Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Tax revenue (% of GDP) was 11.9% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Tax revenue in Kazakhstan, 1997–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenue in Kazakhstan is 11.9%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.4% on the previous year and down 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue in Kazakhstan peaked at 18.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1997.
Kazakhstan ranks 118th of 157 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Tax revenue (% of GDP) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.8% | — |
| 1998 | 7.3% | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 7.7% | +6.2% |
| 2000 | 10.2% | +32.0% |
| 2001 | 9.6% | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | +25.8% |
| 2003 | 13.1% | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 13.9% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 15.7% | +13.0% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +16.2% |
| 2012 | 13.3% | -27.1% |
| 2013 | 16.0% | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 14.2% | -11.5% |
| 2015 | 9.8% | -30.7% |
| 2016 | 9.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 10.3% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 11.7% | +13.7% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 8.3% | -29.4% |
| 2021 | 9.4% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 12.1% | +27.7% |
| 2023 | 11.9% | -1.4% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 11.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 17.0%, 70% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 11.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.8%, 57% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.3% | 6.8% | 7.7% | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.8% | 9.6% | 13.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.1% | 9.8% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.4% | 8.3% | 12.1% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue in Kazakhstan?
- Tax revenue in Kazakhstan was 11.9% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest tax revenue recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest tax revenue recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1997.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for tax revenue?
- Kazakhstan ranks 118th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. 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.