Main article: Russian Foreign Trade
2024
Increase in the purchase of spices by Russia from Kazakhstan by 10 times to 7.3 thousand tons
At the end of 2024, Russia bought 7.3 thousand tons of spices and spices from Kazakhstan, which is 10 times more than in 2023. This is evidenced by the data of the Customs Service of the republic, published in February 2025. It follows from the report that Russia purchased 372 tons of ground pepper, 33 tons of cinnamon, 4 tons of nutmeg and coriander seeds from Kazakhstan. 94% of imports of products of this category came from ready-made sets of ground spices.[1]
Growth of vegetable purchases in Kazakhstan doubled
Russia in 2024 significantly increased purchases of vegetable products in Kazakhstan: the supply of potatoes and cabbage doubled in physical terms. This is evidenced by the data of the republic's customs statistics, published in February 2025. Kazakhstan supplied Russia 4.4 thousand tons of potatoes and 35 thousand tons of cabbage. At the same time, if Russia is the largest buyer of cabbage in Kazakhstan, then under the potato article it is noticeably inferior to Uzbekistan, consuming less than 1% of exports.[2]
Growth of butter imports from Kazakhstan tripled to 4 thousand tons
In January - November 2024, Russia tripled the import of butter from Kazakhstan compared to the same period in 2023. The Russian Federation purchased 4 thousand tons of product in the country, becoming its largest importer. This is evidenced by the data of the customs service of the republic, published in February 2025. Rosstat reported that butter was on the list of products that went up the most in price in 2024. The price increase for it was 36.2% compared to the value of 2023.[3]
Russia became the largest importer in Kazakhstan
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. Read more here.
Russia increased annual purchases of flowers from Kazakhstan by 50 times
The volume of flower imports from Kazakhstan to Russia in 2024 increased 50 times compared to 2023 and reached 28 thousand tons. This is evidenced by the data of the customs service of Kazakhstan, published in early February 2025. Read more here.
Growth of trade turnover up to ₽2,6 trillion
The Prime Minister Russia Mikhail Mishustin at the Russian-Kazakhstan talks on January 30, 2025 announced the achievement of mutual trade between the countries at ₽2,6 trillion.
According to Interfax, Russia retains the position of the leading trading partner of Kazakhstan, it accounts for 91.9% of the republic's foreign trade turnover among the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU).
There is a clear division in the structure of exports between states: Russia supplies mainly mechanical engineering products, while Kazakhstan exports mineral products, ore and metals.
Trade agricultural According to the results of 10 months of 2024, products between countries showed an increase of 5%, reaching a volume of $3.2 billion. 99 joint projects worth $18.6 billion were implemented in the field of industrial cooperation.
Mikhail Mishustin stressed the strategic importance of the territorial location of both states. The key transit route of Eurasia passes through Russia and Kazakhstan, in connection with which special attention is paid to the development of the North-South international transport corridor.
To develop transit potential, countries are actively modernizing road and railway infrastructure, as well as developing new routes in the field of water transport. According to the head of the Russian government, these measures will allow Kazakhstan to become the central transport artery of Eurasia.
The Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation is carrying out extensive work to strengthen trade relations between states. Within the framework of the meeting, the parties discussed the prospects for the implementation of new joint projects in Kazakhstan.
For comparison, the share of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan's second trading partner in the EAEU, is less than 5% of the republic's total trade within the union.[4]
2023
Kazakhstan became the largest importer of Russian vodka
Kazakhstan became the largest importer of Russian vodka in 2023: during this period, the Russian Federation delivered this alcoholic product abroad in the amount of $59.7 million. Of this amount, almost half - $27.9 million - fell on Kazakhstani buyers. This was reported on May 11, 2024 by RIA Novosti with reference to open statistics. Read more here.
Trade growth to 2.5 trillion rubles. Russia is Kazakhstan's largest foreign trade partner
Russian Prime Minister Mishustin said in March 2024 that the trade turnover of Russia and Kazakhstan set a new record. The economic interaction between the Russian Federation and Kazakhstan is growing, despite the difficulties in the global economy.
Russia ranks first among Kazakhstan's foreign trade partners, in 2023 the mutual trade turnover amounted to more than 2.5 trillion rubles. or 12 trillion 600 billion tenge and exceeded the record figure of 2022.
According to other sources, in 2023, China became the main trading partner of Kazakhstan, while Russia dropped to second place. Trade turnover between Kazakhstan and China reached $31.5 billion, which is 30% more compared to 2022. Such data are given in the study of QazTrade Trade Policy Development Center JSC, the results of which were published on February 17, 2024.
The report says that the trade turnover of Kazakhstan with Russia at the end of 2023 amounted to approximately $26 billion - this is 3.7% less compared to the previous year.
Trade turnover growth by 17% to $2 billion in January
In January 2023, Kazakhstan's trade with Russia reached $2 billion - 17.6% more than a year earlier. At the same time, imports from the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Russian Federation increased by 52.5%, to 869.6 million dollars.
Top import categories Russia from Kazakhstan: Chemical products ($320.3 million), machinery and equipment ($209.5 million), and metals and products from them ($147.4 million).
2022
Growth of trade turnover with Kazakhstan to a record $26 billion
The volume of trade between Russia and Kazakhstan in 2022 increased by $2 billion, reaching a record $26 billion - the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation.
Exports from Kazakhstan to Russia in 2022 grew by 25% and amounted to $8.8 billion.
Growth of imports from Kazakhstan in 9 months due to the supply of TVs, computers and phones
Exports from Kazakhstan to Russia in January - September 2022 increased by 15.1% and amounted to $5.9 billion - the republic's ambassador to the Russian Federation Yermek Kosherbayev. The growth is due to an increase in the supply of goods such as TVs, monitors and projectors (312 times), computers (215 times), phones (88 times).
Deliveries smartphones increased 2,000 times in the first half of 2022, and processors - 121 times, compared to the same period in 2021.
In January-June 2021, smartphone exports amounted to $36.8 thousand, and a year later they grew to $78 million, in quantitative terms - 328 times, from 560 units to 183.6 thousand smartphones.
Kazakhstan sharply increased the re-export of smartphones and processors to Russia
Deliveries smartphones increased 2,000 times in the first half of 2022, and processors - 121 times, compared to the same period in 2021.
In January-June 2021, smartphone exports amounted to $36.8 thousand, and a year later they grew to $78 million, in quantitative terms - 328 times, from 560 units to 183.6 thousand smartphones.