Foreign direct investment, net inflows in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Foreign direct investment, net inflows 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 141.7% 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 181st of 200 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 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
- 178 Finland -0.1% compare
- 179 French Polynesia -0.2% compare
- 180 Lesotho -0.2% compare
- 182 South Africa -0.5% compare
- 183 Iceland -0.5% compare
- 184 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 15.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 245.15 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 3.47 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.4796 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6,789 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 11.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6307 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
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 181st out of 200 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.