Minister of Trade and Integration Arman Shakkaliyev, during a board meeting of the department, summarized the results of 2025 and outlined priorities for 2026. According to him, the past year was a period of confident growth and strengthening of trade's position within the country's economic structure.

The index of the physical volume of trade at the end of 2025 amounted to 108.9%, contributing 26% to the overall economic growth. Domestic trade turnover increased by 14.6% and reached 80 trillion tenge, compared to 69.7 trillion the previous year. The main growth was driven by both wholesale trade, with a volume of 53.5 trillion tenge, and the retail segment with an indicator of 26.4 trillion tenge.

«For the first time in the last three years, investments in the sector have demonstrated steady growth,» noted the minister. The volume of investments increased immediately by 42% and reached 1,229 billion tenge, indicating increased business confidence in the trade sector and the formation of new growth points.

Despite persistent global challenges, foreign trade also showed positive dynamics. External trade turnover grew by 1.3% and reached 143.9 billion dollars compared to 142.1 billion dollars in 2024. Non-resource exports increased by 1.2% and amounted to 41 billion dollars. Services exports demonstrated more noticeable growth — by 3.7%, reaching 12.3 billion dollars against 11.8 billion the previous year.

At the end of the year, a positive foreign trade balance is maintained at the level of 14.2 billion dollars. As Arman Shakkaliyev emphasized, the achieved results form a solid foundation for further diversification of trade, expansion of non-resource exports, and strengthening of integration processes in 2026.

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/mti/press/news/details/1164649?lang=kk