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    Kazakhstan

    Tier 2
    Central Asia · #62 of 117 markets · IEPA 2024 (final) · 2026 current estimate available
    53.0▼ -1.2 YoY
    ●●○0.82IEPA COMPOSITE

    Kazakhstan scores 53.0 out of 100 on the IEPA (2024 edition), ranking #62 of 117 economies. That is down 1.2 points on the year before. Its strongest zone is Prosperity Outcomes at 74.2. Its binding constraint, the lowest-scoring of its six zones, is FDI Accelerator at 29.4. How the IEPA works →

    SIX FACTORS · CLICK ANY SCORE FOR ITS EVIDENCE
    IEPA TRAJECTORY · 2010–2026
    2010201220142016201820202022202420263540455055
    CAPITAL FLOWS · FDI NET INFLOWS % OF GDP
    2010201120122013201420152016201720182019202120232025-5051015
    IE FDI intelligence · synced weekly
    PRODUCTIVE CAPABILITY
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    #56of 145 ranked economies▲ 44 places since 2010
    How much productive know-how this market has demonstrated, read from the range and rarity of what it makes competitively.
    201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024536883101
    CAPABILITY RANK · HIGHER IS BETTER
    3.88% / yr
    Implied growth
    Annual growth the current capability base points to.
    108
    Diversity
    Distinct products made at competitive scale.
    +0.36
    Capability score
    Standardized: 0 is the world average.
    -0.51
    Outlook
    Value of the new products within reach of what it already does.
    INDUSTRY STRENGTHS · REVEALED FROM TRADE EVIDENCE
    VINTAGE 2022-2024
    POSITION IN THE PRODUCT SPACE
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Minerals21 of 48 made · 74% of the rest within reach
    Construction, Building, and Home Supplies14 of 104 made · 32% of the rest within reach
    Industrial Chemicals and Metals13 of 157 made · 29% of the rest within reach
    Agriculture14 of 200 made · 25% of the rest within reach
    Metalworking and Electrical Machinery and Parts8 of 155 made · 16% of the rest within reach
    Textile and Home Goods4 of 78 made · 15% of the rest within reach
    Electronic and Electrical Goods0 of 73 made · 1% of the rest within reach
    Textile Apparel and Accessories0 of 50 made · 0% of the rest within reach
    MADE COMPETITIVELYONE STEP AWAY
    Widest opening is Minerals. This market makes 44% of that cluster today, and 74% of what it does not make sits one step from something it already does.
    Textile Apparel and Accessories is the furthest: 0% made, and only 0% of the rest is within one step. A move there means building capability rather than extending it.
    READ ON THE 74 OF 108 COMPETITIVE PRODUCTS THAT CARRY A POSITION IN THE CAPABILITY MAP
    POSITIONED TO BUILD NEXT
    IE COMPLEXITY LAYER · VINTAGE 2024
    Starch residues$6B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.13 · COMPLEXITY 0.00
    Railway cars, not self-propelled$7B world market
    Aerospace, Marine & RailOPENS 0.10 · COMPLEXITY +0.30
    Slag, ash and residues containing metals$6B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.07 · COMPLEXITY -0.72
    Hot rolled bars of iron$12B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.07 · COMPLEXITY -0.36
    Copper wire$27B world market
    Mining, Metals & MaterialsOPENS 0.07 · COMPLEXITY -0.21
    Apples & pears$10B world market
    Agrifood & FisheriesOPENS 0.06 · COMPLEXITY -0.13
    THE NEAREST OPTIONS AMONG 445 PRODUCTS ASSESSED · RANKED BY HOW MUCH EACH OPENS UP NEXT
    LIVE SIGNALS
    Society as a Service - The Brooklyn Rail
    Google News · Kazakhstan · Startups & Innovation · Sep 29 · Startup Ecosystem
    PEERS · TIER 2
    🇰🇭Cambodia49.9→🇯🇴Jordan47.9→🇺🇿Uzbekistan46.9→🇨🇴Colombia44.9→
    ECOSYSTEM DENSITY
    IE Ecosystem Registry · 2026-07-17
    195organizations indexed across 9 types · 185 mapped
    Universities & research bodies
    129
    Government bodies
    20
    Research organizations
    15
    Fab labs & makerspaces
    9
    Health research
    8
    Corporate R&D
    6
    Innovation hubs
    4
    Science & tech parks
    3
    Incubators
    1
    Universities, corporate R&D, government bodies, incubators, accelerators, science parks, and special economic zones, indexed today.Explore the directory →
    ORGANIZATIONS
    a sample of 195 indexed
    MOST Business Incubator
    Incubators · Almaty
    Autonomous Cluster Fund 'Tech Garden' (Park of Innovative Technologies)
    Science & tech parks · Almaty · 2015
    Kazakh Research Institute of Plant Protection and Quarantine
    Universities & research bodies · Almaty · 1958
    Kazakh Scientific Reseach Institute for Ecology and Climate
    Universities & research bodies · Astana · 1998
    Legal Policy Research Centre
    Research organizations · Almaty · 2008
    Kazakhstan Academy of Preventive Medicine
    Research organizations · Almaty · 1995
    Kazakh Eye Research Institute
    Health research · Almaty · 1933
    YU FabLab
    Fab labs & makerspaces · Aqtau city
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    Kazakhstan: common questions

    What is Kazakhstan's IEPA score?
    Kazakhstan scores 53.0 out of 100 on the IEPA, 2024 edition, which ranks it #62 of 117 economies.
    What is Kazakhstan's strongest zone?
    Prosperity Outcomes, at 74.2. The six zones are scored separately, so a market's strengths stay visible instead of being averaged away.
    What is holding Kazakhstan back?
    Its binding constraint is FDI Accelerator, at 29.4, the lowest of its six zones. The IEPA reports every zone separately so the constraint stays visible instead of being averaged into the composite.
    How does Kazakhstan compare with its peers?
    The closest scored peers are Cambodia (49.9), Jordan (47.9), Uzbekistan (46.9), Colombia (44.9).
    What is the IEPA?
    The Innovation Ecosystem Prosperity Assessment (IEPA) scores economies across six zones: innovation capacity, entrepreneurship capacity, resilience, alignment, the FDI accelerator, and prosperity outcomes. Every score carries a confidence band and traces to the evidence behind it.
    Run the full diagnostic →Talk to IE about Kazakhstan →