Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was -0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Kazakhstan, 1992–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Kazakhstan stood at -0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. 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 (bop, current us$), per unit in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.1301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.
That places Kazakhstan 181st out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 (BoP, current US$) … unit in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1993 | 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1253.3% |
| 1994 | 0.031 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.8% |
| 1995 | 0.0473 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0541 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0596 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 0.052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0941 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +80.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0749 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1272 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +69.7% |
| 2002 | 0.1051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0805 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.3% |
| 2004 | 0.1301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +61.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0446 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -65.7% |
| 2006 | 0.094 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +110.8% |
| 2007 | 0.1142 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.5% |
| 2008 | 0.126 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.4% |
| 2009 | 0.1238 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0504 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -59.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0714 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +41.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0656 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0423 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -35.5% |
| 2014 | 0.033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0357 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.1% |
| 2016 | 0.1255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +251.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0285 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -77.3% |
| 2018 | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -93.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +942.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +105.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -45.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0225 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 0.0219 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.1% |
| 2025 | -0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -141.7% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's -0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.024 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (57 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's -0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0193 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Kazakhstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | +1253.3% | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0543 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2019 | +942.5% | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0205 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0496 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0941 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 8 |
| 2000s | 0.102 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0446 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0475 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1255 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.019 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0421 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 178 Finland -0.0009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 179 French Polynesia -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 180 Lesotho -0.0022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 182 South Africa -0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 183 Iceland -0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 184 Papua New Guinea -0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP 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 foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Kazakhstan?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Kazakhstan was -0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1301 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2004.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Kazakhstan ranks 181st out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows (bop, current us$), per unit 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.