🇰🇿 Kazakhstan

Population

≈20 million

GDP

≈$260B nominal GDP — largest economy in Central Asia

Urbanization

≈60% urban; Almaty is the primary commercial centre

Resource-driven economy (oil, gas, metals) with an increasingly diversified import base for consumer and industrial goods.

Total imports

≈$40–45B annual merchandise imports

Key partners

Russia, China, EU member states

Trade regime

Member of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) — a common external customs tariff with Russia, Belarus, Armenia and Kyrgyzstan.

Stable growth supported by rising domestic consumption and industrial modernization programs.

• Machinery & transport equipment
• Pharmaceuticals & medical devices
• Food products & beverages
• Chemicals & plastics
• Construction & building materials
• Agricultural inputs (seeds, feed, fertilizer)

• EAEU membership gives goods entering Kazakhstan preferential access across the customs union
• Strong demand for imported food, pharma and consumer electronics in Almaty and Astana
• Growing agribusiness sector seeking modern equipment and veterinary products
• Established logistics corridors linking China–Kazakhstan–Russia–Europe