Export Diversification in Kazakhstan: Structral Change of Exports from 1995 to 2015

Abstract

The principle objective of this study is to reveal the dynamics of the change in export diversification
over the period from 1995 to 2015. The analysis is based on export data at SITC two-digit, three-digit and four-digit
industrial disaggregation. In order to measure the export diversification Herfindahl-Hirschman, Ogive, Shannon and
absolute Gini indices were used. The results suggest that the levels of export concentration were rising together with
the share of oil exports in total exports during 1995-2015. However, the results show that during the period from 1995
to 2005 the exports of Kazakhstan were concentrating much faster than during the rest of the sample period.