Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region was 22.2% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Kazakhstan, 1992–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 22.2% for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Kazakhstan peaked at 53.4% in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1994.
That places Kazakhstan 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 53.4% | — |
| 1993 | 24.4% | -54.3% |
| 1994 | 6.4% | -74.0% |
| 1995 | 8.1% | +27.9% |
| 1996 | 11.3% | +38.3% |
| 1997 | 11.7% | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 10.9% | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 15.4% | +41.0% |
| 2000 | 14.1% | -8.8% |
| 2001 | 11.8% | -16.1% |
| 2002 | 16.1% | +36.2% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +15.6% |
| 2004 | 15.4% | -16.9% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | -11.8% |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +14.4% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | -12.8% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +14.2% |
| 2010 | 21.2% | +14.7% |
| 2011 | 20.6% | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 19.7% | -4.7% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 15.6% | -18.0% |
| 2015 | 14.9% | -4.3% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 16.9% | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 15.4% | -8.5% |
| 2019 | 19.5% | +26.3% |
| 2020 | 23.7% | +21.4% |
| 2021 | 18.4% | -22.1% |
| 2022 | 19.2% | +4.4% |
| 2023 | 22.2% | +15.2% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 22.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.6%, 2.3× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 22.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 9.2%, 2.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.7% | 6.4% | 53.4% | 8 |
| 2000s | 15.9% | 11.8% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 14.9% | 21.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.9% | 18.4% | 23.7% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More private sector data for Kazakhstan
- Merchandise trade 46.8% (2025)
- Food imports 11.0% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 81.0% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 64.46 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 6.1% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 20.9% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 78.79 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate -4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Kazakhstan?
- Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region in Kazakhstan was 22.2% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 53.4% in 1992.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1994.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region?
- Kazakhstan ranks 61st out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 32 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Merchandise exports to low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.