Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 19.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Manufactures exports in Kazakhstan, 1995–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
In 2025, manufactures exports in Kazakhstan stood at 19.7%.
That represents a change of down 5.7% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Kazakhstan peaked at 38.1% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.2%, in 2000.
That places Kazakhstan 116th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 38.1% | — |
| 1996 | 32.3% | -15.3% |
| 1997 | 26.7% | -17.3% |
| 1998 | 24.4% | -8.5% |
| 1999 | 23.8% | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 0.2% | -99.3% |
| 2001 | 15.8% | +9783.9% |
| 2002 | 16.4% | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 16.3% | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 14.6% | -10.7% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | -17.7% |
| 2006 | 11.1% | -7.8% |
| 2007 | 13.2% | +19.6% |
| 2008 | 13.8% | +4.0% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -3.7% |
| 2010 | 11.7% | -11.8% |
| 2011 | 11.5% | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 9.5% | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 10.9% | +14.1% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | +31.5% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +22.8% |
| 2017 | 15.2% | -13.5% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -19.1% |
| 2019 | 13.1% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 14.2% | +8.8% |
| 2021 | 14.6% | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 15.3% | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 19.0% | +24.0% |
| 2024 | 20.9% | +10.1% |
| 2025 | 19.7% | -5.7% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 19.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.7%, 54% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 19.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 63.6%, 31% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) 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 | +9783.9% | 0.2% | 15.8% |
| 2000 | -99.3% | 23.8% | 0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.1% | 23.8% | 38.1% | 5 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 0.2% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 9.5% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.3% | 14.2% | 20.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More private sector data for Kazakhstan
- Merchandise trade 46.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (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)
- 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 manufactures exports in Kazakhstan?
- Manufactures exports in Kazakhstan was 19.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 38.1% in 1995.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2% in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for manufactures exports?
- Kazakhstan ranks 116th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-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.