Republic of Kazakhstan: Technical Assistance Report-Report on National Accounts Mission (November 6 – 17, 2023)
Technical Assistance Reports, April 25, 2025
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- Republic of Kazakhstan: Technical Assistance Report-Report on National Accounts Mission (November 6 – 17, 2023)
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Bibliographic details
- Published: April 25, 2025
- Series: Technical Assistance Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229007016.019
Mission objectives and scope
- Assisted the Bureau of National Statistics under the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan in developing quarterly national accounts.
- Reviewed existing large statistical discrepancies between GDP by production and GDP by expenditure.
- Provided recommendations on improving data sources for the compilation of changes in inventories.
- Reviewed the release schedule for national accounts data and provided recommendations for further improvement.
- Intended outcome: improvements to data and a new release schedule to improve the understanding of the Kazakhstan economy for domestic policymaking and international surveillance.
Key findings
- Large statistical discrepancies exist between GDP by production and GDP by expenditure.
- Data sources for the compilation of changes in inventories require improvement.
- The existing release schedule for national accounts data can be strengthened to enhance transparency and usefulness.
Recommendations (policy and compilation)
- Improve data sources used to compile changes in inventories to reduce discrepancies between GDP by production and GDP by expenditure.
- Revise the national accounts release schedule based on the mission’s review and recommendations to better support policymakers and international surveillance.
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- REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN — Report on National Accounts Mission, November 6