Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit was 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit in Kazakhstan, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in 2025.
The figure is up 123.5% on the previous year and down 91.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Kazakhstan peaked at 0.0376 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007 and was at its lowest, -0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
Kazakhstan ranks 120th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1995 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +682.3% |
| 1996 | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -99.7% |
| 1997 | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +132759.8% |
| 1998 | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +479.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -41.7% |
| 2000 | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2266.2% |
| 2001 | -0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -139.1% |
| 2002 | 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -972.1% |
| 2003 | 0.0088 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -49.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0042 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -52.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +80.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0114 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +52.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0376 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +230.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0278 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0364 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.0% |
| 2010 | 0.0256 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -29.6% |
| 2011 | 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0086 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -67.9% |
| 2013 | 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0119 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.4% |
| 2015 | 0.018 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0253 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +40.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -77.3% |
| 2018 | -0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -551.1% |
| 2019 | -0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -53.7% |
| 2020 | 0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -165.0% |
| 2021 | 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | +73.9% |
| 2022 | -0.0127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -193.6% |
| 2023 | 0.012 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -194.9% |
| 2024 | -0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -154.3% |
| 2025 | 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -123.5% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0033 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 47% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 18% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) … unit in Kazakhstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | +132759.8% | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2000 | +2266.2% | 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
| 2002 | +972.1% | -0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0172 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0001 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0154 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0376 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0269 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0127 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 117 Ukraine 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 118 Sudan 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 119 Iraq 0.0016 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 121 Senegal 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 122 Lithuania 0.0013 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 123 Vietnam 0.0013 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 outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Kazakhstan?
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit in Kazakhstan was 0.0015 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0376 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2007.
- What is the lowest foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0259 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit?
- Kazakhstan ranks 120th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign direct investment, net outflows (bop, current us$), per unit rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.5%. 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 Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows Balance of Payments database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), note: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments database, supplemented by data from the United Nations Conference on Trade and D
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
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Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.