Main article: Economy of Kazakhstan
Export of technologies from Kazakhstan
Main article: Export of technologies from Kazakhstan
Trade between Russia and Kazakhstan
Main article: Trade between Russia and Kazakhstan
Chronicle
2025
Growth of honey exports by 2.5 times to 1.47 thousand tons
At the end of 2025, Kazakhstan exported 1.47 thousand tons of honey. The figure is 2.5 times higher than the data for 2024. This was announced in February 2026 by the press service of the country's Ministry of Agriculture. Uzbekistan became the leader in the import of Kazakhstani honey - 1 thousand 264 tons, or 85.6% of the total. Honey supplies from Kazakhstan were also carried out to Canada, China, Saudi Arabia, Russia, the United States, for the first time honey was sent to Oman. In the beekeeping regions of the republic there are 241 thousand bee families, 90.2 thousand of them are breeding.[1]
Kazakhstan's foreign trade surplus - $14.2 billion
At the end of 2025, Kazakhstan's foreign trade turnover reached $143.9 billion, an increase of 1.3% compared to the previous year. The relevant data was published by the Bureau of National Statistics on February 16, 2026. The trade surplus amounted to $14.2 billion. The structure of trade recorded a redistribution of shares of the main partners of the republic: with a decrease in the indicators of Russia and Italy, an increase in the share of China was noted.
The volume of exports amounted to $79 billion, reducing by 3.2%. Imports, on the contrary, increased by 7.4%, reaching $64.8 billion. Asia is the leader in the geographical structure of trade with a share of 35.2%. Europe accounts for 33.7%, the CIS countries - 26.7%. America and Africa occupy 3.5% and 0.8%, respectively. Trade with the CIS countries grew by 1.4%, with other countries of the world - by 1.2%.
China strengthened its position, increasing its share in turnover from 21.2% to 23.7%. The share of the Russian Federation decreased from 19.8% to 19%, Italy - from 14% to 11.8%. Collectively, these three states account for 54.5% of all foreign trade in Kazakhstan.
The trade turnover within the framework EEU amounted to $30.9 billion, having slightly decreased (by 0.1%) to the level of 2024. The union accounts for 21.5% of the total trade of the republic. The dominant position in mutual to trade occupies - Russia 88.6%. This is followed by (Kyrgyzstan 7.3%), Belarus (3.9%) and (0.2 Armenia %). Exports to the EAEU countries decreased by 8.3% to $10.1 billion. At the same time, an increase in supplies to Armenia (+ 35.3%), Belarus (+ 58.3%) and (+ Kyrgyzstan 29.3%) was recorded, while exports to the Russian Federation decreased by 14.8%.
The main buyers of Kazakh products are Italy (19.8% of exports), China (19.2%) and Russia (10.3%). The export structure is dominated by oil and petroleum products (50.5%), radioactive elements (5.3%), refined copper (5.2%), copper ores (3.6%) and ferroalloys (2.6%).[2]
2024
The volume of supplies of goods from Russia to Kazakhstan increased by 8.3% to $18.2 billion
The volume of supplies from Russia to Kazakhstan in 2024 amounted to $18.2 billion, which is 8.3% more than in 2023. According to the Bureau of National Statistics of Kazakhstan, published in February 2025, Russia became the largest importer to the country, ahead of other trading partners. The growth of indicators is associated with the expansion of commodity groups and the strengthening of economic ties between states.
According to Lsm.kz, the volume of Kazakhstan's foreign trade turnover in 2024 reached $141.4 billion, which is 1.3% less than in 2023. The decrease is due to fluctuations in commodity prices and a change in the structure of export-import operations. Despite the decline in overall trade, the country continues to maintain a stable position in international trade.
The largest importers to Kazakhstan in 2024:
- Russia - $18.2 billion (+ 8.3%).
- China - $15.1 billion (-1.5%).
- Germany - $2.8 billion (-6.5%).
- US - $2.2 billion (-11.8%).
- South Korea - $1.9 billion (-13.6%).
- France - $1.8 billion (+ 43.5%).
Main categories of imported goods:
- Cars - 3.8%
- Aircraft - 3%
- Medicines - 2.8%
- Smartphones and phones - 2.7%
- Bodies and spare parts for transport - 2.3%
The total volume of imports to Kazakhstan amounted to $59.7 billion, which is 1% less than in 2023. The share of imports in the country's foreign trade turnover reached 42.2%.
Exports from Kazakhstan in 2024 grew by 3.1% and reached $81.6 billion, amounting to 57.8% of the total foreign trade turnover. Russia ranked third among the recipient countries of Kazakhstani exports with a volume of $9.5 billion, showing a decrease of 6.4%.
Kazakhstan's export structure is dominated by crude oil and oil products (52.5%), uranium (5.6%), refined copper (5.1%), copper ores and concentrates (3.9%), ferroalloys (3%).[3]
The trade turnover of Kazakhstan and China for the year increased to $43.8 billion. What countries trade
Trade turnover of Kazakhstan and China in 2024 increased by 9% to $43.8 billion. This information was announced at the end of January 2025 during the talks of Prime Minister Olzhas Bektenov with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People's Republic of China to Kazakhstan Han Chunlin. Read more here.
Sharp rise in imports from China
Continuation of high imports of cars from the EU for their re-export to Russia
2023
Foreign Trade Results
The first two places in trade with Kazakhstan are shared by Russia and Kazakhstan. For more details, see Trade between Russia and Kazakhstan
The third place in the ranking of the main trading partners of Kazakhstan is occupied by Italy with an indicator of $16.1 billion and an increase of 8% on an annualized basis.
Next come South Korea and Turkey: the indicator of each of these countries is about $6 billion. At the same time, a drop in trade turnover was recorded by 1.6% and 4.8%, respectively, compared to 2022. In fifth place are the Netherlands, whose trade with Kazakhstan in 2023 decreased by 24% - to $4.4 billion.
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The total turnover of Kazakhstan, according to QazTrade estimates, in 2023 reached $139.8 billion, an increase of 3.2% compared to the previous year. Exports were at around $78.7 billion (minus 7% year-on-year), imports - $61.1 billion (plus 20.1%).
The study also notes that Kazakhstan has increased non-resource exports to Asian countries: China (plus 10%), Hong Kong (plus 34%), South Korea (plus 30%) and Vietnam (plus 64%). The share of Kazakhstan's exports from trade is 56.3%, and the share of processed goods in the total export volume is 32.1%. In 2023, the number of commodity markets increased - from 131 to 135 states.[4]
Record volume of imports from China
China's exports to Kazakhstan reached a new all-time high in December 2023.
7th in the world in terms of wheat exports
2022
China is the largest export destination
Growth in trade with the United States and the EU due to circumvention of sanctions against the Russian Federation
The rapid growth of trade flows USA EU with neighbors Russia may be a sign that sanctions can be avoided, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development believes.
German exports to Russia from May to July 2022 fell 38% compared to the average for the same period in 2017-2019. However, it almost doubled to Armenia and more than tripled to Kyrgyzstan - a trend also seen in trade flows to the Caucasus and Central Asia from the US, Britain and EU countries.
Kazakhstan sharply increased coal supplies to the EU
In January-May 2022, Kazakhstan supplied 1.5 million tons of coal to the European Union - almost twice as much as in the entire 2021. The increase was against the background of sanctions on supplies from Russia.
2020
Kazakhstan - in the top ten largest exporters of wheat with an indicator of 5.2 million tons
Major Trading Partners
2018: Wheat exports
Notes
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