In January-September 2023 the mutual trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan with EAEU countries amounted to 20655.2 million US dollars, which in nominal terms is 2% less than in January-September 2022.

In January-September 2023 export of goods amounted to 7818.8 million US dollars (increased on 11.8%), import – 12836.4 million US dollars (decreased on 8.9%).

In general volume of external trade turnover of the Republic of Kazakhstan with the countries of the EAEU falls to the Russian Federation – 91.7%, then follows the Kyrgyz Republic – 4.8%, the Republic of Belarus – 3.3%, the Republic of Armenia – 0.2%.

The main share of goods in the export of the Republic of Kazakhstan in January-September 2023 falls on such goods as: crude oil and crude oil products obtained from bituminous minerals (54.2%), refined copper and raw copper alloys (4.3%), copper ores and concentrates (3.9%), radioactive chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (3.3%), ferroalloys (3%), wheat and meslin (2.6%).

In terms of imports of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the largest share falls on the following goods: cars (5.2%), telephone sets (3.1%), bodies and cabins (2.7%), medicinal products (2.2%), parts and accessories of motor vehicles (2%), oil and petroleum products (1.7%).

The main export partner countries of the Republic of Kazakhstan are: Italy (18.8%), China (18%), Russia (12.3%), Netherlands (5.8%), the Republic of Korea (5.6%), Turkey (5.1%).

The main countries partners of the Republic of Kazakhstan in imports are: Russia (26.7%), China (25.5%), Germany (5.1%), USA (4.5%), Republic of Korea (3.8%), Turkey (3.4%).

Foreign trade in goods - the import and export of goods between a Member State and third countries.

Mutual trade in goods - import and export of goods between Member States.

Export of goods - the export from the territory of one Member State to the territory of another Member State of goods that reduce the stock of material resources of the Member State.

Import of goods - importation into the territory of a Member State from the territory of another Member State of goods that are added to the stocks of material resources of the Member State.

Mutual trade statistics are formed on the basis of statistical reporting data 1-TS "Report on mutual trade in goods with the member states of the Eurasian Economic Union" by the Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan in accordance with the provisions contained in the official publication of the UN Statistics Division " Statistics of International Trade in Goods: A Guide for Compilers” and the Unified Methodology for Maintaining Statistics of Mutual Trade and Customs Statistics of Foreign Trade in Goods of the Member States of the Eurasian Economic Union, approved by the Decision of the Board of the Eurasian Economic Commission dated December 25, 2018 No. 210.

The Commodity Nomenclature of Foreign Economic Activity of the Eurasian Economic Union is used as a classifier of goods.

Accounting for goods in the statistics of mutual trade in goods is carried out mainly on the basis of a common trade system, which involves accounting for all goods transferred between Member States that are added to the stocks of material resources of the Member States as a result of their importation into the territory of one Member State from the territory of another Member State or reduce the stocks of material resources of the Member States as a result of their export from the territory of one Member State to the territory of another Member State.