Buying and selling are essential for any country to develop its economy and maintain good relations with other nations. The first table below shows top trading partners of Kazakhstan in terms of export sales (selling), including Italy, Switzerland, and China. The second lists top trade partners of Kazakhstan regarding import total (buying). That is, most products are imported from these countries to Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan Major Exports
Market Value: 69,700 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Exports To) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) |
| 1 | Italy | 11,914,813 | 17.09 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 11,279,925 | 16.18 |
| 3 | China | 7,662,657 | 10.99 |
| 4 | Russia | 6,061,283 | 8.70 |
| 5 | France | 5,377,879 | 7.72 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 4,630,434 | 6.64 |
| 7 | Israel | 2,224,218 | 3.19 |
| 8 | Iran | 2,029,048 | 2.91 |
| 9 | Ukraine | 1,982,263 | 2.84 |
| 10 | Turkey | 1,889,974 | 2.71 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 1,793,805 | 2.57 |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | 1,232,667 | 1.77 |
| 13 | Romania | 1,005,402 | 1.44 |
| 14 | Spain | 894,367 | 1.28 |
| 15 | Japan | 801,614 | 1.15 |
| 16 | Slovakia | 772,829 | 1.11 |
| 17 | Finland | 629,811 | 0.90 |
| 18 | Germany | 593,050 | 0.85 |
| 19 | Portugal | 560,783 | 0.80 |
| 20 | United States | 558,544 | 0.80 |
| 21 | Greece | 501,352 | 0.72 |
| 22 | Poland | 458,367 | 0.66 |
| 23 | Sweden | 442,477 | 0.63 |
| 24 | Canada | 396,030 | 0.57 |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan | 377,019 | 0.54 |
| 26 | South Korea | 329,780 | 0.47 |
| 27 | Tunisia | 321,544 | 0.46 |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 260,639 | 0.37 |
| 29 | Egypt | 237,538 | 0.34 |
| 30 | Latvia | 233,136 | 0.33 |
| 31 | Tajikistan | 230,815 | 0.33 |
| 32 | Moldova | 210,478 | 0.30 |
| 33 | Turkmenistan | 203,871 | 0.29 |
| 34 | India | 162,642 | 0.23 |
| 35 | British Virgin Islands | 160,182 | 0.23 |
| 36 | Belarus | 159,480 | 0.23 |
Kazakhstan Major Imports
Market Value: 32,663 (millions) – Last Updated: June, 2019
| Rank | Country (Imports From) | Trade Value (thousands) | Share (%) |
| 1 | Russia | 13,089,398 | 40.07 |
| 2 | China | 4,012,549 | 12.28 |
| 3 | Germany | 2,225,477 | 6.81 |
| 4 | Ukraine | 1,941,273 | 5.94 |
| 5 | United States | 1,652,166 | 5.06 |
| 6 | Italy | 1,012,687 | 3.10 |
| 7 | Japan | 890,856 | 2.73 |
| 8 | Turkey | 737,461 | 2.26 |
| 9 | Norway | 672,604 | 2.06 |
| 10 | France | 666,765 | 2.04 |
| 11 | United Kingdom | 526,849 | 1.61 |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | 483,931 | 1.48 |
| 13 | Finland | 423,126 | 1.30 |
| 14 | South Korea | 341,549 | 1.05 |
| 15 | Poland | 306,380 | 0.94 |
| 16 | Belarus | 303,653 | 0.93 |
| 17 | Canada | 278,281 | 0.85 |
| 18 | Austria | 247,604 | 0.76 |
| 19 | Brazil | 233,071 | 0.71 |
| 20 | Sweden | 217,432 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Turkmenistan | 215,184 | 0.66 |
| 22 | Netherlands | 170,839 | 0.52 |
| 23 | United Arab Emirates | 168,275 | 0.52 |
| 24 | India | 157,918 | 0.48 |
| 25 | Belgium | 131,448 | 0.40 |
| 26 | Kyrgyzstan | 117,481 | 0.36 |
| 27 | Czech Republic | 113,436 | 0.35 |
| 28 | Hungary | 109,967 | 0.34 |
| 29 | Switzerland | 102,474 | 0.31 |
| 30 | Spain | 92,981 | 0.28 |
| 31 | Israel | 75,906 | 0.23 |
| 32 | Denmark | 75,140 | 0.23 |
| 33 | Thailand | 70,714 | 0.22 |
| 34 | Romania | 70,314 | 0.22 |
| 35 | Lithuania | 62,593 | 0.19 |
| 36 | Mexico | 60,265 | 0.18 |