Foreign debt fell 0.456% to USD 156,263 bil in Kazakhstan in 2019, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Kazakhstan reached an all time high of USD 163,488 bil in 2016 and an all time low of USD 35.0 bil in 1992. When compared to Kazakhstan's main peers, foreign debt in China amounted to USD 2,114,163 bil, USD 8,339 bil in Kyrgyzstan, USD 490,726 bil in Russia and USD 21,745 bil in Uzbekistan in 2019.
Kazakhstan has been ranked 12th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 2 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| China | USD bil | 1,333,769 | 1,413,904 | 1,704,594 | 1,961,562 | 2,114,162 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | USD bil | 478,826 | 455,502 | 511,473 | 521,030 | 560,871 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Kazakhstan | USD bil | 153,470 | 163,779 | 159,239 | 157,269 | 159,248 | ||||||||||||||||
| Kyrgyzstan | USD bil | 7,722 | 7,975 | 8,131 | 8,166 | 8,456 | ||||||||||||||||
| Russia | USD bil | 492,191 | 535,225 | 519,203 | 477,785 | 485,793 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tajikistan | USD bil | 5,144 | 5,181 | 5,868 | 6,090 | 6,637 | ||||||||||||||||
| Turkmenistan | USD bil | 7,004 | 8,167 | 8,650 | 8,160 | 6,516 | ||||||||||||||||
| USA | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Uzbekistan | USD bil | 13,390 | 15,124 | 16,352 | 17,609 | 22,407 |
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