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Kazakhstan, 1992–2025
Source: IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded -0.3% for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 141.7% on the previous year and down 108.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Kazakhstan peaked at 13.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2025.
Kazakhstan ranks 179th 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.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.4% | — |
| 1993 | 5.4% | +1253.3% |
| 1994 | 3.1% | -42.8% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +52.4% |
| 1996 | 5.4% | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 6.0% | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 5.2% | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 9.4% | +80.8% |
| 2000 | 7.5% | -20.4% |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +69.7% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 8.1% | -23.3% |
| 2004 | 13.0% | +61.6% |
| 2005 | 4.5% | -65.7% |
| 2006 | 9.4% | +110.8% |
| 2007 | 11.4% | +21.5% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 12.4% | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 5.0% | -59.3% |
| 2011 | 7.1% | +41.8% |
| 2012 | 6.6% | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -35.5% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | -22.0% |
| 2015 | 3.6% | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +251.7% |
| 2017 | 2.9% | -77.3% |
| 2018 | 0.2% | -93.1% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | +942.5% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | +105.1% |
| 2021 | 2.3% | -45.0% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 2.2% | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.7% | -67.1% |
| 2025 | -0.3% | -141.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.0% | 0.4% | 9.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 4.5% | 13.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | 0.2% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | -0.3% | 4.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 176 Finland -0.1% compare
- 177 French Polynesia -0.2% compare
- 178 Lesotho -0.2% compare
- 180 South Africa -0.5% compare
- 181 Iceland -0.5% compare
- 182 Papua New Guinea -0.6% 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)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2279 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 3,225 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current US$), annual growth -3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- External balance on goods and services (current LCU), annual growth -1.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), annual 12.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 19.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU), per 286,591 current LCU per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Kazakhstan?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp in Kazakhstan was -0.3% in 2025, according to IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2025.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp?
- Kazakhstan ranks 179th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of gdp rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 108.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from IMF International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments; World Bank International Debt Statistics and GDP estimates; and OECD GDP estimates (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows as share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net inflows of foreign direct investment from foreign investors to the reporting economy.