Kazakhstan
| FORECAST* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Economic Indicators | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
| Population, 1000 persons | 19900 | 20159 | 20392 | . | . | . |
| GDP, real change in % | 5.1 | 5.0 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.0 |
| GDP per capita (EUR at PPP) | 25550 | 26710 | 28870 | . | . | . |
| Gross industrial production, real change in % | 4.4 | 3.2 | 7.7 | . | . | . |
| Unemployment rate - LFS, in %, average | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 |
| Average gross monthly wages, EUR | 738 | 798 | 751 | . | . | . |
| Consumer prices, % p.a. | 14.5 | 8.7 | 11.4 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 6.0 |
| Fiscal balance in % of GDP | -2.4 | -2.6 | -2.8 | -2.5 | -2.0 | -1.8 |
| Public debt in % of GDP | 24.0 | 24.7 | 24.3 | . | . | . |
| Current account in % of GDP | -3.2 | -2.3 | -4.3 | 1.0 | -1.4 | -2.9 |
| FDI inflow, EUR m | 5294 | 1872 | -843 | . | . | . |
| Gross external debt in % of GDP | 60.8 | 58.6 | 57.5 | . | . | . |
Basic data are continuously updated.
* Forecasts are changed beginning of January, April, July and November.
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Monthly Report No. 7-8/2026
Vasily Astrov, Alexandra Bykova, Selena Duraković, Meryem Gökten, Richard Grieveson, Ioannis Gutzianas, Gabor Hunya, Branimir Jovanović, Biljana Jovanovikj, Niko Korpar, Dzmitry Kruk, Isilda Mara, Michał Możdżeń, Emilia Penkova-Pearson, Olga Pindyuk, Sandor Richter, Marko Sošić, Bernd Christoph Ströhm and Marina Tverdostup
wiiw Monthly Report No. 7-8, July-August 2026
52 pages including 5 Tables
Executive summary
Olga Pindyuk
in: The Crisis is Over, but its Scarring Effects are Hindering Recovery
wiiw Forecast Report No. Spring 2024, April 2024 , pp. I-VII
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