Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:

$19.87 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 52 $17.63 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Debt - external:

$107.8 billion (31 December 2008) country comparison to the world: 35 $96.91 billion (31 December 2007)

Stock of direct foreign investment - at home:

$55.63 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 50 $41.08 billion (31 December 2007 est.)

Stock of direct foreign investment - abroad:

$4.617 billion (31 December 2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 58 $3.97 billion (September 2007 est.)

Exchange rates:

tenge (KZT) per US dollar - 120.25 (2008 est.), 122.55 (2007), 126.09 (2006), 132.88 (2005), 136.04 (2004)