BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 27. The total value
of money transfers sent from Kazakhstan to China via international
money transfer systems (IMTS) increased by 9.97% in August 2026
compared to July.
This is according to Trend's
calculations based on data from the National Bank of Kazakhstan
(NBK).
A total of 1,120 outbound transfers were sent to China in
August, compared with 1,110 in July, representing a 0.90% increase.
The total value of these transfers rose to 1.56 billion tenge
($3.44 million), from 1.42 billion tenge ($3.13 million) in
July.
Transfers to China accounted for 5.6% of the total value of
international money transfers sent from Kazakhstan in August, up
from 2.5% in July.
In August 2026, Kazakhstan processed a total of 43,700 outbound
transfers to other countries via IMTS. The number of transfers
decreased by 65.4%, while their total value fell by 50.4% compared
to July.
The total value of outbound transfers amounted to 28 billion
tenge (about $61.66 million).
"The main share of outbound transfers via IMTS was conducted in
US dollars (accounting for 58.6% of the total number and 67.5% of
the total volume of outbound transfers) and in Kazakh tenge (30.2%
and 30.0%, respectively)," the bank’s report states.
Meanwhile, in August 2026, Kazakhstan received a total of 31,400
inbound transfers from abroad via IMTS. The number of transfers
decreased by 18.6%, while their total value declined by 23.8%
compared to July. The total value of inbound transfers amounted to
12.2 billion tenge ($26.86 million).
"The main share of inbound transfers from abroad via IMTS was
conducted in US dollars (accounting for 65.3% of the total number
and 81.7% of the total volume of received transfers) and in Kazakh
tenge (15.5% and 7.2%, respectively)," the bank’s report
states.
The US dollar equivalents are calculated at the official
exchange rate of 454.14 tenge per $1 as of October 16, 2026.
