Interest payments in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Interest payments was 1.81 trillion current LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
1.81 trillion current LCU
Change on year
up 39.4%
World rank
18th
of 155 countries
All-time high
1.81 trillion current LCU
in 2023
All-time low
9.30 billion current LCU
in 1997
Years of data
22
1997–2023

Interest payments in Kazakhstan, 1997–2023

0500.0B1.0T1.5T2.0T1997201020231997: 9.3B current LCU1998: 13.7B current LCU1999: 21.4B current LCU2000: 35.1B current LCU2001: 37.1B current LCU2002: 38.3B current LCU2003: 34.3B current LCU2004: 34.1B current LCU2010: 84.8B current LCU2011: 111.5B current LCU2012: 115.1B current LCU2013: 154.9B current LCU2014: 201.6B current LCU2015: 258.0B current LCU2016: 523.2B current LCU2017: 410.6B current LCU2018: 585.3B current LCU2019: 677.3B current LCU2020: 762.0B current LCU2021: 976.9B current LCU2022: 1.3T current LCU2023: 1.8T current LCU

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Kazakhstan recorded 1.81 trillion current LCU for interest payments in 2023. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 39.4% on the previous year and up 1,067.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, interest payments in Kazakhstan peaked at 1.81 trillion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 9.30 billion current LCU, in 1997.

That places Kazakhstan 18th out of 155 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.81 billion current LCU 9.30 billion current LCU 21.41 billion current LCU 3
2000s 35.80 billion current LCU 34.12 billion current LCU 38.35 billion current LCU 5
2010s 312.22 billion current LCU 84.84 billion current LCU 677.27 billion current LCU 10
2020s 1.21 trillion current LCU 762.00 billion current LCU 1.81 trillion current LCU 4

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 15 Chile 3.55 trillion current LCU compare
  2. 16 Sri Lanka 2.46 trillion current LCU compare
  3. 17 Costa Rica 2.37 trillion current LCU compare
  4. 19 Turkey 1.65 trillion current LCU compare
  5. 20 Myanmar 1.59 trillion current LCU compare
  6. 21 Malawi 1.43 trillion current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 155 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is interest payments in Kazakhstan?
Interest payments in Kazakhstan was 1.81 trillion current LCU in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest interest payments recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 1.81 trillion current LCU in 2023.
What is the lowest interest payments recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 9.30 billion current LCU in 1997.
How does Kazakhstan rank for interest payments?
Kazakhstan ranks 18th out of 155 countries with data for 2023.
Is interest payments rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1,067.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Interest payments (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Interest payments (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
155 places, 4,505 data points, 1972–2024
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Interest payments include interest payments on government debt (including long-term bonds, long-term loans, and other debt instruments) to domestic and foreign residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.