Kazakhstan Economic Indicators

Kazakhstan has been recording trade surpluses since 1998 mainly due to rise in shipments of oil and other commodities. Main imports are: electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances (25 percent of total imports); mineral products (15 percent); transport equipment (12 percent) and base metals and...

In Kazakhstan, the Composite PMI is a weighted average of the Manufacturing Output Index and the Services Business Activity Index. The weights reflect the relative size of the manufacturing and service sectors according to official GDP data.

Kazakhstan is the largest economy in Central Asia. The services sector is the most important and accounts for 54 percent of total GDP. The biggest segments within services are: wholesale and retail trade and repairs of motor vehicles and motorcycles (15 percent of total GDP); transport, warehousing,...

In Kazakhstan, interest rates decisions are taken by The National Bank of Kazakhstan. The National Bank of Kazakhstan official interest rate is the overnight policy rate. Policymakers set the overnight repo rate as the new benchmark on September 2nd, 2015, instead of the refinancing rate, after aban...

In Kazakhstan, the unemployment rate measures the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force.