Pension fund assets to GDP (%) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Pension fund assets to GDP (%) was 15.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Pension fund assets to GDP in Kazakhstan, 2006–2020
Source: Nonbanking financial database, World Bank. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, pension fund assets to gdp in Kazakhstan stood at 15.4%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.2% on the previous year and up 48.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, pension fund assets to gdp in Kazakhstan peaked at 15.4% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 2008.
That places Kazakhstan 39th out of 87 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Pension fund assets to GDP (%) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 8.9% | — |
| 2007 | 9.4% | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 8.8% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 10.9% | +23.6% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | -5.4% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 10.3% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 11.4% | +9.8% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +25.2% |
| 2016 | 14.2% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 14.3% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.2% | +6.0% |
| 2019 | 13.5% | -11.1% |
| 2020 | 15.4% | +14.2% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 15.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.5%, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 15.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.2%, 1.3× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.5% | 8.8% | 10.9% | 4 |
| 2010s | 12.3% | 9.4% | 15.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.4% | 15.4% | 15.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More financial sector data for Kazakhstan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 13.02 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 9.51 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 13.02 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is pension fund assets to gdp in Kazakhstan?
- Pension fund assets to gdp in Kazakhstan was 15.4% in 2020, according to Nonbanking financial database, World Bank.
- What is the highest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 15.4% in 2020.
- What is the lowest pension fund assets to gdp recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 2008.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for pension fund assets to gdp?
- Kazakhstan ranks 39th out of 87 countries with data for 2020.
- Is pension fund assets to gdp rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Nonbanking financial database, World Bank, published as part of Pension fund assets to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 15 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Ratio of assets of pension funds to GDP. A pension fund is any plan, fund, or scheme that provides retirement income. Data taken from a variety of sources such as OECD, AIOS, FIAP and national sources.