Kazakhstan vs Russia

Kazakhstan vs Russia: Inflation

Inflation: 8.7% a year in Kazakhstan in 2024 and 8.7% a year in Russia in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Kazakhstan, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Russia.

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% a year · IMF

Kazakhstan vs Russia: InflationInflation: 8.7% a year in Kazakhstan in 2024 and 8.7% a year in Russia in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Kazakhstan, by 0.2 percentage points, or 1.03 times that in Russia.
KazakhstanRussiaIMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)

What the numbers say

  • Kazakhstan has been higher since 2016, when it overtook Russia.
  • The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Kazakhstan at 5% a year and Russia at 4% a year in 2031.

Every year

% a year · IMF

YearKazakhstanRussia
202511.48.7
20248.78.4
202314.55.9
20221513.8
202186.7
20206.83.4
20195.34.5
201862.9
20177.53.7
201614.67
20156.815.5
20146.67.8
20135.86.8
20125.15.1
20118.48.4
20107.16.8
20097.311.7
200817.214.1
200710.89
20068.69.7
20057.412.7
2004710.9
20036.413.7
2002615.8
20018.421.5
200013.220.8
19998.385.8
19987.127.7
199717.414.8
199639.247.8
1995176.4197.3
19941,402307.5
19931,662874.3
1992–1,569
1991–135.6
  • 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
YearKazakhstanRussia
202610.36.1
20278.24.8
20287.14
20295.84
20305.14
203154

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Good to know

  • How much consumer prices rose in a year, on average.
  • Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook, October 2026.
  • The dashed line is the IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026), a scenario rather than a forecast.
  • Ranks count the 179 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.

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