China-Kazakhstan Economic
Relations Brief
Bilateral Trade in 2025
$400B+
Growth Compared to 2024
+11.7%
China’s Investment Stock in Kazakhstan
$650B+
New Investment in 2025
+$85B
China’s Share of Kazakhstan’s Imports
27.3%
Continuing to Grow
+2.1%
China’s Share of Kazakhstan’s Exports
8.5%
Increasing Year by Year
+0.8%
China-Kazakhstan Bilateral Trade Growth
Year
Bilateral Trade(USD 100 Million)
China Imports(USD 100 Million)
China Exports(USD 100 Million)
YoY Growth
2025
400+
180+
220+
+13.3%
2024
358
156
202
+14.7%
2023
312
138
174
+13.0%
2022
276
115
161
+32.1%
2021
209
82
127
+18.1%
2020
177
68
109
+126%
5-Year Trade Growth
#1
China is Kazakhstan’s Largest Trade Partner
27%
Share of Kazakhstan’s Total Trade
Comprehensive Cooperation Areas
Trade & Investment
Bilateral trade volume hit a record high in 2025. China ranks as Kazakhstan’s largest trading partner and source of investment, with thousands of Chinese enterprises operating in Kazakhstan.
Industrial Cooperation
Deep collaboration across ten key industries: oil & gas chemical industry, mineral deep processing, modern agriculture, clean energy, engineering & mining equipment, building materials, digital economy, cross-border e-commerce, new energy vehicles, biomedicine.
Energy & Power
China-Kazakhstan oil and gas pipelines operate steadily. Wind, solar and hydropower projects have been put into operation to diversify local power supply and advance green energy transition.
Infrastructure
Road, railway, port, China-Europe Railway Express and cross-border logistics projects are under steady development, forming a core Eurasian connectivity corridor.
Security Cooperation
Relying on the SCO framework, the two sides deepen cooperation in border management, joint counter-terrorism, border military drills and transnational law enforcement to safeguard regional peace and stability.
Cultural Exchange
Confucius Institutes, Luban Workshop, government scholarships, cultural weeks, tourism links and youth exchanges are regularly carried out to strengthen people-to-people bonds.