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Kazakhstan

U.S. - Kazakhstan Trade Facts

In 2019, Kazakhstan GDP was an estimated $170.3 billion (current market exchange rates); real GDP was up by an estimated 4.5%; and the population was 19 million. (Source: IMF)

Kazakhstan is currently our 81st largest goods trading partner with $2.0 billion in total (two way) goods trade during 2019. Goods exports totaled $740 million; goods imports totaled $1.2 billion. The U.S. goods trade deficit with Kazakhstan was $486 million in 2019.

According to the Department of Commerce, U.S. exports of goods to Kazakhstan supported an estimated three thousand jobs in 2015 (latest data available).

Exports

  • Kazakhstan was the United States' 86th largest goods export market in 2019.
  • U.S. goods exports to Kazakhstan in 2019 were $740 million, up 1.5% ($11 million) from 2018 and up 22.6% from 2009. 
  • The top export categories (2-digit HS) in 2019 were: machinery ($218 million), aircraft ($190 million), electrical machinery ($48 million), optical and medical instruments ($36 million), and vehicles ($35 million).
  • U.S. total exports of agricultural products to Kazakhstan totaled $62 million in 2019. Leading domestic export categories include: poultry meat & products (ex. eggs) ($33 million), prepared food ($17 million), tobacco ($3 million), live animals ($3 million), and planting seeds ($1 million).

Imports

  • Kazakhstan was the United States' 72nd largest supplier of goods imports in 2019.
  • U.S. goods imports from Kazakhstan totaled $1.2 billion in 2019, down 11.9% ($166 million) from 2018, and down 20.6% from 2009. 
  • The top import categories (2-digit HS) in 2019 were: mineral fuels ($772 million), iron and steel ($153 million), inorganic chemicals ($128 million), other base metals (uranium) ($54 million), and lead ($36 million).
  • U.S. total imports of agricultural products from Kazakhstan totaled $11 million in 2019. Leading categories include: tea, including herbal ($11 thousand), planting seeds ($11 thousand), snack foods ($6 thousand), processed fruit & vegetables ($5 thousand), and rice ($2 thousand).

Trade Balance

  • The U.S. goods trade deficit with Kazakhstan was $486 million in 2019, a 26.7% decrease ($177 million) over 2018.

Investment

  • Data on U.S. FDI in Kazakhstan are unavailable.
  • No data on Kazakhstan's FDI in the U.S. are available.

NOTE: No services trade data with Kazakhstan are available.

 

U.S. Goods Trade with Kazakhstan (in millions of dollars)

 

2009

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Total

2,147.0

2,418.7

1,326.6

1,842.3

1,342.9

2,121.3

1,965.6

Exports

603.5

1,008.0

510.5

1,111.4

552.3

729.3

739.9

Imports

1,543.5

1,410.8

816.1

730.9

790.6

1,391.9

1,225.6

Balance

-940.0

-402.8

-305.6

380.5

-238.2

-662.6

-485.7

 

U.S. Agricultural Trade with Kazakhstan (in millions of dollars)

 

2009

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Total

18.1

68.1

61.9

80.3

86.6

116.3

72.2

Exports

16.2

57.3

54.8

77.6

70.9

71.0

61.6

Imports

1.8

10.8

7.1

2.7

15.7

45.2

10.6

Balance

14.4

46.5

47.7

74.9

55.2

25.8

50.9

 

U.S. Manufacturing Trade with Kazakhstan (in millions of dollars)

 

2009

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

Total

1,340.6

2,272.0

1,181.8

1,676.6

1,272.0

1,459.3

1,382.2

Exports

592.3

975.7

491.4

1,097.0

534.7

699.6

715.3

Imports

748.3

1,296.2

690.4

579.6

737.3

759.7

666.9

Balance

-156.0

-320.5

-199.0

517.4

-202.6

-60.1

48.3

 

Last updated:October 2, 2020