Kazakhstan: Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)

Key figures

Over five years it is down 314.28% from US$2.63 billion in 2019. Since 1995 it is down 2,446% from US$240.22 million in 1995. The World Bank has no value for 5 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

In 2024, Kazakhstan's commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$) fell US$6.05 billion on 2023 (from US$416.18 million to −US$5.63 billion).

Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1998 to 2023), the average change was +US$248.08 million and a typical year strayed about US$5.61 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$15.99 billion in 2006 and the biggest yearly fall was US$11.43 billion in 2021. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$1.39 billion a year. A straight line explains 58% of the movement over 10 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2024, Kazakhstan had the 85th highest value of the 87 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Kazakhstan in the 2024 ranking

• Peru — 81st of 87: −US$2.4 billion
• Papua New Guinea — 82nd of 87: −US$3.01 billion
• Türkiye — 83rd of 87: −US$3.65 billion
• Viet Nam — 85th of 87: −US$7.24 billion
• Brazil — 86th of 87: −US$13.63 billion
• China — 87th of 87: −US$19.39 billion

What this measures

Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank lending (public and publicly guaranteed and private non- guaranteed) and other private credits. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Proposed: Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank and other private creditors lending excluding bonds (public and publicly guaranteed + private nonguaranteed).

Limitations: Data on external debt are gathered through the World Bank's Debtor Reporting System (DRS). Long term debt data are compiled using the countries report on public and publicly guaranteed borrowing on a loan-by-loan basis and private non guaranteed borrowing on an aggregate basis. These data are supplemented by information from major multilateral banks and official lending agencies in major creditor countries. Short-term debt data are gathered from the Quarterly External Debt Statistics (QEDS) database, jointly developed by the World Bank and the IMF and from creditors through the reporting systems of the Bank for International Settlements.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 25 values

Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies

• Albania — US$423.93 million (2024)
• Armenia — US$274.09 million (2024)
• Azerbaijan — US$46.76 million (2024)
• Belarus — −US$828.98 million (2024)
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — US$195.51 million (2024)
• Bulgaria — US$254.71 million (2022)
• Georgia — −US$175.6 million (2024)
• Kosovo — US$98.84 million (2024)
• Moldova

More economic policy & debt data for Kazakhstan

• Adjusted savings, education expenditure (% of GNI) — 3.26% (2021)
• Adjusted savings, mineral depletion (current US$) — US$11.25 billion (2021)
• Adjusted savings, energy depletion (current US$) — US$15.12 billion (2021)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$12.34 billion (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) — 906.89 billion (2025)
• Industry, including construction, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$89.74 billion (2025)
• Industry, including construction, value added (constant LCU) — 6.82 trillion (2025)
• Services, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$143.89 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Kazakhstan's commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)?

−US$5.63 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1995?

It is down 2,446% from US$240.22 million in 1995. The highest value was US$19.56 billion in 2006 and the lowest −US$6.71 billion in 2021.

How does Kazakhstan rank?

85th highest of 87 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$) unusual for Kazakhstan?

In 2024, Kazakhstan's commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$) fell US$6.05 billion on 2023 (from US$416.18 million to −US$5.63 billion). Across the 21 yearly changes before that (1998 to 2023), the average change was +US$248.08 million and a typical year strayed about US$5.61 billion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.1 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.PCBO.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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