BAKU, Azerbaijan, October 27. Kazakhstan
exported 2.96 million tonnes of crude oil and crude oil products
obtained from bituminous minerals to Greece in January-August 2026,
up 7.13% compared with the same period of 2025, when exports
totaled 2.76 million tonnes.


This is according to Trend’s calculations based on data from the Bureau of
National Statistics of Kazakhstan.


In value terms, exports of this commodity group to Greece
increased by 25.06% year-on-year to $1.93 billion from $1.54
billion. Greece accounted for 6.3% of Kazakhstan's total export
volume and 6.41% of its total export value during the first eight
months of 2026.


In August 2026 alone, Kazakhstan exported 523,394 tonnes of
crude oil to Greece, valued at $449.55 million.


Overall, Kazakhstan exported 46.96 million tonnes of crude oil
and crude oil products obtained from bituminous minerals in
January-August 2026, down 3.65% from 48.74 million tonnes in the
same period of 2025. In value terms, exports of this commodity
group increased by 16.31% to $30.09 billion from $25.87 billion a
year earlier.


During the reporting period, Kazakhstan’s trade turnover with
Greece amounted to $1.97 billion, up 22.05% from $1.62 billion in
January-August 2025.


Kazakhstan’s exports to Greece totaled $1.93 billion, up 24.67%
from $1.55 billion in January-August 2025. Meanwhile, imports from
Greece totaled $42.71 million, down 37.36% from $68.18 million in
the same period of 2025.


The figures indicate that crude oil and crude oil products
obtained from bituminous minerals accounted for nearly all of
Kazakhstan’s exports to Greece.







Meanwhile, Kazakhstan’s foreign trade turnover reached $102.96
billion in January-August 2026, up 12.8% in nominal terms compared
with the same period of 2025.


Exports totaled $60.39 billion, increasing by 19.5% in nominal
terms, while imports reached $42.57 billion, up 4.5%.


Crude oil and crude oil products obtained from bituminous
minerals accounted for 49.8% of Kazakhstan’s exports in
January-August 2026. Other major export commodities included
refined copper and unwrought copper alloys (6.4%), radioactive
chemical elements and radioactive isotopes (5.1%), copper ores and
concentrates (4.4%), and ferroalloys (2.2%).


Passenger cars and other motor vehicles accounted for the
largest share of imports, at 3.3%. Other major imported commodities
included telephone equipment (2.7%), pharmaceutical products
(2.5%), petroleum gases and other gaseous hydrocarbons (2.4%), and
electric generating sets and rotary converters (2.2%).


Italy was Kazakhstan’s largest export destination, accounting
for 18% of exports, followed by China (17.6%), Russia (8.5%),
Türkiye (7.9%), France (6.1%) and the Netherlands (5.9%).


Russia was Kazakhstan’s largest import partner, accounting for
31% of imports, followed by China (29.8%), Germany (4.6%), the
United States (3.9%), South Korea (2.5%) and Türkiye (2.1%).