Kazakhstan’s Trade Turnover with Turkic States Exceeds $10 Billion

Kazakhstan’s trade relations with the member countries of the Organization of Turkic States (OTS) are showing a confident positive trend. According to QazTrade, over the first ten months of 2025, the volume of mutual trade reached $10.4 billion, nearly 11% higher than the same period last year.

The agro-industrial complex played a key role in increasing export potential. The main commodity items driving growth were wheat, sunflower oil, and food products. In addition, demand remains high for Kazakh copper, oil, and rolled metal products.

A notable feature is the rapid growth of processed product exports. QazTrade emphasizes that the structure of supplies is changing qualitatively: the share of high value-added goods is increasing, while shipments of certain raw materials (notably natural gas) and semi-finished products are declining. Experts interpret this not as a decline, but as a sign of structural economic transformation toward deeper processing.

Trade flows within the OTS are uneven but predictable. About 96% of the total turnover is concentrated in four key directions:

• Turkey;

• Uzbekistan;

• Kyrgyzstan;

• Azerbaijan.

This concentration is explained by established logistics corridors and historically developed economic ties, ensuring stable distribution.

QazTrade CEO Aitmukhammad Aldazharov attributes the current success to sustained demand for Kazakh products in the large Turkic market, whose total population exceeds 160 million people.

According to the company head, further export development lies in deepening cooperation. A priority in the near term is the establishment of direct B2B contacts between producers and buyers, which will eliminate unnecessary intermediaries and strengthen the positions of Kazakh agribusiness and industry in the region.