Total reserves in months of imports in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Total reserves in months of imports was 7.39 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports in Kazakhstan, 1995–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in months of imports in Kazakhstan is 7.39, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of up 37.5% on the previous year and up 29.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports in Kazakhstan peaked at 7.39 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.43, in 2000.
Kazakhstan ranks 34th of 178 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 3.17 | — |
| 1996 | 3 | -5.1% |
| 1997 | 3.07 | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 2.87 | -6.5% |
| 1999 | 3.26 | +13.7% |
| 2000 | 2.43 | -25.5% |
| 2001 | 2.5 | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 2.91 | +16.6% |
| 2003 | 3.89 | +33.5% |
| 2004 | 5 | +28.8% |
| 2005 | 2.65 | -47.0% |
| 2006 | 5.22 | +96.8% |
| 2007 | 3.43 | -34.3% |
| 2008 | 3.28 | -4.2% |
| 2009 | 5.1 | +55.2% |
| 2010 | 5.11 | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 4.31 | -15.7% |
| 2012 | 3.72 | -13.7% |
| 2013 | 3.27 | -12.3% |
| 2014 | 4.32 | +32.3% |
| 2015 | 5.69 | +31.6% |
| 2016 | 6.81 | +19.7% |
| 2017 | 5.98 | -12.3% |
| 2018 | 5.19 | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 4.46 | -14.0% |
| 2020 | 6.71 | +50.4% |
| 2021 | 5.43 | -19.1% |
| 2022 | 4.69 | -13.7% |
| 2023 | 4.2 | -10.4% |
| 2024 | 5.37 | +27.8% |
| 2025 | 7.39 | +37.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.07 | 2.87 | 3.26 | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.64 | 2.43 | 5.22 | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.89 | 3.27 | 6.81 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.63 | 4.2 | 7.39 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More financial sector data for Kazakhstan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 2.71 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 184.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 13.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 383.77 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 34.97 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 11.59 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 13.27 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 48.24 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 47.76 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,292 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves in months of imports in Kazakhstan?
- Total reserves in months of imports in Kazakhstan was 7.39 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.39 in 2025.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.43 in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for total reserves in months of imports?
- Kazakhstan ranks 34th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].