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Kazakhstan
We offer a data-driven country report for Kazakhstan that explores
inter alia population, international trading relationships, energy consumption, GDP growth, current account balances, and R&D investment. Additionally, CFI quotes from the Big Mac Index (courtesy of
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Its population in 2018 was 18,403,860 [1]
In 2015, 1.56% of its total energy
consumption was renewable [2]
In 2021, its GDP grew by 4.00% [2]
In 2021 it had a negative Current
Account Balance of US$bn 5.66 [3]
Its unemployment rate in 2021 was 4.88% [3]
Its Expenditure on R&D (as a percentage of
GDP) in 2020 was 0.13% [2]
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What free trade areas or economic unions is it a member of?
Other members:
Armenia, Belarus, Kyrgyz Republic, Russian Federation
What trade deals are there between Eurasian Economic Union and other countries and economic unions?
EAEU - Egypt Free Trade Agreement (from 05/10/2015)
CIS Free Trade Zone Agreement (CISFTA) (from 19/03/2016)
EAEU - VietNam Free Trade Agreement (from 05/10/2016)
EAEU - Serbia Free Trade Agreement (from 01/10/2019)
EAEU - Iran free trade agreement (from 27/10/2019)
EAEU - Serbia free trade agreement (from 10/07/2021)
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What trade deals are there with other countries and economic unions?
Georgia - Kazakhstan free trade agreement (from 16/07/1999)
Common Economic Zone (from 04/05/2004)
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