Total reserves in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Total reserves was 27.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Total reserves in Kazakhstan, 1993–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total external debt.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total reserves in Kazakhstan is 27.3%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 30.4% on the previous year and up 49.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in Kazakhstan peaked at 67.1% in 1996 and was at its lowest, 16.1%, in 2005.
Kazakhstan ranks 71st of 111 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 32 years of available data.
Total reserves in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of total external debt | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 41.2% | — |
| 1994 | 43.6% | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 44.3% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 67.1% | +51.5% |
| 1997 | 54.5% | -18.7% |
| 1998 | 32.4% | -40.6% |
| 1999 | 30.3% | -6.3% |
| 2000 | 16.3% | -46.3% |
| 2001 | 16.3% | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 17.0% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 21.4% | +25.4% |
| 2004 | 27.9% | +30.7% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | -42.3% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | +59.4% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | -28.7% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 21.1% | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 23.7% | +12.3% |
| 2011 | 23.5% | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 20.8% | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 16.3% | -22.0% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +12.3% |
| 2015 | 17.8% | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 18.9% | +6.4% |
| 2018 | 19.2% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 17.0% | -11.7% |
| 2020 | 20.6% | +21.5% |
| 2021 | 19.8% | -3.8% |
| 2022 | 20.7% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 21.0% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 27.3% | +30.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44.8% | 30.3% | 67.1% | 7 |
| 2000s | 19.9% | 16.1% | 27.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 16.3% | 23.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 19.8% | 27.3% | 5 |
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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 Kazakhstan?
- Total reserves in Kazakhstan was 27.3% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest total reserves recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.1% in 1996.
- What is the lowest total reserves recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.1% in 2005.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for total reserves?
- Kazakhstan ranks 71st out of 111 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total reserves rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 49.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Total reserves (% of total external debt). 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 indicator is expressed as a percentage of total external debt which are all liabilities that require payment(s) of interest and/or principal by the debtor at some point(s) in the future and that are owed to non-residents by residents of an economy.