Two-way investment brief
Australia–Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan direct investment in Australia
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Total Kazakhstan investment in Australia
A$92 m
Australian direct investment in Kazakhstan
A$184 m
Total Australian investment in Kazakhstan
A$349 m
Trend
Direct investment in both directions
- Kazakhstan in Australia
- Australia in Kazakhstan
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
- Direct investment
- Portfolio investment
- Other investment
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Net transactions during the year; negative = net disinvestment
- Kazakhstan → Australia
- Australia → Kazakhstan
Source: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (5352.0).
Trade relationship
Australia–Kazakhstan trade
Investment and trade move together: the partners that invest most in Australia are usually major trading partners too. Goods trade is recorded monthly (latest: July 2026); services annually.
Two-way trade, 2025
A$193 m
Goods exports to Kazakhstan, 2025
A$36 m
Goods imports from Kazakhstan, 2025
A$157 m
Services trade, 2025
A$0 k
Calendar years, A$ (ABS merchandise trade)
- Exports to Kazakhstan
- Imports from Kazakhstan
Source: ABS, International Merchandise Trade (MERCH_EXP / MERCH_IMP), summed to calendar years.
Calendar years, A$ (ABS international trade in services by country)
- Exports to Kazakhstan
- Imports from Kazakhstan
Source: ABS, International Trade in Services by Country, calendar years.
Economic outlook
Kazakhstan’s economy
| IMF World Economic Outlook | 2024 | 2025 | 2026forecast | 2027forecast | 2028forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | 5.0% | 6.5% | 4.6% | 4.4% | 3.3% |
| Inflation | 8.7% | 11.4% | 10.7% | 10.1% | 8.8% |
| Unemployment rate | 4.7% | 4.6% | 4.6% | 4.5% | 4.5% |
| Current account, % GDP | −2.7% | −3.9% | −1.0% | −2.0% | −2.4% |
| Fiscal balance, % GDP | −3.4% | −3.1% | −1.3% | −1.8% | −2.0% |
| Government gross debt, % GDP | 24.4% | 24.6% | 24.9% | 26.3% | 28.0% |
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook via the IMF DataMapper API. Years from 2026 are IMF projections; recent years may be estimates and are revised in each WEO round (April and October).
2025 at a glance
- New FDI from Kazakhstan
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- New Australian FDI in Kazakhstan
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- Direct investment income paid to investors
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- Direct investment income earned by Australians
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Kazakhstan globally (World Bank)
- FDI outflows, 2024
- −$1.9 bn · 165th
- FDI inflows, 2025
- −$916 m
- GDP, 2025
- $306 bn
- Region · income
- Europe & Central Asia · Upper-middle income
Regulatory openness (OECD FDIRRI)
OECD index data loading — see FDI openness
Sources: ABS, International Investment Position, Australia: Supplementary Statistics (cat. 5352.0), 2025 release, released 2026-05-06 — levels at 31 December and calendar-year flows and income, A$ millions, immediate counterparty basis (investment routed via third economies is attributed to the intermediate economy). World Bank WDI (US$). OECD FDI Regulatory Restrictiveness Index. np = not published for confidentiality; included in totalsPrepared independently by FDIstats from public statistics; not an Australian Government publication and not investment advice. For foreign investment rules, see the Treasury and FIRB.