Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Travel services (% of commercial service exports) was 23.0% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Travel services in Kazakhstan, 1995–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
In 2025, travel services in Kazakhstan stood at 23.0%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Kazakhstan peaked at 45.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2021.
Kazakhstan ranks 131st of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Travel services (% of commercial service exports) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 22.7% | — |
| 1996 | 29.5% | +29.9% |
| 1997 | 34.4% | +16.3% |
| 1998 | 45.0% | +31.1% |
| 1999 | 38.9% | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 39.3% | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 41.1% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 45.3% | +10.2% |
| 2003 | 36.7% | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 35.0% | -11.0% |
| 2006 | 32.4% | -7.5% |
| 2007 | 31.2% | -3.9% |
| 2008 | 25.4% | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 25.8% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +15.0% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 29.7% | -18.9% |
| 2015 | 27.6% | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 31.7% | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 34.1% | +7.7% |
| 2018 | 31.9% | -6.5% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -62.8% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -13.2% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +76.4% |
| 2023 | 22.0% | +17.4% |
| 2024 | 22.2% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 23.0% | +3.8% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 23.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 49.0%, 47% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 23.0% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 20.5%, 1.1× the median. (51 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 34.1% | 22.7% | 45.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 35.1% | 25.2% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 25.8% | 37.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 10.6% | 23.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 128 Liberia 23.3% compare
- 129 Honduras 23.2% compare
- 130 Azerbaijan 23.2% compare
- 132 Solomon Islands 22.8% compare
- 133 Qatar 22.2% compare
- 134 Mozambique 21.8% compare
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 travel services in Kazakhstan?
- Travel services in Kazakhstan was 23.0% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 45.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2021.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for travel services?
- Kazakhstan ranks 131st out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.