One of the critical factors restricting the integration level of Central Asian countries is
the high proportion of raw materials in their export commodities. Table 5 shows that the
finished products account for low ratios in the export volumes of all of the countries.
In 2010, Tajikistan’s finished products exports were only 8.8 percent of its total export
volume. The highest export volume in 2010 was in Kyrgyzstan. Its finished products
accounted for 40.6 percent of total export volume, of which, however, chemical products
and machinery accounted for only 7.3 percent, transportation equipment for no more
than 12.4 percent, and other types of finished products (mainly gold products) for 20.9
percent. Energy comprised 71.7 percent of the total export value of Kazakhstan in 2010.
Energy and ore exports were respectively 22.3 percent and 13.4 percent of the total export
value of Uzbekistan.