Kazakhstan exported IT services for a total of $1.142 billion in 2025, 2.6 times more than $429 million the country spent on the import of foreign digital solutions.
According to the Ministry of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development, reaching $1.1 billion in export revenue is an indicator of the maturity of the country’s digital ecosystem. Kazakhstani IT solutions are currently in demand in more than 110 countries, and the current priority is expanding Kazakh IT exports through a network of international hubs, from Silicon Valley to Southeast Asia.
The Astana Hub remains a key driver in the development of the IT sector: its resident companies’ exports reached $633 million to markets such as Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, and the UAE. More than 32,500 jobs have been created in the IT sector, and the e-residency project has provided over 6,000 foreign IT specialists with access to Kazakhstan’s digital infrastructure.
Gizzat Baitursynov, Chairman of the ministry’s Committee for Digital Assets and Breakthrough Technologies, noted that developing IT services exports is a key area of systematic work to build a fully-fledged digital economy in Kazakhstan. “Today, we are consistently creating conditions that enable Kazakhstani IT companies to enter international markets, scale their solutions, and become part of the global digital economy. Reaching the $1 billion mark is an important indicator that the support measures we have put in place, the development of our ecosystem, and international promotion are already yielding results. Our goal is to consolidate this growth and create a sustainable foundation for further expansion of digital services exports.”
Kazakhstan’s global presence is also being strengthened through international innovation hubs in Palo Alto, Shanghai, and Dubai. In addition, Southeast Asia has become a new development vector: a trilateral memorandum was recently signed in Tashkent between Astana Hub, IT Park Uzbekistan, and the Big Sky Capital venture fund. The partnership envisages the launch of a technology hub in Malaysia, to serve as an entry point for Kazakhstani startups to new, promising markets.
