Kazakhstan

(Source – Statistics Agency, National Bank)

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

Population (million people)

14.9

15.0

15.2

15.4

15.6

GDP, billion dollars

30.8

43.1

57.2

80.4

103.8

GDP per capita, dollars

2,067

2,873

3,763

5,220

6,653.8

GDP growth rate, %, y-o-y

9.3

9.6

9.7

10.6

8.5

CPI, %, y-o-y

6.4

4.9

7.6

8.4

10.8

PPI, %, y-o-y

9.3

16.7

23.7

18.4

12.4

Unemployment rate

9.0

8.6

8.2

7.9

7.1

Currency and gold reserves, billion dollars

8.6

14.4

15.1

33.2

38.4

Monetary base, billion dollars

2.2

4.4

4.9

11.7

11.9

Total bank loans, billion dollars

6.7

11.4

19.4

37.0

59.2

Total bank deposits, billion dollars

5.0

9.8

12.3

24.0

31.6

Exports, billion dollars

14.9

19.9

27.8

38.3

47.8

Imports, billion dollars

8.4

12.9

17.3

23.7

32.8

Capital investment, billion dollars

8.9

12.5

18.2

22.4

26.4

Foreign debt, as % of GDP

74.3

75.7

77.3

95.1

92.8

National Bank refinancing rate, %, average for the year

7.3

7.0

7.7

8.6

10

Central budget balance as % of GDP

-1

-0.3

0.6

0.8

-1.7

Tenge/dollar exchange rate (average)