Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) was 0.6% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Kazakhstan, 1997–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 0.6% for net investment in nonfinancial assets in 2023.
That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and down 57.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net investment in nonfinancial assets in Kazakhstan peaked at 2.0% in 2004 and was at its lowest, -2.4%, in 1997.
Kazakhstan ranks 147th of 156 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | -2.4% | — |
| 1998 | -2.3% | -4.5% |
| 1999 | -0.8% | -63.1% |
| 2000 | -0.3% | -65.9% |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -240.6% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +272.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +27.8% |
| 2004 | 2.0% | +4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -29.5% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | -8.2% |
| 2012 | 1.3% | -2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +12.1% |
| 2014 | 1.2% | -11.7% |
| 2015 | 1.0% | -18.1% |
| 2016 | 0.8% | -24.2% |
| 2017 | 0.7% | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 0.5% | -26.1% |
| 2019 | 0.3% | -34.7% |
| 2020 | 0.4% | +31.3% |
| 2021 | 0.4% | -6.9% |
| 2022 | 0.6% | +52.6% |
| 2023 | 0.6% | -2.3% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 0.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.6%, 23% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 0.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.4%, 25% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +272.0% | 0.4% | 1.5% |
| 2001 | +240.6% | -0.3% | 0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -1.8% | -2.4% | -0.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.1% | -0.3% | 2.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 1.0% | 0.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5% | 0.4% | 0.6% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net investment in nonfinancial assets in Kazakhstan?
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets in Kazakhstan was 0.6% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 2004.
- What is the lowest net investment in nonfinancial assets recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.4% in 1997.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for net investment in nonfinancial assets?
- Kazakhstan ranks 147th out of 156 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net investment in nonfinancial assets rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Net investment in nonfinancial assets (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net investment in government nonfinancial assets includes fixed assets, inventories, valuables, and nonproduced assets. Nonfinancial assets are stores of value and provide benefits either through their use in the production of goods and services or in the form of property income and holding gains. Net investment in nonfinancial assets also includes consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.