Editing Kazakhstan (section)

=== Foreign trade ===
[[File:2013Kazakhstani imports.PNG|thumb|upright=1.6|A map of Kazakhstan's imports, 2013]]

Kazakhstan's increased role in [[global trade]] and central positioning on the [[Belt and Road Initiative|new Silk Road]] gave the country the potential to open its markets to billions of people.<ref name="priSilkRoad">{{cite web|url=https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-09-14/chinas-new-silk-road-traverses-kazakhstan-some-kazakhs-are-skeptical-chinese|publisher=pri.org|title=China's new Silk Road traverses Kazakhstan. But some Kazakhs are skeptical of Chinese influence|date=14 September 2020 |access-date=2021-05-27|archive-date=8 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210508141306/https://www.pri.org/stories/2020-09-14/chinas-new-silk-road-traverses-kazakhstan-some-kazakhs-are-skeptical-chinese|url-status=live}}</ref> Kazakhstan joined the [[World Trade Organization]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/kazakhstan_e.htm|publisher=WTO.org|title=WTO: Kazakhstan|access-date=2021-05-28|archive-date=1 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170701122807/https://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/countries_e/kazakhstan_e.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>

Kazakhstan's [[foreign trade]] turnover in 2018 was $93.5 billion, which is 19.7 percent more than in 2017. Export in 2018 reached $67 billion (up 25.7 percent in comparison to 2017) and import was $32.5 billion (up 9.9 percent in comparison to 2017).<ref>{{cite web |title=Kazakhstan's foreign trade turnover rises by 19.7% in 2018 |url=https://www.inform.kz/en/kazakhstan-s-foreign-trade-turnover-rises-by-19-7-in-2018_a3497852 |website=Kazinform |date=13 February 2019 |access-date=29 October 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191029200840/https://www.inform.kz/en/kazakhstan-s-foreign-trade-turnover-rises-by-19-7-in-2018_a3497852 |archive-date=29 October 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> Exports accounted for 40.1 percent of Kazakhstan's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2018. Kazakhstan exports 800 products to 120 countries.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kazakhstan increased exports nearly 25 percent in 2018 |url=https://astanatimes.com/2019/04/kazakhstan-increased-exports-nearly-25-percent-in-2018/ |website=astanatimes.com |date=18 April 2019 |access-date=27 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190806005648/https://astanatimes.com/2019/04/kazakhstan-increased-exports-nearly-25-percent-in-2018/ |archive-date=6 August 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref>