Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is the largest and wealthiest economy in Central Asia, an upper-middle-income country whose prosperity rests on vast reserves of oil, gas, and minerals exported via Russia, China, and the Caspian.

Energy and mining dominate, and the government has sought to diversify and attract investment while carefully balancing relations with Russia, China, and the West.

Key Sectors

The economy is led by oil and natural gas, mining and metals (Kazakhstan is a top uranium producer), and agriculture, especially grain and livestock on its vast steppes.