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Trade between Kazakhstan and Switzerland

In 2024, Kazakhstan exported $2.9 billion to Switzerland and imported $511 million. Kazakhstan ran a surplus of $2.4 billion with Switzerland, compared with a surplus of $603 million in 2019. Switzerland was Kazakhstan’s 12th largest trading partner (2% of its trade), and Kazakhstan was Switzerland’s 37th (0.4%).

Summary

Kazakhstan → Switzerland
$2.9billion
Switzerland → Kazakhstan
$511million
Kazakhstan’s balance
$2.4billion

Balance

Kazakhstan’s trade balance with Switzerland

Trade between Kazakhstan and Switzerland grew 153.9-fold since 1995

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

  • Exports 2.9
  • Imports 0.5
  • Balance +2.4

Source: CEPII BACI

Show the numbers
YearExportsImportsTrade balance
1995$2 million$20 million-$18 million
1996$2 million$12 million-$11 million
1997$3 million$18 million-$15 million
1998$335 million$69 million$266 million
1999$8 million$13 million-$5 million
2000$98 million$28 million$70 million
2001$351 million$61 million$290 million
2002$317 million$65 million$252 million
2003$307 million$69 million$238 million
2004$568 million$107 million$462 million
2005$682 million$195 million$487 million
2006$641 million$161 million$480 million
2007$968 million$254 million$714 million
2008$2.3 billion$168 million$2.2 billion
2009$1.6 billion$172 million$1.4 billion
2010$2.1 billion$191 million$1.9 billion
2011$3.6 billion$198 million$3.4 billion
2012$3.1 billion$225 million$2.9 billion
2013$2.3 billion$229 million$2.1 billion
2014$1.4 billion$189 million$1.2 billion
2015$567 million$143 million$424 million
2016$667 million$126 million$542 million
2017$906 million$152 million$754 million
2018$1 billion$186 million$821 million
2019$745 million$142 million$603 million
2020$412 million$197 million$215 million
2021$159 million$217 million-$58 million
2022$3.3 billion$285 million$3 billion
2023$3.8 billion$415 million$3.3 billion
2024$2.9 billion$511 million$2.4 billion

What they sell each other

What Kazakhstan sells to Switzerland

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

  1. Gold$2.7 billion · 93.5%
    37 tonnes · Kazakhstan’s destinations
  2. Airplanes and helicopters$91 million · 3.1%
    49 tonnes
  3. Crude petroleum$71 million · 2.5%
    68 thousand tonnes · Kazakhstan’s destinations
  4. Precious metal watches$6 million · 0.21%
  5. Hydrogen and rare gases$5 million · 0.17%
    1 thousand tonnes
  6. Silver$3 million · 0.11%
    2 tonnes
  7. Ferroalloys$3 million · 0.09%
    849 tonnes · Kazakhstan’s destinations
  8. Fish fillets$2 million · 0.06%
    172 tonnes
  9. Other wristwatches$1 million · 0.04%
  10. Flaxseed$1 million · 0.04%
    1 thousand tonnes

What Switzerland sells to Kazakhstan

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

  1. Vaccines, blood and antisera$115 million · 22.5%
    9 tonnes · Switzerland’s destinations
  2. 396 tonnes · Switzerland’s destinations
  3. Other wristwatches$28 million · 5.5%
    3 tonnes
  4. Precious metal watches$18 million · 3.4%
  5. Jewelry$15 million · 2.9%
    Switzerland’s destinations
  6. Furniture$14 million · 2.8%
    539 tonnes
  7. Airplanes and helicopters$12 million · 2.4%
    5 tonnes · Switzerland’s destinations
  8. 35 tonnes · Switzerland’s destinations
  9. Electrical test instruments$11 million · 2.1%
    3 tonnes
  10. 2 tonnes

How it travels

Kazakhstan and Switzerland traded $3.4 billion in 2024 (both directions together). They trade mostly by air: 96% of the value travels by plane.

Split by transport mode

  1. Sea$152 million · 4.5%
  2. Air$3.3 billion · 95.5%

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

How much each matters to the other

Switzerland was Kazakhstan’s 12th largest trading partner (2% of its trade), and Kazakhstan was Switzerland’s 37th (0.4%).

Switzerland in Kazakhstan’s trade
2.2%
Switzerland’s rank among Kazakhstan’s partners
12th
Kazakhstan in Switzerland’s trade
0.4%
Kazakhstan’s rank among Switzerland’s partners
37th

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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.