International tourism, receipts in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: International tourism, receipts was 1.2% in 2020. ▼ Falling
International tourism, receipts in Kazakhstan, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in % of total exports.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 1.2% for international tourism, receipts in 2020. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 72.5% on the previous year and down 35.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, receipts in Kazakhstan peaked at 6.7% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 1.2%, in 2020.
That places Kazakhstan 163rd out of 183 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, receipts in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of total exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.6% | — |
| 1996 | 3.7% | +42.8% |
| 1997 | 4.5% | +22.1% |
| 1998 | 6.7% | +48.2% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | -15.1% |
| 2000 | 3.9% | -30.8% |
| 2001 | 5.0% | +26.8% |
| 2002 | 6.0% | +19.1% |
| 2003 | 4.3% | -27.6% |
| 2004 | 3.6% | -17.1% |
| 2005 | 2.5% | -29.5% |
| 2006 | 2.3% | -9.4% |
| 2007 | 2.2% | -4.0% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | -19.7% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +29.4% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | -11.8% |
| 2012 | 2.3% | +43.0% |
| 2013 | 2.5% | +8.2% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | +15.0% |
| 2015 | 3.8% | +32.0% |
| 2016 | 4.7% | +23.4% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -11.0% |
| 2018 | 4.0% | -5.1% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | +8.7% |
| 2020 | 1.2% | -72.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.6% | 2.6% | 6.7% | 5 |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 1.8% | 6.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.2% | 1.6% | 4.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1.2% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More private sector data for Kazakhstan
- Merchandise trade 46.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 81.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 64.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 20.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 78.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,780 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2573 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, receipts in Kazakhstan?
- International tourism, receipts in Kazakhstan was 1.2% in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, receipts recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 6.7% in 1998.
- What is the lowest international tourism, receipts recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.2% in 2020.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for international tourism, receipts?
- Kazakhstan ranks 163rd out of 183 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, receipts rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 35.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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, receipts (% of total exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism receipts are expenditures by international inbound visitors, including payments to national carriers for international transport. These receipts include any other prepayment made for goods or services received in the destination country. They also may include receipts from same-day visitors, except when these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include receipts for passenger transport items. Their share in exports is calculated as a ratio to exports of goods and services, which comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, goods sent for processing and repairs, nonmonetary gold, and services.