Taxes on exports in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Taxes on exports was 15.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on exports 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 taxes on exports in Kazakhstan is 15.0%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 22.1% on the previous year and down 40.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on exports in Kazakhstan peaked at 26.9% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 1997.
That places Kazakhstan 3rd out of 76 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on exports in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of tax revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.0% | — |
| 2000 | 0.0% | +2477.7% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | +653.9% |
| 2002 | 0.8% | +147.6% |
| 2003 | 0.7% | -13.3% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 17.5% | +2288.5% |
| 2011 | 15.7% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 11.1% | -29.4% |
| 2013 | 25.4% | +129.3% |
| 2014 | 26.9% | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 22.9% | -14.8% |
| 2016 | 17.4% | -24.2% |
| 2017 | 20.6% | +18.8% |
| 2018 | 21.9% | +6.4% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 12.8% | -35.7% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +42.5% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 15.0% | -22.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 15.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1%, 183.5× the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 15.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.0%, 759.1× the median. (16 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on exports 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +2477.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2010 | +2288.5% | 0.7% | 17.5% |
| 2001 | +653.9% | 0.0% | 0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5% | 0.0% | 0.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 19.9% | 11.1% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.4% | 12.8% | 19.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 1 Honduras 16.3%
- 2 Cote d'Ivoire 15.6% compare
- 4 Guinea-Bissau 12.6% compare
- 5 Solomon Islands 11.2% compare
- 6 Argentina 9.4% compare
More public sector data for Kazakhstan
- Arms imports 550.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 26.71 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0019 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 340 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 550.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 58.71 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0041 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.21 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 46.3 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on exports in Kazakhstan?
- Taxes on exports in Kazakhstan was 15.0% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on exports recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 26.9% in 2014.
- What is the lowest taxes on exports recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 1997.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for taxes on exports?
- Kazakhstan ranks 3rd out of 76 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on exports rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.9%. 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 Taxes on exports (% of tax revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export taxes are taxes on goods or services that become payable to government when the goods leave the economic territory or when the services are delivered to non-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.