Attracting foreign investors into priority sectors is one of the key platforms for diversifying the economy, yet the evidence from inward investment in non-extractive sectors suggests that much of the work of diversification still remains to be done. While Kazakhstan has performed well in international comparisons, given the small size of its economy and a population of only 16 million – receiving on average USD 11 billion annually over the past five years and with a total stock of inward foreign direct investment (FDI) of almost USD 89 billion at the end of June 2011 or 57% of GDP – both FDI inflows and exports from Kazakhstan are still highly concentrated (more than 70%) in natural resources.