Kazakhstan’s foreign trade exceeded $100 billion in the first nine months of 2025
Kazakhstan’s foreign trade turnover reached $103.4 billion in January-September 2025, according to the Bureau of National Statistics, a nominal decrease of 1.1 percent compared to the same period in 2024.
Export was $57.5 billion, down 5.1%, with key partners including Italy (21%), China (18.8%), Russia (10.3%), the Netherlands (7.6%), Turkey (4.8%) and Uzbekistan (4.4%). Nevs.Az conveys, quoting Kazakh media.
Exports were dominated by crude oil and oil products (51.7%), followed by refined copper (4.9%), radioactive isotopes (4.8%), copper ores (3.8%) and ferroalloys (2.8%).
Imports rose 4.5% to $45.9 billion, led by China (29.5%) and Russia (29.1%), with significant imports including passenger cars (4.3%), pharmaceuticals (3.2%), vehicle bodies (2.3%), telephones (2.2%) and vehicle parts (2.1%).
Trade with the Eurasian Economic Union amounted to 21.7 billion dollars, which is a decrease of 3.4% compared to the same period of the previous year.
Exports to EAEU countries fell by 9.8% to $7.3 billion, while imports rose slightly to $14.4 billion, with Russia accounting for 88.6% of this trade.
2025-11-18 09:02:00
