IMD World Competitiveness Booklet 2023

Competitiveness Country Profiles

Kazakhstan Competitiveness Trends – Overall

OVERALL PERFORMANCE (64 countries)

BASIC FACTS

Rank

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

Capital Land area (square km '000)

2.725 2022 460,165 2022 Nur-Sultan

34

35

Exchange rate (per $)

37

42

43

19,77 2022 29 223,6 2022 46 30.188 2022 47 3,2 2022 39 14,96 2022 55 4,90 2022 31 9,43 2022 30 3,70 2022 19 152,0 2021 38 2,33 2021 38

Population - market size (millions)

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (US$ billions)

CHALLENGES IN 2023

GDP (PPP) per capita (US$)

Stimulation of business activity. Improvement of production potential.

• • • •

Real GDP growth (%)

Consumer price inflation (%)

Infrastructure development.

Food security.

Unemployment rate (%)

• Improvement of the quality of human capital.

Labor force (millions)

Current account balance (% of GDP)

Direct investment stocks inward ($bn)

Direct investment flows inward (% of GDP)

PROVIDED BY: Economic Research Institute, JSC of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan

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 & Values

Basic Infrastructure

Technological Infrastructure Scientific Infrastructure

Health & Environment Education

6

12

16

23

29 34

29 27

36

39

40

43

46 43

52

52 56 56

54

59

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

POPULATIONS < 20 MILLION (37 countries)

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

21

23

24

20

28

22

22

30

26

27

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