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Trade between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan

In 2024, Kazakhstan exported $1.1 billion to Kyrgyzstan and imported $484 million. Kazakhstan ran a surplus of $662 million with Kyrgyzstan, compared with a surplus of $322 million in 2019. Kyrgyzstan was Kazakhstan’s 19th largest trading partner (1% of its trade), and Kazakhstan was Kyrgyzstan’s 5th (7%).

Summary

Kazakhstan → Kyrgyzstan
$1.1billion
Kyrgyzstan → Kazakhstan
$484million
Kazakhstan’s balance
$662million

Balance

Kazakhstan’s trade balance with Kyrgyzstan

Trade between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan grew 9.1-fold since 1995

USD billions (current). Kazakhstan’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).

  • Exports 1.1
  • Imports 0.5
  • Balance +0.7

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$113 million$67 million$46 million
1996$140 million$113 million$27 million
1997$0$0$0
1998$62 million$48 million$14 million
1999$0$0$0
2000$55 million$32 million$23 million
2001$90 million$37 million$53 million
2002$115 million$37 million$78 million
2003$158 million$59 million$98 million
2004$222 million$99 million$123 million
2005$227 million$128 million$100 million
2006$263 million$164 million$99 million
2007$343 million$198 million$145 million
2008$423 million$183 million$240 million
2009$367 million$125 million$242 million
2010$417 million$177 million$240 million
2011$490 million$269 million$221 million
2012$666 million$373 million$293 million
2013$653 million$387 million$266 million
2014$680 million$512 million$168 million
2015$537 million$203 million$334 million
2016$521 million$233 million$288 million
2017$567 million$379 million$187 million
2018$704 million$321 million$382 million
2019$699 million$377 million$322 million
2020$575 million$267 million$308 million
2021$745 million$406 million$339 million
2022$804 million$431 million$372 million
2023$1.1 billion$549 million$523 million
2024$1.1 billion$484 million$662 million

What they sell each other

What Kazakhstan sells to Kyrgyzstan

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Gold$161 million · 14.1%
    2 tonnes · Kazakhstan’s destinations
  2. Soft drinks$93 million · 8.1%
    191 thousand tonnes
  3. Refined petroleum$81 million · 7.1%
    207 thousand tonnes · Kazakhstan’s destinations
  4. Cigarettes and cigars$60 million · 5.2%
    2 thousand tonnes
  5. 64 tonnes
  6. Petroleum coke and bitumen$29 million · 2.6%
    152 thousand tonnes
  7. Electricity$28 million · 2.4%
  8. Coal$26 million · 2.3%
    664 thousand tonnes
  9. Coated flat steel$21 million · 1.9%
    22 thousand tonnes
  10. Cement$20 million · 1.8%
    411 thousand tonnes

What Kyrgyzstan sells to Kazakhstan

The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.

  1. Precious metal ore$125 million · 25.9%
    62 thousand tonnes
  2. Steel bars$34 million · 6.9%
    66 thousand tonnes
  3. Plastic packaging$33 million · 6.9%
    20 thousand tonnes
  4. Carbonates$28 million · 5.8%
    106 thousand tonnes
  5. 100 thousand tonnes
  6. Refined petroleum$23 million · 4.8%
    20 thousand tonnes
  7. 3 thousand tonnes
  8. Fresh milk and cream$8 million · 1.7%
    7 thousand tonnes
  9. Float glass$8 million · 1.7%
    39 thousand tonnes
  10. Yogurt and fermented milk$8 million · 1.6%
    10 thousand tonnes

How it travels

Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan traded $1.6 billion in 2024 (both directions together). They trade mostly over land: 100% of the value travels by truck, rail or pipeline.

Split by transport mode

  1. Land$1.6 billion · 100%

Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.

How much each matters to the other

Kyrgyzstan was Kazakhstan’s 19th largest trading partner (1% of its trade), and Kazakhstan was Kyrgyzstan’s 5th (7%).

Kyrgyzstan in Kazakhstan’s trade
1.1%
Kyrgyzstan’s rank among Kazakhstan’s partners
19th
Kazakhstan in Kyrgyzstan’s trade
6.7%
Kazakhstan’s rank among Kyrgyzstan’s partners
5th

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Sources and methodology

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Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.