Statistics: Kazakhstan's beer exports surge to a new ten-year high

In the first half of 2025, the export volume reached 12.6 million liters, which is three times that of the same period last year.

The main export markets are Russia, Belarus, and Kyrgyzstan, with Russia remaining the largest buyer. This year, beer exports to Russia increased by 24% to 7.5 million liters, even surpassing the total amount of beer imported by Kazakhstan from countries outside Russia.

Analysts believe that re-exports may have contributed to the increase in sales to some extent. However, it is worth noting that the average price of exported beer from Kazakhstan is only $0.7 per liter, less than half the price of imported beer. This means that most of the beer sold to Russia is a domestic product from Kazakhstan.

It is also worth mentioning that data shows that in the first half of 2025, exports of other steel products amounted to $581 million, exports of gas turbines with a capacity of over 5 megawatts amounted to $25 million. Exports of jewelry and ornaments increased by 22 times year-on-year, while exports of light distillates surged by 15 times. Among the other six categories with significant growth rates, exports of perfumes and fragrances amounted to $45.4 million, with a year-on-year increase of 410.8%; beef exports amounted to $36 million, with a year-on-year increase of 217.3%; exports of tires for passenger cars amounted to $26 million, with a year-on-year increase of 169.3%. In addition, exports of turbojet engines amounted to $77.7 million, with a year-on-year increase of 166.4%; exports of telecommunications receiving equipment amounted to $29.5 million, with a year-on-year increase of 164.8%; exports of animal feed amounted to $244.6 million, with a year-on-year increase of 159.1%.