Kazakhstan vs Uzbekistan
Kazakhstan vs Uzbekistan: Inflation
Inflation: 8.7% a year in Kazakhstan in 2024 and 8.8% a year in Uzbekistan in 2025, by IMF estimates. In 2024 the value was higher in Uzbekistan, by 0.9 percentage points, or 1.11 times that in Kazakhstan.
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- Uzbekistan has been higher since 2024, when it overtook Kazakhstan.
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts Kazakhstan at 5% a year and Uzbekistan at 5% a year in 2031.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Kazakhstan | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.4 | 8.8 |
| 2024 | 8.7 | 9.6 |
| 2023 | 14.5 | 10 |
| 2022 | 15 | 11.5 |
| 2021 | 8 | 10.9 |
| 2020 | 6.8 | 12.9 |
| 2019 | 5.3 | 14.5 |
| 2018 | 6 | 17.5 |
| 2017 | 7.5 | 13.9 |
| 2016 | 14.6 | 8.8 |
| 2015 | 6.8 | 8.5 |
| 2014 | 6.6 | 9.1 |
| 2013 | 5.8 | 11.7 |
| 2012 | 5.1 | 11.9 |
| 2011 | 8.4 | 12.5 |
| 2010 | 7.1 | 12.3 |
| 2009 | 7.3 | 12.3 |
| 2008 | 17.2 | 13.1 |
| 2007 | 10.8 | 11.2 |
| 2006 | 8.6 | 13.1 |
| 2005 | 7.4 | 10.7 |
| 2004 | 7 | 7.3 |
| 2003 | 6.4 | 12.5 |
| 2002 | 6 | 27.3 |
| 2001 | 8.4 | 27.3 |
| 2000 | 13.2 | 25 |
| 1999 | 8.3 | 29.1 |
| 1998 | 7.1 | 29 |
| 1997 | 17.4 | 70.9 |
| 1996 | 39.2 | 54 |
| 1995 | 176.4 | 304.6 |
| 1994 | 1,402 | 1,568 |
| 1993 | 1,662 | 534.2 |
| 1992 | – | 645.1 |
- 12.3Projected
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2026–2031
| Year | Kazakhstan | Uzbekistan |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.3 | 6.9 |
| 2027 | 8.2 | 5.7 |
| 2028 | 7.1 | 5 |
| 2029 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 2030 | 5.1 | 5 |
| 2031 | 5 | 5 |
Each country on its own
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.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time
Kazakhstan vs Uzbekistan
Health
- Life expectancyKazakhstan: 74.4 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 72.4 years in 2023
- Child mortalityKazakhstan: 0.9 per 100 live births in 2024Uzbekistan: 1.3 per 100 live births in 2024
- Infant mortalityKazakhstan: 8.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023Uzbekistan: 11.1 per 1,000 live births in 2023
- Safe drinking waterKazakhstan: 89.4% in 2021Uzbekistan: 79.9% in 2022
- DepressionKazakhstan: 3.51% in 2017Uzbekistan: 2.89% in 2017
- Suicide rateKazakhstan: 23 per 100,000 people in 2017Uzbekistan: 9.4 per 100,000 people in 2017
People
- PopulationKazakhstan: 20.3 million people in 2023Uzbekistan: 35.7 million people in 2023
- Population growthKazakhstan: 1.32% a year in 2023Uzbekistan: 2.01% a year in 2023
- Fertility rateKazakhstan: 3.01 births per woman in 2023Uzbekistan: 3.5 births per woman in 2023
- Urban populationKazakhstan: 62.4% in 2025Uzbekistan: 51% in 2025
- Median ageKazakhstan: 29.5 years in 2023Uzbekistan: 26.9 years in 2023
- People aged 65 and overKazakhstan: 8.3% in 2023Uzbekistan: 5.7% in 2023
- Net migration rateKazakhstan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023Uzbekistan: -0.2 per 1,000 people in 2023
Economy
Education
Politics
Conflict
Military
- Military spendingKazakhstan: 0.43% of GDP in 2025Uzbekistan: 2.49% of GDP in 2018
- Military spending in US dollarsKazakhstan: $1.31B in 2025Uzbekistan: $1.77B in 2018
- Military spending per personKazakhstan: $63 in 2025Uzbekistan: $45 in 2018
- Military share of state spendingKazakhstan: 2.1% of government spending in 2025Uzbekistan: 11.1% of government spending in 2018
- Armed forces personnelKazakhstan: 71,000 people in 2020Uzbekistan: 68,000 people in 2020
- National powerKazakhstan: 0.27% of world capability in 2022Uzbekistan: 0.29% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workersKazakhstan: 0.74% of the labour force in 2020Uzbekistan: 0.52% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms importsKazakhstan: 18 million TIV in 2025Uzbekistan: 32 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exportsKazakhstan: 6 million TIV in 2006Uzbekistan: 68 million TIV in 2016