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GDP per capita:This entry shows GDP on a purchasing power parity basis divided by the population as of 1 July for the same year.
Interpretation:
• increased prices on world markets for Kazakhstan’s leading exports
• oil and gas (6.1 billion tons in oil deposits and 23.5 billion m3 of natural gas annually)
• metals
• grain
• growing business with Russia, China and neighboring Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)
Kazakhstan China Russia
2000 5.9 3.6 7.7
2001 6.3 4.6 8.8
2002 6.3 4.4 9.3
2003 7.8 5 8.9
2004 8.3 5.6 9.8
2005 9.4 6.8 11
2006 10.4 7.7 12.2
GDP Per Capita
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
US D
olla
rs (th
ousa
nds)
Kazakhstan
China
Russia
Unemployment rate (%):
This entry contains the percent of the labor force is without jobs. Substantial underemployment might be noted.Kazakhstan China Russia
2000 13.7 8
2001 10 7.9
2002 8.8 10.1 7.9
2003 8.8 9.8 8.5
2004 8 9 8.3
2005 8.1 4.2 7.6
2006 7.4 4 6.6
Interpretation:
• Creation of jobs due to economic growth
• becoming one of the worlds top energy producing countries
• attracting foreign investment
Unemployment Rate (%)
0
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
Perc
ent
of lab
or f
orce
w/o
job
s
Kazakhstan
China
Russia
Population below the poverty line (%):
Interpretation:
• minimum wage was increased to KZT 9,200 from July 1st 2005.
• Decreasing unemployment rates
Kazakhstan China Russia
2000 35 10 40
2001 26 10 25
2002 26 10 25
2003 26 10 25
2004 19 10 17.8
2005 19 10 17.8
2006 19 10 15.8
Population Below the Poverty Line
05
10
15202530
354045
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
Popu
latio
n (%
)
Kazakhstan
China
Russia
Internet Users:This entry gives the number of users within a country that access the Internet.
Interpretation:
• extreme prices for internet access
• unlimited dial-up plan costs about $111 per month
• unlimited 1.5Mbps connection costs $3,355 per month
• governmental censorship and blocking of ‘destructive’ online publications
Kazakhstan China Russia
2000 100000 45800000 18000000
2001 100000 45800000 18000000
2002 250000 94000000 6000000
2003 250000 94000000 6000000
2004 400000 111000000 23700000
2005 400000 123000000 23700000
2006 1250000 162000000 25690000
Number of Internet Users for 2006
Kazakhstan
China
Russia
= 1 Million
Roadways (km):This entry gives the total length of the road network and includes the length of the paved and unpaved
portions.
Interpretation:
• roads in Kazakhstan in poor repair, especially in rural areas
• street lighting is sometimes turned off at night
• drivers often ignore lane markings.
• potholes common and often dangerously deep
Kazakhstan China Russia
2000 189000 271300 952000
2001 189000 271300 952000
2002 81330 1400000 532390
2003 82980 1770000 537290
2004 258030 1810000 871000
2005 90020 1870000 871000
2006 90020 1870000 871000
Number Roadways 2006
Kazakhstan
China
Russia
= 50 Thousand
Airports:
Interpretation:
• tourism is growing, but is still relatively low
• many countries do not offer flights to Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan China Russia (K)
2000 449 4892740
2001 449 4892740
2002 488 500 2740
2003 392 507 2610
2004 314 472 2590
2005 150 489 1620
2006 150 486 1620
Literacy (%):This entry contains the percent of the population that can read and write at a specified age..
Interpretation:
• growing enrollment rates in basic and general secondary education
• from 93% - 99% between 1998 and 2005
Kazakhstan China Russia
2000 96 72.7 97
2001 97.7 72.7 97
2002 97.7 78.8 99.5
2003 97.7 86.5 99.5
2004 97.7 86.5 99.5
2005 97.7 86.5 99.5
2006 99.3 86.5 99.2
Literacy (%)
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
Perc
ent o
f pop
ulatio
n th
at is
liter
ate
Kazakhstan
China
Russia
Death Rate
Interpretation:
• increasing number of hospitals in both rural and urban areas
• decline in mortality from diseases of the blood, respiration and digestion organs, infectious diseases
Kazakhstan China Russia
2000 10.61 6.74 13.85
2001 10.69 6.77 13.91
2002 10.78 6.74 13.99
2003 9.59 6.92 15.17
2004 9.46 6.94 14.52
2005 9.42 6.97 14.65
2006 9.4 7 16.04
Death Rate
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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
Dea
ths/
1000 p
eopl
e
Kazakhstan
China
Russia
Population:Kazakhstan China Russia
2000 16.73 1261.83 146
2001 16.73 1273.11 145.47
2002 16.74 1284.3 144.98
2003 15.14 1286.98 144.53
2004 15.19 1298.85 143.78
2005 15.23 1306.31 143.42
2006 15.28 1313.97 142.89
Birth Rate:Kazakhstan China Russia
2000 17.3 16.12 9.35
2001 17.83 15.85 9.71
2002 18.36 12.96 10.09
2003 15.52 12.98 9.63
2004 15.78 13.14 9.8
2005 16 13.25 9.95
2006 16.23 13.45 10.92
Population
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1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Year
Popu
latio
n (m
illion
s)
KazakhstanChinaRussia
Birth Rate
02468
101214161820
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Year
Births
/100
0 pe
ople
Kazakhstan
China
Russia
Population Growth:Kazakhstan China Russia
2000 0.05 0.9 0.38
2001 0.03 0.88 0.35
2002 0.1 0.87 0.33
2003 0.17 0.6 0.3
2004 0.26 0.57 0.45
2005 0.3 0.58 0.37
2006 0.33 0.59 0.37
Interpretation:
• improved health care (more hospitals and experienced doctors)
• increasing birth rate
• decreasing death rate
Population Growth Rate
00.10.20.30.40.50.60.70.80.9
1
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Year
Ann
ual p
erce
nt c
hang
e in the
po
pulatio
n Kazakhstan
China
Russia
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