Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) was 13.2% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on international trade in Kazakhstan, 1997–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 13.2% for taxes on international trade in 2023.
That represents a change of down 12.7% on the previous year and down 43.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on international trade in Kazakhstan peaked at 23.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 3.3%, in 1997.
Kazakhstan ranks 25th of 154 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.3% | — |
| 1998 | 4.7% | +43.1% |
| 1999 | 5.4% | +14.2% |
| 2000 | 5.2% | -4.4% |
| 2001 | 5.7% | +10.2% |
| 2002 | 7.0% | +23.7% |
| 2003 | 6.1% | -13.7% |
| 2004 | 5.3% | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 17.2% | +227.5% |
| 2011 | 23.9% | +38.5% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -54.5% |
| 2013 | 23.4% | +115.4% |
| 2014 | 22.8% | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | -15.5% |
| 2016 | 16.1% | -16.5% |
| 2017 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.8% | +16.7% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 14.7% | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 17.2% | +16.9% |
| 2022 | 15.2% | -11.7% |
| 2023 | 13.2% | -12.7% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 13.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.5%, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 13.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.4%, 33.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Taxes on international trade (% of revenue) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +227.5% | 5.3% | 17.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.5% | 3.3% | 5.4% | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 5.2% | 7.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 10.9% | 23.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 13.2% | 17.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 22 Madagascar 14.6% compare
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- 26 Fiji 13.0% compare
- 27 Lesotho 13.0% compare
- 28 Saint Kitts and Nevis 12.9% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on international trade in Kazakhstan?
- Taxes on international trade in Kazakhstan was 13.2% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest taxes on international trade recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 23.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest taxes on international trade recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.3% in 1997.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for taxes on international trade?
- Kazakhstan ranks 25th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on international trade rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 43.5%. 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 international trade (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.