Abstract
The paper analyses the connection between social capital and institutional trust in Kazakhstan based on the data provided in the World Values Survey (Wave 7). Based on the chi-square results, the researcher found that trust in government and parliament is mostly linked to bonding values, especially the significance of family, religion, and trust between people. In comparison, indicators of bridging social capital like charitable giving, tax compliance, and organizational membership show less strong and more dislodged relationships. Notably, the confidence of government is always better than that of parliament, which is an asymmetry of centralized politics. On the whole, the findings indicate how traditional values remain in influencing the institutional trust and governance patterns in Kazakhstan. Key words: Social capital, institutional trust, Kazakhstan, bonding values, bridging social capital, parliament, government.