Exports - commodities:
oil and oil products 58%, ferrous metals 24%, chemicals 5%,
machinery 3%, grain, wool, meat, coal (2001)
Exports - partners:
Russia 12.4%, Germany 12%, China 11.2%, Italy 8.8%, France 8.6%,
Romania 5.1%, US 4.5% (2005)
Imports:
$22 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.)
Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment 41%, metal products 28%, foodstuffs 8%
(2001)
Imports - partners:
Russia 35.7%, China 21.3%, Germany 7.1% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$15.26 billion (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
$53.89 billion (30 June 2006 est.)
Economic aid - recipient:
$74.2 million in US assistance programs, 1992-2000 (FY2004)
Currency (code):
tenge (KZT)
Currency code:
KZT