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Dynamics of Kazakhstan’s LNG imports from Russia over past five years

Kazakhstan Materials 20 April 2024 15:35 (UTC +04:00)
Madina Usmanova
Madina Usmanova
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ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 20. Kazakhstan imported 11.9 million cubic meters of liquefied natural gas (LNG) worth $2.5 million from Russia in 2023, Trend reports.

The country's Bureau of National Statistics' data shows that, compared to 2019, the volume of imports increased by 3.6 percent.

Import dynamics from 2019 through 2023:

Year Volume Cost Difference from 2019
2019 11.5 million cubic meters $2.59 million - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
2020 6.4 million cubic meters $1.1 million - 44.4 percent
2021 16.38 million cubic meters $3.04 million + 42.5 percent
2022 14.6 million cubic meters $3.1 million + 27 percent
2023 11.9 million cubic meters $2.5 million + 3.6 percent

Meanwhile, Kazakhstan's trade turnover with Russia amounted to $25.9 billion from January through December 2023, which is 3.7 percent less than in 2022.

At the same time, in the structure of trade turnover, exports to Russia for the above period amounted to $9.78 billion, which is 7.6 percent more than 2022 ($9.09 billion).

In addition, imports from Russia from January through December 2023 decreased by 9.4 percent and amounted to $16.2 billion. In 2022, imports amounted to $17.9 billion.

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