Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods was 1 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Kazakhstan, 1996–2025
Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Kazakhstan is 1, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.17 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.3935, in 2001.
Kazakhstan ranks 22nd of 116 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.4588 | — |
| 1997 | 0.5401 | +17.7% |
| 1998 | 0.4613 | -14.6% |
| 1999 | 0.5382 | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 0.4171 | -22.5% |
| 2001 | 0.3935 | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 0.4841 | +23.0% |
| 2003 | 0.5978 | +23.5% |
| 2004 | 0.7307 | +22.2% |
| 2005 | 0.4063 | -44.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8188 | +101.5% |
| 2007 | 0.5413 | -33.9% |
| 2008 | 0.5285 | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 0.8117 | +53.6% |
| 2010 | 0.9212 | +13.5% |
| 2011 | 0.8018 | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6095 | -24.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5056 | -17.0% |
| 2014 | 0.7051 | +39.4% |
| 2015 | 0.8983 | +27.4% |
| 2016 | 1.17 | +30.3% |
| 2017 | 1.05 | -10.6% |
| 2018 | 0.9117 | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 0.7348 | -19.4% |
| 2020 | 0.919 | +25.1% |
| 2021 | 0.8328 | -9.4% |
| 2022 | 0.6916 | -17.0% |
| 2023 | 0.5922 | -14.4% |
| 2024 | 0.7584 | +28.1% |
| 2025 | 1 | +32.1% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 1 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.6174, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 1 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.2254, 4.4× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.4996 | 0.4588 | 0.5401 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.573 | 0.3935 | 0.8188 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8304 | 0.5056 | 1.17 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7994 | 0.5922 | 1 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More reference data data for Kazakhstan
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.95 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8607 (2050)
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- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.36 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 10.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.69 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Kazakhstan?
- Foreign reserves, months import cover, goods in Kazakhstan was 1 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data.
- What is the highest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 in 2016.
- What is the lowest foreign reserves, months import cover, goods recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3935 in 2001.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for foreign reserves, months import cover, goods?
- Kazakhstan ranks 22nd out of 116 countries with data for 2025.
- Is foreign reserves, months import cover, goods rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as part of Foreign Reserves, Months Import Cover, Goods. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The stock of international reserves is expressed as the number of months of financing-coverage it represents for the given country's imports of merchandise goods.