IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2021

COMPETITIVENESS TRENDS - OVERALL KAZAKHSTAN

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (64 countries)

BASIC FACTS Capital Land area (square km '000)

Rank

Nur-Sultan

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2,725 2020

412.953 2020 18.88 2020 169.8 2020 26,556 2020

32

Exchange Rate (per $)

34

35

38

42

32

Population - market size (millions)

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47

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions)

46

GDP (PPP) per capita (US$)

-2.6 2020 6.80 2020 4.90 2020 9.18 2020 -3.45 2020 149.4 2019 1.83 2019

13

Real GDP growth (%)

61

Consumer price inflation (%)

21

Unemployment rate (%)

31

Labor force (millions)

56

Current account balance (% of GDP)

39

Direct investment stocks inward ($bn)

Economic Research Institute, JSC of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan Pr vided by: Economic Research Institute, JSC of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan

39

Direct investment flows inward (% of GDP)

COMPETITIVENESS LANDSCAPE

Economic Performance

Government Efficiency

Business Efficiency

Infrastructure

Domestic Economy

International Trade

International Investment Employment Prices

Public Finance

Tax Policy

Institutional Framework Business Legislation

Societal Framework

Productivity & Efficiency Labor Market Finance

Management Practices

Attitudes and Values

Basic Infrastructure

Technological Infrastructure Scientific Infrastructure

Health and Environment Education

5

13

13

19

20

23 25

24

25

29

37

43

45

46

46

47

52

57 55

58

PEER GROUPS RANKINGS EUROPE - MIDDLE EAST - AFRICA (41 countries)

POPULATIONS < 20 MILLION (35 countries)

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021

20

20

20

21

22

23

24

25

26

28

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IMD WORLD COMPETITIVENESS BOOKLET 2021