Kazakhstan overtakes russia for the first time in terms of GDP per capita. What is it in Ukraine and other countries of former USSR

Kazakhstan overtook russia for the first time in the list of countries by nominal gross domestic product (GDP) per capita.

This is evidenced by information on the website of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

According to the IMF, in 2025, nominal GDP per capita in Kazakhstan is USD 14,700. Last year, it was USD 14,100.

In russia, nominal GDP per capita this year is USD 14,200. Last year, it was USD 14,800.

The richest country in the post-Soviet space this year was Estonia, where nominal GDP per capita was USD 32,700.

The ranking of the countries of the former USSR for GDP per capita is as follows:

• Estonia - 32.76;
• Lithuania - 30.84;
• Latvia - 24.37;
• Kazakhstan - 14.77;
• russia - 14.26;
• Turkmenistan - 13.34;
• Georgia - 9.57;
• Armenia - 8.86;
• Moldova - 8.26;
• Belarus - 7.88;
• Azerbaijan - 7.6;
• Mongolia - 7.2;
• Ukraine - 6.26;
• Uzbekistan - 3.51;
• Kyrgyzstan - 2.75;
• Tajikistan - 1.43.

Screenshot of the IMF map with data on nominal GDP per capita..

GDP per capita determines the level of economic development of the state. For the purpose of comparability, this indicator is expressed in US dollars, conversions from national currencies are performed at market exchange rates.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, on August 12, the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine stated that in the first half of 2025, the revenues of the russian oil and gas industry fell by 18.5%.

And shortly before that, it became known that the russian authorities were preparing for a scenario of a drop in oil prices to a "shocking" USD 40-60 per barrel.

As a reminder, in July of this year, the russian State Duma proposed nationalizing the assets of oligarchs to fill the budget.

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