Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 27.1% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kazakhstan, 1997–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kazakhstan is 27.1%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 5.8% on the previous year and down 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kazakhstan peaked at 40.1% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 10.9%, in 1998.
Kazakhstan ranks 60th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.9% | — |
| 1998 | 10.9% | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 13.3% | +22.2% |
| 2000 | 23.6% | +77.9% |
| 2001 | 19.9% | -15.7% |
| 2002 | 38.1% | +91.6% |
| 2003 | 38.9% | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 40.1% | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 35.8% | -10.6% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 32.3% | -3.8% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 28.8% | -11.4% |
| 2017 | 26.4% | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 30.7% | +16.4% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 27.9% | -9.5% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 28.8% | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | -5.8% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 27.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 22.7%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 27.1% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.9%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 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 | +91.6% | 19.9% | 38.1% |
| 2000 | +77.9% | 13.3% | 23.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.7% | 10.9% | 13.3% | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.1% | 19.9% | 40.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.8% | 26.4% | 35.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 27.1% | 28.8% | 4 |
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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 income, profits and capital gains in Kazakhstan?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kazakhstan was 27.1% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 40.1% in 2004.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.9% in 1998.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Kazakhstan ranks 60th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.0%. 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 Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.