Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) was 15.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Ores and metals exports in Kazakhstan, 1995–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ores and metals exports in Kazakhstan is 15.8%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals exports in Kazakhstan peaked at 25.9% in 1998 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2000.
That places Kazakhstan 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.
Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 24.1% | — |
| 1996 | 19.7% | -18.3% |
| 1997 | 22.9% | +16.0% |
| 1998 | 25.9% | +13.3% |
| 1999 | 20.8% | -19.7% |
| 2000 | 2.2% | -89.4% |
| 2001 | 20.2% | +817.3% |
| 2002 | 17.7% | -12.5% |
| 2003 | 14.2% | -20.1% |
| 2004 | 15.2% | +7.6% |
| 2005 | 14.0% | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 15.1% | -4.3% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | -19.1% |
| 2009 | 11.7% | -4.2% |
| 2010 | 11.5% | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +14.2% |
| 2012 | 13.2% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.2% | -22.5% |
| 2014 | 9.0% | -12.3% |
| 2015 | 12.7% | +41.7% |
| 2016 | 15.6% | +22.7% |
| 2017 | 16.2% | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 12.3% | -23.7% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +19.7% |
| 2020 | 12.2% | -17.5% |
| 2021 | 12.4% | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 9.1% | -26.3% |
| 2023 | 14.6% | +59.6% |
| 2024 | 15.5% | +5.9% |
| 2025 | 15.8% | +2.4% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 15.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 4.6× the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 15.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.7%, 4.3× the median. (50 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports) in Kazakhstan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +817.3% | 2.2% | 20.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.7% | 19.7% | 25.9% | 5 |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 2.2% | 20.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 9.0% | 16.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 9.1% | 15.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
More energy & mining data for Kazakhstan
- Primary energy from fossil nuclear renewables, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fuel imports 4.4% (2025)
- Ores and metals imports 1.9% (2025)
- Fuel exports 54.5% (2025)
- Gas production 383.91 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 18,419 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 383.91 terawatt-hours (2025)
- Gas production per person 18,419 kilowatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2025)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ores and metals exports in Kazakhstan?
- Ores and metals exports in Kazakhstan was 15.8% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals exports recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 1998.
- What is the lowest ores and metals exports recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for ores and metals exports?
- Kazakhstan ranks 34th out of 194 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals exports rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ores and metals comprise the commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 27 (crude fertilizer, minerals nes); 28 (metalliferous ores, scrap); and 68 (non-ferrous metals). Exports of services are services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.