Kazakhstan: Trade balance, percent of GDP

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 Kazakhstan

Trade balance as percent of GDP

 Latest value 15.45
 Year 2022
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1992 - 2022
 Average 5.84
 Min - Max -10.05 - 20.00
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2022 is 15.45 percent, an increase from 8.62 percent in 2021. In comparison, the world average is -5.90 percent, based on data from 161 countries. Historically, the average for Kazakhstan from 1992 to 2022 is 5.84 percent. The minimum value, -10.05 percent, was reached in 1994 while the maximum of 20 percent was recorded in 2008. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Kazakhstan - Trade balance, percent of GDP - historical chart - 1992-2022




The trade balance for Kazakhstan and other countries is calculated as the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services, as percent of GDP. A positive number means trade surplus and a negative number means trade deficit.
Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).

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 Terms of trade 133.31 2021 percent
 Trade openness 68.11 2022 percent
 Financial openness -0.989 2021 index points
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 Exports, billion dollars 94.22 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 10.20 2022 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 26.33 2022 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 59.38 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 2.03 2023 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 4.93 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 377.94 2023 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 0.90 2022 percent
 Current account, in dollars -8.66 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP 15.45 2022 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars 18.36 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 35.96 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 0.17 2023 percent
 Remittances 440.00 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -93.13 2023 million USD
 External debt 80.87 2022 percent
 Short-term external debt 10.30 2022 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 47.47 2022 percent
 Foreign exchange reserves 21,435.46 9/2024 billion
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