International tourism, number of departures in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: International tourism, number of departures was 2.87 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, number of departures in Kazakhstan, 2006–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
Analysis
The most recent figure for international tourism, number of departures in Kazakhstan is 2.87 million, measured in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 73.2% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, number of departures in Kazakhstan peaked at 11.30 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.87 million, in 2020.
Kazakhstan ranks 43rd of 117 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
International tourism, number of departures in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 3.69 million | — |
| 2007 | 4.54 million | +23.2% |
| 2008 | 4.33 million | -4.7% |
| 2009 | 5.42 million | +25.2% |
| 2010 | 6.02 million | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 8.02 million | +33.2% |
| 2012 | 9.07 million | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 10.14 million | +11.9% |
| 2014 | 10.45 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 11.30 million | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 9.76 million | -13.7% |
| 2017 | 10.26 million | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 10.65 million | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 10.71 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.87 million | -73.2% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 2.87 million is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.22 million, 2.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 2.87 million is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.87 million, 1.0× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, number of departures in Kazakhstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -73.2% | 10.71 million | 2.87 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.50 million | 3.69 million | 5.42 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 9.64 million | 6.02 million | 11.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.87 million | 2.87 million | 2.87 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More private sector data for Kazakhstan
- Merchandise trade 46.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 80.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 64.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 13.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 19.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 78.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 12.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,780 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, number of departures in Kazakhstan?
- International tourism, number of departures in Kazakhstan was 2.87 million in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 11.30 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest international tourism, number of departures recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.87 million in 2020.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for international tourism, number of departures?
- Kazakhstan ranks 43rd out of 117 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, number of departures rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, number of departures. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International outbound tourists are the number of departures that people make from their country of usual residence to any other country for any purpose other than a remunerated activity in the country visited. The data on outbound tourists refer to the number of departures, not to the number of people traveling. Thus a person who makes several trips from a country during a given period is counted each time as a new departure.