Kazakhstan Balance of Trade

Kazakhstan has been recording trade surpluses since 1998 mainly due to rise in shipments of oil and other commodities. Main imports are: electronics, machinery and mechanical appliances (25 percent of total imports); mineral products (15 percent); transport equipment (12 percent) and base metals and related products (10 percent). Main trading partners are: China (12 percent of total exports and 17 of imports) and Russia (10 percent of exports and 40 percent of imports). Others include: Italy (18 percent of total exports and 4 percent of imports), Netherlands and Germany.