Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) was 1.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Ores and metals imports in Kazakhstan, 1995–2025
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 1.9% for ores and metals imports in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 28.2% on the previous year and down 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ores and metals imports in Kazakhstan peaked at 5.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.0%, in 2009.
That places Kazakhstan 84th out of 196 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports) in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 4.6% | — |
| 1996 | 2.8% | -38.4% |
| 1997 | 2.3% | -17.4% |
| 1998 | 2.7% | +17.5% |
| 1999 | 2.9% | +5.2% |
| 2000 | 1.4% | -49.8% |
| 2001 | 2.7% | +83.5% |
| 2002 | 1.8% | -32.6% |
| 2003 | 1.6% | -11.8% |
| 2004 | 1.8% | +13.2% |
| 2005 | 1.6% | -8.4% |
| 2006 | 1.5% | -10.1% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +27.2% |
| 2008 | 1.6% | -16.6% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -33.6% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 1.3% | +11.7% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +64.5% |
| 2013 | 1.3% | -36.3% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | +45.2% |
| 2015 | 2.6% | +32.4% |
| 2016 | 3.6% | +39.3% |
| 2017 | 3.7% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 3.5% | -5.6% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | -21.4% |
| 2020 | 4.0% | +44.5% |
| 2021 | 5.0% | +24.9% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | +10.3% |
| 2023 | 2.8% | -49.0% |
| 2024 | 2.6% | -7.1% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | -28.2% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 1.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.7%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 1.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 2.5%, 74% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.1% | 2.3% | 4.6% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.0% | 2.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 1.2% | 3.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.6% | 1.9% | 5.5% | 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)
- Fuel exports 54.5% (2025)
- Ores and metals exports 15.8% (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 imports in Kazakhstan?
- Ores and metals imports in Kazakhstan was 1.9% in 2025, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest ores and metals imports recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5% in 2022.
- What is the lowest ores and metals imports recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.0% in 2009.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for ores and metals imports?
- Kazakhstan ranks 84th out of 196 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ores and metals imports rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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). Imports of services are services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.