Taxes on goods and services in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Taxes on goods and services was 5.7% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Taxes on goods and services in Kazakhstan, 1997–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % value added of industry and services.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 5.7% for taxes on goods and services in 2023.
The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and up 28.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services in Kazakhstan peaked at 7.3% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 2015.
Kazakhstan ranks 123rd of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Taxes on goods and services in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % value added of industry and services | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4.8% | — |
| 1998 | 5.8% | +19.7% |
| 1999 | 6.3% | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 6.3% | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | -9.3% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | +11.6% |
| 2004 | 7.3% | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 3.6% | -50.9% |
| 2011 | 3.8% | +4.8% |
| 2012 | 3.6% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 4.4% | +24.9% |
| 2014 | 3.7% | -17.8% |
| 2015 | 2.8% | -22.6% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | +39.9% |
| 2017 | 3.6% | -8.1% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +16.6% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -8.2% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 4.9% | +24.4% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +16.8% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 5.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.8%, 58% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 5.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 13.0%, 44% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 4.8% | 6.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 6.3% | 7.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 2.8% | 4.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 3.9% | 5.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 120 Afghanistan 6.1% compare
- 121 Sri Lanka 6.0% compare
- 122 Papua New Guinea 5.7% compare
- 124 Indonesia 5.4% compare
- 125 Niger 5.4%
- 126 Trinidad and Tobago 5.3% 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 goods and services in Kazakhstan?
- Taxes on goods and services in Kazakhstan was 5.7% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2004.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 2015.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for taxes on goods and services?
- Kazakhstan ranks 123rd out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.3%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.