Kazakhstan Foreign Direct Investment 1992-2023

Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Kazakhstan foreign direct investment for 2021 was $4.38B, a 39.11% decline from 2020.
  • Kazakhstan foreign direct investment for 2020 was $7.19B, a 92.83% increase from 2019.
  • Kazakhstan foreign direct investment for 2019 was $3.73B, a 956.03% increase from 2018.
  • Kazakhstan foreign direct investment for 2018 was $0.35B, a 92.57% decline from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Inflows, US $
China $333.98B
Brazil $46.44B
South Africa $41.30B
Russia $40.45B
Mexico $33.27B
Malaysia $18.60B
Turkey $13.84B
Thailand $12.16B
Romania $10.46B
Colombia $9.31B
Peru $7.46B
Serbia $4.57B
Kazakhstan $4.38B
Costa Rica $3.56B
Guatemala $3.49B
Dominican Republic $3.26B
Bulgaria $2.12B
Gabon $1.63B
Turkmenistan $1.45B
Iran $1.43B
Belarus $1.23B
Albania $1.22B
Guyana $1.16B
Algeria $0.87B
North Macedonia $0.74B
Montenegro $0.69B
Bosnia $0.64B
Ecuador $0.64B
Jordan $0.62B
Equatorial Guinea $0.49B
Maldives $0.44B
Fiji $0.41B
Namibia $0.41B
Armenia $0.37B
Jamaica $0.32B
Lebanon $0.27B
Mauritius $0.25B
Grenada $0.14B
Belize $0.13B
St. Vincent and the Grenadines $0.07B
Botswana $0.06B
St. Lucia $0.05B
Dominica $0.04B
Paraguay $0.03B
Samoa $0.01B
Marshall Islands $0.01B
Tonga $0.00B
Tuvalu $0.00B
Suriname $-0.17B
Venezuela $-0.76B
Azerbaijan $-1.71B
Iraq $-2.61B
Kazakhstan Foreign Direct Investment - Historical Data
Year Inflows, US $ % of GDP
2021 $4.38B 2.22%
2020 $7.19B 4.21%
2019 $3.73B 2.05%
2018 $0.35B 0.20%
2017 $4.76B 2.85%
2016 $17.22B 12.55%
2015 $6.58B 3.57%
2014 $7.31B 3.30%
2013 $10.01B 4.23%
2012 $13.65B 6.56%
2011 $13.76B 7.14%
2010 $7.46B 5.04%
2009 $14.28B 12.38%
2008 $16.82B 12.60%
2007 $11.97B 11.42%
2006 $7.61B 9.40%
2005 $2.55B 4.46%
2004 $5.62B 13.01%
2003 $2.48B 8.05%
2002 $2.59B 10.51%
2001 $2.82B 12.72%
2000 $1.37B 7.49%
1999 $1.59B 9.41%
1998 $1.15B 5.20%
1997 $1.32B 5.96%
1996 $1.14B 5.41%
1995 $0.96B 4.73%
1994 $0.66B 3.10%
1993 $1.27B 5.43%
1992 $0.10B 0.40%