Poverty & Inequality in Kazakhstan

21 indicators covering poverty & inequality for Kazakhstan.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Poverty headcount ratio at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 15.2% 2021 down 36.4% 68th
Poverty headcount ratio at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.3% 2021 down 72.7% 101st
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 111th
Poverty gap at $3.00 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2021 101st
Prosperity gap 2.4 average shortfall from a prosperity standard of $28/day 2021 down 11.1% 64th
Poverty gap at $8.30 a day (2021 PPP) 2.4% 2021 down 48.9% 75th
Poverty headcount ratio at societal poverty line 8.3% 2021 down 35.7% 116th
Poverty gap at $4.20 a day (2021 PPP) 0.0% 2021 down 100.0% 110th
Population living in slums 0.8% 2022 down 89.8% 130th
Income share held by second 20% 13.1% 2021 down 2.2% 28th
Gini index 29.2 2021 up 4.3% 101st
Income share held by lowest 20% 9.8% 2021 up 3.2% 7th
Income share held by lowest 10% 4.3% 2021 up 4.9% 4th
Income share held by highest 10% 24.8% 2021 up 7.8% 80th
Income share held by highest 20% 39.3% 2021 up 4.5% 89th
Income share held by fourth 20% 21.5% 2021 down 4.0% 86th
Income share held by third 20% 16.3% 2021 down 4.7% 61st
Proportion of people living below 50 percent of median income 3.1% 2021 down 36.7% 120th
Share of population living in extreme poverty vs. GDP per capita 0.0% 2021 down 82.7% 110th
Poverty headcount ratio at national poverty lines 5.0% 2024 up 16.3% 66th
Multidimensional poverty headcount ratio (World Bank) 0.1% 2018 down 50.0% 59th