Merchandise trade in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Merchandise trade was 46.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Merchandise trade in Kazakhstan, 1992–2025
Source: World Trade Organization (WTO). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 46.8% for merchandise trade in 2025.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise trade in Kazakhstan peaked at 81.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 28.9%, in 1992.
Kazakhstan ranks 120th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Merchandise trade in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 28.9% | — |
| 1993 | 30.6% | +5.7% |
| 1994 | 32.0% | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 44.5% | +39.1% |
| 1996 | 48.3% | +8.6% |
| 1997 | 48.7% | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 43.6% | -10.5% |
| 1999 | 56.5% | +29.6% |
| 2000 | 75.7% | +34.1% |
| 2001 | 68.1% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 66.0% | -3.1% |
| 2003 | 69.2% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 76.2% | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 79.1% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 76.4% | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 76.8% | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 81.7% | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 62.1% | -24.0% |
| 2010 | 61.5% | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 63.9% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 56.4% | -11.6% |
| 2014 | 54.5% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 41.5% | -23.9% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | +8.3% |
| 2017 | 46.5% | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | +12.1% |
| 2019 | 52.3% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 48.9% | -6.5% |
| 2021 | 51.6% | +5.6% |
| 2022 | 60.1% | +16.4% |
| 2023 | 53.2% | -11.6% |
| 2024 | 48.6% | -8.6% |
| 2025 | 46.8% | -3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.6% | 28.9% | 56.5% | 8 |
| 2000s | 73.1% | 62.1% | 81.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.7% | 41.5% | 63.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.5% | 46.8% | 60.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More private sector data for Kazakhstan
- 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$), annual growth rate -4.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 3,092 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise trade in Kazakhstan?
- Merchandise trade in Kazakhstan was 46.8% in 2025, according to World Trade Organization (WTO).
- What is the highest merchandise trade recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 81.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest merchandise trade recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.9% in 1992.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for merchandise trade?
- Kazakhstan ranks 120th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is merchandise trade rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from World Trade Organization (WTO), published as part of Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.