Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) was -0.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kazakhstan, 1992–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kazakhstan is -0.3%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 142.7% on the previous year and down 108.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kazakhstan peaked at 13.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -0.3%, in 2025.
Kazakhstan ranks 187th of 201 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 (% 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% | -67.9% |
| 2025 | -0.3% | -142.7% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's -0.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.3%. (58 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's -0.3% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1.9%. (51 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP) 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% | 0.4% | 5.4% |
| 2019 | +942.5% | 0.2% | 2.1% |
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
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 in Kazakhstan?
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kazakhstan was -0.3% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net inflows recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3% in 2025.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for foreign direct investment, net inflows?
- Kazakhstan ranks 187th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 International Financial Statistics and Balance of Payments databases, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Foreign direct investment, net inflows (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Foreign direct investment is the net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. This series shows net inflows (new investment inflows less disinvestment) in the reporting economy from foreign investors, and is divided by GDP.