Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) was 80.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Manufactures imports in Kazakhstan, 1995–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 80.7% for manufactures imports in 2025.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Kazakhstan peaked at 83.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2000.
That places Kazakhstan 7th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 58.4% | — |
| 1996 | 64.2% | +10.0% |
| 1997 | 68.5% | +6.6% |
| 1998 | 70.5% | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 76.2% | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 3.7% | -95.2% |
| 2001 | 75.5% | +1951.1% |
| 2002 | 77.9% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 78.5% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 77.1% | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 78.3% | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 77.8% | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 79.3% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 73.6% | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 79.7% | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 78.8% | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 76.8% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 77.5% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 81.5% | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 80.4% | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 77.9% | -3.1% |
| 2017 | 77.7% | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 78.3% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 80.5% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | -14.8% |
| 2021 | 70.0% | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 68.4% | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 83.6% | +22.2% |
| 2024 | 81.0% | -3.1% |
| 2025 | 80.7% | -0.4% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 80.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 63.3%, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 80.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.7%, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Manufactures 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 | +1951.1% | 3.7% | 75.5% |
| 2000 | -95.2% | 76.2% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.6% | 58.4% | 76.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 70.1% | 3.7% | 79.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.4% | 74.7% | 81.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.4% | 68.4% | 83.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More private sector data for Kazakhstan
- Merchandise trade 46.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.1% (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 manufactures imports in Kazakhstan?
- Manufactures imports in Kazakhstan was 80.7% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 83.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for manufactures imports?
- Kazakhstan ranks 7th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. 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 Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 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.