Kazakhstan Tenge Exchange Rate History: Verified KZT Data

This page provides a source-linked CSV of selected official Kazakhstani tenge exchange rates from 2022 to 2026. Each row was checked against the National Bank of Kazakhstan’s dated XML service. The latest retained snapshot is effective August 23, 2026: 1 USD = 456.88 KZT, 1 EUR = 534.64 KZT, 1 GBP = 623.50 KZT, 1 RUB = 5.47 KZT, and 1 CNY = 67.98 KZT.

That effective date is one day after this review. It is not a forecast. The National Bank explains that the USD fixing formed at 15:30 Astana time becomes the official rate for the next working day; its other official rates are calculated through cross-rates at 16:00.

What is the latest verified official KZT rate?

The National Bank’s daily-rate page displayed these values for August 23, 2026 when this article was reviewed:

Foreign currency	Official rate in KZT	Quote meaning
1 US dollar	456.88 KZT	KZT per 1 USD
1 euro	534.64 KZT	KZT per 1 EUR
1 pound sterling	623.50 KZT	KZT per 1 GBP
1 Russian ruble	5.47 KZT	KZT per 1 RUB
1 Chinese yuan	67.98 KZT	KZT per 1 CNY

These are official reference rates, not a promise that a bank card, cash desk, airport counter, or international transfer will convert money at exactly the same number. A provider can add its own spread, fee, markup, minimum, or settlement-time rule.

The matching dated XML response returned the same five normalized values in a repeated source check on August 22.

Download the verified KZT exchange-rate CSV

The verified download contains eight source-linked official-rate snapshots. Download kazakhstan-tenge-exchange-history.csv.

The file contains eight selected effective dates. It is a reproducible snapshot series, not a complete daily archive.

CSV field	Meaning
effective_date	Date for which the National Bank response identifies the rate
USD_KZT, EUR_KZT, GBP_KZT, RUB_KZT, CNY_KZT	KZT per one unit of the named foreign currency
rate_type	official_market_rate for every retained row
source_url	Dated National Bank XML endpoint used for that row

The National Bank response can specify a quantity greater than one for some currencies. The five currencies in this download are reported per one unit, but the verification rule still divides the published rate by its quant field. Keeping that normalization step makes the method safe if the dataset is extended later.

This CSV is About Kazakhstan’s small compilation of National Bank responses. It does not place a new blanket Creative Commons license on the underlying official data. If you reuse it, cite the National Bank of Kazakhstan, retain each source_url, state the effective dates, and check any terms that apply to your use.

Verified exchange-rate snapshots, 2022-2026

The selected series runs from January 1, 2022 through August 23, 2026 and preserves the same five currencies in every row.

Effective date	USD/KZT	EUR/KZT	GBP/KZT	RUB/KZT	CNY/KZT
2022-01-01	431.80	489.10	583.32	5.76	68.00
2022-03-08	503.30	549.91	665.61	4.16	79.65
2023-01-01	462.65	492.86	556.57	6.43	66.73
2024-01-01	454.56	502.24	577.47	5.06	63.94
2025-01-01	525.11	546.74	658.91	4.88	71.94
2026-01-01	505.53	593.44	679.33	6.34	72.33
2026-04-26	464.86	544.03	627.24	6.14	68.00
2026-08-23	456.88	534.64	623.50	5.47	67.98

The row for March 8, 2022 is retained because it shows why a single annual observation can hide substantial movement. The official USD/KZT quote on that date was 503.30, compared with 431.80 on January 1, 2022 and 462.65 on January 1, 2023. The table records those observations without claiming that one event alone explains every move between them.

Likewise, January 1 snapshots are reference points, not annual averages. A rate effective on a holiday can be based on the applicable preceding trading process. Do not subtract two January rows and describe the result as an average exchange rate for the intervening year.

How do you read USD/KZT correctly?

USD/KZT in this dataset means the number of tenge quoted for one US dollar. A higher figure means that one dollar buys more tenge, so the tenge is weaker against the dollar at that observation. A lower figure means that one dollar buys fewer tenge, so the tenge is stronger against the dollar.

For example, USD/KZT rose from 431.80 on January 1, 2022 to 456.88 on August 23, 2026. The quote increased by about 5.8%. That is not the same as saying the tenge “lost 5.8% of its value.” When the reciprocal value is calculated, the tenge’s value in US dollars declined by about 5.5% between those two selected points.

Use the formulas that match the question:

Question	Calculation
Change in the KZT-per-USD quote	(new quote / old quote - 1) × 100
Change in one tenge’s value measured in USD	(old quote / new quote - 1) × 100
Tenge received before provider fees	foreign-currency amount × applicable KZT quote

This distinction is why the previous version’s claim that the tenge had “lost 68%” from a threefold increase in USD/KZT was removed. A quote change and a reciprocal currency-value change are related, but they are not numerically identical.

What does an official National Bank rate mean?

An official rate is a dated reference fixing, not a retail conversion offer. The National Bank’s official-rate explainer says the USD rate is the weighted-average tenge rate formed on the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange at 15:30 Astana time. It is established as the official rate for the next working day. Rates for other currencies are calculated through cross-rates formed at 16:00.

That creates three dates or moments an analyst should keep separate:

1. The market session in which the USD fixing forms.
2. The effective date attached to the official rate.
3. The later time when a reader downloads or republishes the response.

The CSV uses the effective date. It does not label that date as an intraday high, low, closing trade, cash quote, or forecast.

The same explainer says market supply and demand form the exchange rate and that the National Bank does not publish a target or forecast for the tenge. It reserves intervention for financial-stability purposes and describes the current policy as a freely floating exchange-rate regime. This article therefore does not call the regime a target corridor or a “managed float.”

How was every CSV row verified?

Every retained row passed the same date-by-date XML check against a National Bank endpoint. The Bank’s RSS documentation publishes the dated service pattern https://nationalbank.kz/rss/get_rates.cfm?fdate=DD.MM.YYYY. The audit used that documented HTTPS endpoint for each retained date.

The verification process was:

1. Request the exact effective date from the National Bank endpoint.
2. Require a successful official response rather than copying a search-result snippet.
3. Locate the XML item for USD, EUR, GBP, RUB, or CNY.
4. Divide description by quant to normalize the rate per one unit.
5. Compare all five normalized values with the CSV row.
6. Store the date-specific source URL in the same row.

The audit also checked the daily-rate page for the August 23, 2026 snapshot. Its displayed values matched the dated XML response for all five retained currencies.

This process found material errors in the old download. For example, the previous March 8, 2022 row stated 512.00 USD/KZT and 80.50 CNY/KZT; the official response gives 503.30 and 79.65. The old January 1, 2026 USD/KZT value was 478.00; the official response gives 505.53. Those values were corrected rather than described as harmless rounding.

Why does the verified file start in 2022?

The file starts in 2022 because earlier rows could not be reproduced through the retained official source route. The old page advertised a complete official 2010-2026 dataset, but its own notes said some 2014-2016 dates were approximated. Several rows combined rounded values with causal event labels, and the published source trail did not establish each number as an official fixing.

During this audit, sampled dates from 2010 through 2021 returned “no information for the selected date” from the currently documented XML service. That result does not prove the National Bank has no historical data elsewhere. It does mean those old rows could not honestly remain in a file presented as fully verified through this reproducible endpoint.

A Firecrawl search restricted to the National Bank’s official data domain did not discover a usable 2010-onward archive page. The correct response is to narrow the dataset, not silently substitute a secondary provider or preserve approximate numbers under an official-data label.

If a documented National Bank archive for those years becomes available, earlier rows can be restored after date-by-date verification. Until then, this page keeps the existing canonical URL but changes the title, scope, schema, and download to match the evidence actually retained.

When did Kazakhstan move to a floating exchange rate?

Kazakhstan moved to a freely floating exchange rate on August 20, 2015. The National Bank’s September 16, 2015 press release states that Kazakhstan cancelled the currency corridor on that date. It connects the choice with an inflation-targeting monetary-policy framework and says the rate is formed by domestic and external macroeconomic fundamentals.

The release also reserves the possibility of intervention when needed for financial-system stability. That does not convert every exchange-rate move into proof of an intervention, and it does not support inventing a fixed tenge target.

The broader National Bank history of the national currency records that the presidential decree introducing Kazakhstan’s national currency was signed on November 12, 1993 and that the tenge entered circulation on November 15, 1993. Those milestones provide institutional context; they are not rows in this selected 2022-2026 rate file.

What can explain tenge movements?

Tenge movements reflect multiple domestic and external factors, so a dated rate alone cannot establish cause. The National Bank lists the balance of payments, inflation, the base rate, tax-payment periods, budget flows, and market expectations among domestic factors. External factors include oil prices, exchange rates in trading-partner countries, and interest rates set by major central banks.

That list is a framework, not a mechanical rule. Oil can rise while another factor pushes the tenge in the opposite direction. A rate observed during a geopolitical shock does not establish that the shock caused the entire move. A yearly table is especially unsuitable for causal attribution because it omits the daily path, trading volumes, interventions, policy announcements, and simultaneous global changes.

For that reason, the CSV contains no event column. Analysts can join the official observations to a separately sourced event timeline, but the event evidence and the currency evidence should remain distinguishable.

Why can your bank or exchange-office rate differ?

Your executable conversion can differ because the official reference rate and a provider’s transaction rate answer different questions. The National Bank fixing supports official and accounting uses. A traveler or business faces the provider’s executable price.

Source	What it represents	What to record
National Bank official rate	Dated official market reference	Effective date, currency, value and source URL
Bank card conversion	Card network and bank settlement terms	Authorization date, settlement date, markup and fee
Cash exchange office	Buy or sell quote offered at a location	Direction, timestamp, spread and commission
International transfer	Provider conversion plus transfer pricing	Rate lock, fee, delivery amount and arrival date

“Buy” and “sell” labels are from the provider’s perspective and can confuse a first-time reader. Ask how many tenge you will receive for the exact amount tendered, or how much foreign currency you will receive for the exact tenge amount paid. Compare the final amount after all fees.

How should analysts use this dataset?

Use this file for selected-date comparisons and reproducible examples, not for daily-market analysis. It can support classroom exercises, chart prototypes, and transparent references to the five currencies included. It is especially useful when a short article needs a small source-linked table instead of an opaque chart copied from a finance site.

Do not use eight snapshots to estimate daily volatility, annual averages, trading liquidity, intraday extremes, forecasting accuracy, purchasing power, inflation, wages, or the cost of a hotel room. Exchange-rate depreciation alone does not show whether Kazakhstan became cheaper for a visitor because local prices and the visitor’s own costs can change at the same time.

For a chart, preserve gaps between observations rather than implying continuous daily coverage. Label the vertical axis “KZT per 1 unit of foreign currency.” If several currencies share one chart, remember that their absolute levels are not directly comparable measures of volatility.

Dataset limitations and update policy

• The file contains selected effective dates from 2022 through August 23, 2026, not a complete daily series.
• The latest row is an effective next-day official rate displayed during the August 22 review, not a forecast produced by this site.
• Official rates can differ from executable bank, card, cash, and transfer rates.
• The series does not contain bid, ask, spread, volume, intraday high, or intraday low fields.
• No event labels or causal claims are embedded in the data.
• Earlier approximate 2010-2021 rows were removed because the retained primary-source route did not verify them.
• A future update should rerun every dated endpoint, compare normalized values, and update the article, CSV, schema, evidence ledger, and review date together.

Sources

The primary sources are the National Bank of Kazakhstan’s daily official rates, documented dated-rate service, official-rate methodology, 2015 floating-rate release, and history of the tenge.

The exact dated endpoint is also stored in every CSV row. No secondary exchange-rate provider is used to fill missing official dates.

Related guides

For practical use of the currency, read Kazakhstan money and currency, Kazakhstan budget travel, Kazakhstan cost of living, real Almaty cost-of-living numbers, and how to send money to Kazakhstan.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the official USD to KZT rate in the latest dataset row?

The latest retained row is effective August 23, 2026 and records 1 USD = 456.88 KZT. The National Bank page displayed that next-day effective rate during the August 22 review. It is an official reference rate, not a guaranteed cash, card, or transfer quote.

Does a higher USD/KZT rate mean the tenge is stronger?

No. USD/KZT here means tenge per one US dollar. A higher figure means one dollar buys more tenge, so the tenge is weaker against the dollar at that observation. A lower figure means the tenge is stronger against the dollar.

Is this a complete daily KZT exchange-rate history?

No. The CSV contains eight selected official effective dates from 2022 to 2026. It is designed as a small reproducible snapshot series. It should not be used to calculate daily volatility, annual averages, intraday peaks, or trading volume.

Why were the 2010-2021 rows removed?

The earlier file mixed approximate values with official-data claims. Sampled dates from 2010 through 2021 returned no information from the currently documented National Bank XML service, and no usable official data-domain archive was discovered in the bounded search. The audit narrowed the file instead of preserving unverified rows.

When did Kazakhstan adopt a floating exchange rate?

The National Bank states that Kazakhstan cancelled the currency corridor and moved to a freely floating exchange rate on August 20, 2015. It also states that interventions can be used when needed for financial stability, while the Bank does not publish an exchange-rate target or forecast.

Where can I download the verified KZT CSV?

Download it at about-kazakhstan.com/datasets/kazakhstan-tenge-exchange-history.csv. Every row includes its effective date, five normalized KZT rates, the rate type, and the exact dated National Bank source URL used for verification.

Last reviewed: August 22, 2026. The latest retained official rate is effective August 23, 2026. Rates, source responses, and provider spreads can change; verify the exact date needed before analysis or conversion.