Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Food imports (% of merchandise imports) was 11.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Food imports in Kazakhstan, 1995–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2025, food imports in Kazakhstan stood at 11.1%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, food imports in Kazakhstan peaked at 19.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.7%, in 2000.
That places Kazakhstan 147th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 9.8% | — |
| 1996 | 12.4% | +25.9% |
| 1997 | 13.1% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 10.2% | -22.5% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.7% | -93.4% |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +1136.2% |
| 2002 | 8.1% | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 7.1% | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 7.3% | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | -4.6% |
| 2007 | 6.9% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 7.8% | +13.3% |
| 2009 | 8.5% | +9.4% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +11.6% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 9.4% | -9.7% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -1.3% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | +11.3% |
| 2015 | 10.9% | +5.6% |
| 2016 | 11.7% | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 11.4% | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | -7.0% |
| 2019 | 9.7% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +85.3% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 19.1% | +9.8% |
| 2023 | 9.7% | -49.2% |
| 2024 | 11.0% | +13.0% |
| 2025 | 11.1% | +1.2% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 11.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15.4%, 72% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 11.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 12.4%, 89% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Food imports (% of merchandise imports) in Kazakhstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +1136.2% | 0.7% | 8.3% |
| 2000 | -93.4% | 10.2% | 0.7% |
| 2020 | +85.3% | 9.7% | 18.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.1% | 9.8% | 13.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 7.0% | 0.7% | 8.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.3% | 9.2% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.4% | 9.7% | 19.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More private sector data for Kazakhstan
- Merchandise trade 46.8% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 80.7% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 64.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 13.81 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 8.9% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 19.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 78.79 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 12.54 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 3,780 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2573 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is food imports in Kazakhstan?
- Food imports in Kazakhstan was 11.1% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest food imports recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 19.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest food imports recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7% in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for food imports?
- Kazakhstan ranks 147th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is food imports rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Food imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Food comprises the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 0 (food and live animals), 1 (beverages and tobacco), and 4 (animal and vegetable oils and fats) and division 22 (oil seeds, oil nuts, and oil kernels). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.