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Kazakhstan — Trade & Compliance

Kazakhstan's trade profile consolidates its merchandise flow from CEPII BACI, the preferential agreements it has entered from the World Bank, the international cargo conventions it has ratified from the UN Treaty Collection, and its applied tariff, VAT and currency of record from the World Bank, the EU and ISO 4217.

Every figure is shown as its named source records it and dated where the source dates it; trade partners and product codes link to their own pages where logibook profiles them.

10
trade agreements
6
cargo treaties
6.27%
MFN applied tariff

Memberships & standing

Income groupUpper middle income
Member ofCISEAEUIMFSCOUNWCOWTO
DatabookThe Record of Consolidated Knowledge
Kazakhstan beyond logistics?
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Trade Flow

Top export markets
  1. 1China17.3%
  2. 2Russian Federation10.9%
  3. 3Italy7.1%
  4. 4United Kingdom6.7%
  5. 5Netherlands6.0%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Top import sources
  1. 1China31.7%
  2. 2Russian Federation26.1%
  3. 3Türkiye4.7%
  4. 4Germany4.4%
  5. 5Rep. of Korea3.5%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading export goods (HS2)
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils47.1%
  2. 2Pearls, precious stones & metals11.3%
  3. 3Inorganic chemicals6.7%
  4. 4Iron & steel6.0%
  5. 5Ores, slag, ash5.7%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Leading import goods (HS2)
  1. 1Machinery & mechanical appliances16.2%
  2. 2Vehicles11.6%
  3. 3Electrical machinery9.5%
  4. 4Non-knitted apparel4.1%
  5. 5Plastics3.7%
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export markets
  1. 1China+2.39pp
  2. 2Italy+2.06pp
  3. 3Greece+1.78pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export markets
  1. 1Rep. of Korea−3.68pp
  2. 2Türkiye−2.92pp
  3. 3United Kingdom−2.12pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Fastest-rising export goods
  1. 1Inorganic chemicals+2.31pp
  2. 2Aircraft & spacecraft+1.04pp
  3. 3Ores, slag, ash+1.03pp
CEPII BACI · 2024
Declining export goods
  1. 1Mineral fuels & oils−5.32pp
  2. 2Pearls, precious stones & metals−1.74pp
  3. 3Cereals−0.79pp
CEPII BACI · 2024

Showing the leading partners and product groups by trade share; the full bilateral flow matrix is in — CEPII BACI · 2024

Preferential Trade Agreements

Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU)2015
CU & EIAGoods & Services
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) - Accession of Armenia2015
CU & EIAGoods & Services
Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) - Accession of the Kyrgyz Republic2015
CU & EIAGoods & Services
Treaty on a Free Trade Area between members of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS)2012
FTAGoods
Common Economic Zone (CEZ)2004
FTAGoods
Armenia - Kazakhstan2001
FTAGoods
Georgia - Kazakhstan1999
FTAGoods
Ukraine - Kazakhstan1998
FTAGoods
Russian Federation - Belarus - Kazakhstan1997
CUGoods
Kyrgyz Republic - Kazakhstan1995
FTAGoods
World Bank DTA · 10 trade agreements in force

International Cargo Treaties

  • ✓Convention on the International Maritime Organization. Geneva, 6 March 1948
    Party · 1994176 ratifications
  • ✓Customs Convention on the International Transport of Goods under Cover of TIR Carnets (TIR Convention). Geneva, 14 November 1975
    Party · 199579 ratifications
  • ✓International Convention on the Harmonization of Frontier Controls of Goods. Geneva, 21 October 1982
    Party · 200558 ratifications
  • ✓Convention on Transit Trade of Land-locked States. New York, 8 July 1965
    Party · 200757 ratifications
  • ✓Customs Convention on Containers, 1972. Geneva, 2 December 1972
    Party · 200542 ratifications
  • ✓Convention relating to the unification of certain rules concerning collisions in inland navigation. Geneva, 15 March 1960
    Party · 200314 ratifications
UN Treaty Collection · 6 ratified

Fiscal & Tariffs

Currency
KZT
Tenge
ISO numeric 3982 minor units
ISO 4217
MFN applied tariff
6.27%
simple average (2022)
World Bank WDI

Sanctions & restrictive measures

On the EU list
25
EU Consolidated Sanctions List
Listed entities includeRasjid Gumarovitj NURGALIJEVOleg Vladimirovich LEBEDEV

25 entities on UN/EU restrictive-measures lists — full lists: UN Security Council Consolidated List · 2026-04 · EU Consolidated Sanctions List

Key commodities

Top agricultural output
Wheat
18.6M t
FAOSTAT · 2024
Top mineral output
coal
111.4M tonnes (metric)
BGS · 2023
Energy production
Primary energy production
196.2 million metric tons of oil equivalent
U.S. EIA

Top item per category of 128 commodities tracked — full lists: FAOSTAT · 2026-05 · British Geological Survey · U.S. EIA

All Sources

TradeCountry Trade Facts (CEPII BACI)
etalab-2.0↗
TradeWorld Bank Deep Trade Agreements (DTA)
cc-by-4.0↗
Sanctions & complianceUN Treaty Collection — Multilateral Treaties Deposited (MTDSG)
open↗
fiscalWorld Bank – World Development Indicators (WDI)
cc-by-4.0↗
fiscalISO 4217 Currency Codes
open↗
commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey
OGL↗
Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference
Compiled (public facts)
commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration
Public domain (US gov)↗
commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT
CC BY 4.0 IGO↗
Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records
Public (official lists)↗
Sanctions & compliancethe EU Consolidated Sanctions Listthe EU Consolidated Sanctions List
© EU — free reuse↗
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