Kazakhstan
Inflation in Kazakhstan
Inflation in Kazakhstan: 1,662% a year in 1993 and 8.7% a year in 2024, by IMF estimates.
- Latest, 2024
- 8.7% a year
- Since 1993
- −1,653.3 percentage points
- Projected, 2031
- 5% a year
- IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026)
% a year · IMF
What the numbers say
- The IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) puts it at 5% a year in 2031.
- The highest was 1,662% a year in 1993, the lowest 5.1% a year in 2012.
Every year
% a year · IMF
| Year | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.7 |
| 2023 | 14.5 |
| 2022 | 15 |
| 2021 | 8 |
| 2020 | 6.8 |
| 2019 | 5.3 |
| 2018 | 6 |
| 2017 | 7.5 |
| 2016 | 14.6 |
| 2015 | 6.8 |
| 2014 | 6.6 |
| 2013 | 5.8 |
| 2012 | 5.1 |
| 2011 | 8.4 |
| 2010 | 7.1 |
| 2009 | 7.3 |
| 2008 | 17.2 |
| 2007 | 10.8 |
| 2006 | 8.6 |
| 2005 | 7.4 |
| 2004 | 7 |
| 2003 | 6.4 |
| 2002 | 6 |
| 2001 | 8.4 |
| 2000 | 13.2 |
| 1999 | 8.3 |
| 1998 | 7.1 |
| 1997 | 17.4 |
| 1996 | 39.2 |
| 1995 | 176.4 |
| 1994 | 1,402 |
| 1993 | 1,662 |
IMF projection (World Economic Outlook, October 2026) · 2025–2031
| Year | Kazakhstan |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.4 |
| 2026 | 10.3 |
| 2027 | 8.2 |
| 2028 | 7.1 |
| 2029 | 5.8 |
| 2030 | 5.1 |
| 2031 | 5 |
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.
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- Military spending0.43% of GDP in 2025
- Military spending in US dollars$1.31B in 2025
- Military spending per person$63 in 2025
- Military share of state spending2.1% of government spending in 2025
- Armed forces personnel71,000 people in 2020
- National power0.27% of world capability in 2022
- Armed forces, share of workers0.74% of the labour force in 2020
- Arms imports18 million TIV in 2025
- Arms exports6 million TIV in 2006