Trade and economic relations are at the stage of active development. The main emphasis is on trade diversification and increasing mutual investments. Trade turnover has a steady upward trend.
Kazakhstan views Kenya as an important gateway to East African markets. Kenya supplies 40% of tea to Kazakhstan.
According to the Bureau of National Statistics of the Ministry of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Kenya amounted to:
2025 – 52,2 million USD (export – 1 thousand USD, import – 52.2 million USD)
2024 – 42,3 million USD (export – 0,4 thousand USD, import – 42,23 million USD)
2023 – 41 million USD (export – 64,4 thousand USD, import – 41,03 million USD)
Export from Kazakhstan to Kenya - sulfur, equipment for measuring and monitoring electrical quantities and radiation, instruments for automatic regulation and control, etc.
Imports to Kazakhstan from Kenya – tea, cut flowers and buds, seeds for sowing, other vegetables, coffee, linen, nuts, live animals.
Events and meetings with the business community
On December 9, 2023, the Embassy of Kazakhstan with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kenya and the Kenyan National Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized a seminar on economic cooperation between the two countries in Nairobi.
The event was attended by representatives of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs and Culture, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, as well as the Kenya Private Sector Association, representing large, medium and small businesses in the country in the fields of agriculture, livestock, crop production, tourism, the mining sector, light industry, petrochemicals, etc.
On February 17, 2026, the Embassy of the Republic of Kazakhstan together with the Kenya Chamber of Commerce and Industry, organized a business forum on trade, economic and investment cooperation. During the event the Kenyan side was represented by the Deputy Minister of Information, Communications and Digital Economy of Kenya S. Isaboke, National Director of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry K.Onditti, Director of the Department of Economics and Commercial Diplomacy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kenya E.Matura and others. From the Kazakh side representatives of the Trade Policy Development Center «QazTrade» JSC, the Export Credit Agency of Kazakhstan JSC, the National Company «Kazakh Invest» JSC, the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan «Atameken», the company «NS Art venture Labs», «TransAsia Logistics» joined the event virtually and presented their organizations’ activities, as well as shared assessments of the state and prospects for the development of bilateral trade, economic and investment cooperation with Kazakhstan.
Tourism and other areas
Both countries are interested and see significant potential in tourism cooperation. Joint projects to promote tourism are being discussed, including participation in business forums. Furthermore, the signing of a Memorandum of Cooperation in the field of tourism is being worked out.