In 2024, Kazakhstan’s exports reached $81.6 billion, up 3.2% compared to 2023, with non-resource exports showing an impressive 11.9% growth, amounting to $28.8 billion, according to the Ministry of Trade and Integration.
Imports totaled $59.8 billion, down 1% from the previous year.
In 2025, Kazakhstan continues to maintain high export rates, which in January-February amounted to $11.2 billion, including $3.6 billion worth of non-resource exports. The share of non-resource exports in Kazakhstan’s total foreign trade turnover is nearing 35%.
In 2024, Kazakhstan considerably increased the export of products from processing industries, such as metallurgy, mechanical engineering, chemical and food industry.
Metallurgy continued to lead in the export structure, increasing the export volume to $16.9 billion.
Food exports reached $2.8 billion and the export of mechanical engineering products totaled $2.2 billion.
The export of chemical products increased to $1.9 billion and petrochemical exports reached $1.5 billion.
In 2024, Kazakhstan’s main trading partners were Russia, China, Turkey, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan. Russia imported non-resource goods from Kazakhstan worth $8.1 billion. China imported products worth $7.19 billion.
Kazakhstan also expanded trade with the United States, Tajikistan, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Japan. These countries imported Kazakh uranium, copper and cathodes, ferroalloys, flat rolled steel, and chemical products.
However, the ministry acknowledges that despite the positive trends, Kazakhstan’s foreign trade faces a number of challenges, including logistical difficulties, high transportation costs, and problems with certification of products to meet international quality standards.
