Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 50.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Kazakhstan, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 50.3% for medium and high-tech exports in 2024. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 7.9% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Kazakhstan peaked at 50.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 2005.
That places Kazakhstan 42nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 43.3% | — |
| 1991 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 43.3% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 35.7% | -17.7% |
| 1997 | 28.5% | -20.2% |
| 1998 | 29.9% | +5.0% |
| 1999 | 36.9% | +23.4% |
| 2000 | 36.9% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 27.1% | -26.4% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +4.4% |
| 2003 | 27.0% | -4.6% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | -5.2% |
| 2006 | 31.1% | +15.5% |
| 2007 | 32.3% | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 35.3% | +9.3% |
| 2009 | 33.5% | -4.9% |
| 2010 | 37.1% | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 34.5% | -7.0% |
| 2012 | 40.2% | +16.3% |
| 2013 | 33.1% | -17.6% |
| 2014 | 36.5% | +10.2% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | +13.6% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | -13.4% |
| 2018 | 35.1% | -2.2% |
| 2019 | 37.8% | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 34.0% | -9.9% |
| 2021 | 33.2% | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | +30.0% |
| 2023 | 46.6% | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 50.3% | +7.9% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 50.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 1.5× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 50.3% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 49.2%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 39.1% | 28.5% | 43.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 30.7% | 26.9% | 36.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3% | 33.1% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 33.2% | 50.3% | 5 |
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)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech exports in Kazakhstan?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Kazakhstan was 50.3% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 50.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 2005.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Kazakhstan ranks 42nd out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech 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 rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.