Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) was 3.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Customs and other import duties in Kazakhstan, 1997–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of tax revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for customs and other import duties in Kazakhstan is 3.8%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of up 28.8% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, customs and other import duties in Kazakhstan peaked at 16.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2022.
That places Kazakhstan 93rd out of 151 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.7% | — |
| 1998 | 5.3% | +12.8% |
| 1999 | 4.4% | -16.8% |
| 2000 | 4.7% | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +19.7% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | -9.7% |
| 2003 | 5.0% | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 4.5% | -11.0% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +62.1% |
| 2011 | 16.2% | +123.4% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | -53.0% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | -32.4% |
| 2014 | 5.0% | -3.9% |
| 2015 | 4.7% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -6.6% |
| 2018 | 4.6% | -14.0% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 5.9% | +29.2% |
| 2021 | 5.5% | -6.5% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -46.5% |
| 2023 | 3.8% | +28.8% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 3.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.5%, 68% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 3.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.7%, 5.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +123.4% | 7.3% | 16.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.8% | 4.4% | 5.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.0% | 4.5% | 5.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.6% | 4.5% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 2.9% | 5.9% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is customs and other import duties in Kazakhstan?
- Customs and other import duties in Kazakhstan was 3.8% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest customs and other import duties recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest customs and other import duties recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2022.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for customs and other import duties?
- Kazakhstan ranks 93rd out of 151 countries with data for 2023.
- Is customs and other import duties rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.