Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Kazakhstan for January–July 2025 grew by 6.3% compared to the same period last year. The main drivers of growth were transport and storage, construction, and wholesale and retail trade.
According to the Ministry of Economy, the production of goods in the country increased by 8.3%, and services by 5.2%. Industrial output grew by 6.9%, and manufacturing by 6.1%. The strongest performance in the services sector came from transport and trade.
The volume of services in transport and storage grew by 22.5% due to an increase in freight transportation by rail, pipeline, and road.
In the construction industry, the volume of work increased by 18.5% (compared to 18.4% for January–June of this year).
The leaders in construction growth rates are:
- Turkestan Region — +34.6% (construction of schools, railway lines, and highways);
- Aktobe Region — +25.6% (construction of schools, road reconstruction);
- Zhambyl Region — +13.1% (construction of residential buildings, medical facilities, and power lines);
- East Kazakhstan Region — +5.9% (construction of residential buildings, medical facilities, and power lines).
The trade sector grew by 8.6% (in January–June of this year it was 8.4%). Wholesale trade increased by 9.5% and accounted for 66% of total growth, while retail trade grew by 6.6%.
The leaders in trade growth rates were:
- Kostanay Region — +17.6%;
- North Kazakhstan Region — +12%;
- Astana — +9.2%.
The main contribution came from sales of grain, agrochemicals, food products, fuel, pharmaceutical products, and machinery.
Industrial production growth was 6.9% and was recorded in all regions of the country. The highest growth was observed in the Zhambyl (+18.2%), North Kazakhstan (+14.9%), and Turkestan regions (+12.3%), as well as in Almaty (+13.5%) and Shymkent (+15.8%).
In the manufacturing industry, increases were recorded in mechanical engineering (+14%), food production (+9.2%), petroleum products (+8.6%), the chemical industry (+6%), and metallurgy (+1.3%).
The volume of output in agriculture, forestry, and fisheries remained at +3.7%. In livestock farming, growth was 3.4%, driven by milk yield (+6.1%), livestock and poultry slaughter (+2.1%), and egg production (+0.9%).