Economy
Economy
The gross regional product for January-June 2024 amounted to 4,092.6 million US dollars in current prices. Compared with January-June 2023, real GRP increased by 1.3%.
The main branches of the economy
Trade
Merchandise exports of the West Kazakhstan region for January-September 2024 amounted to 110.4 million US dollars, which is 39.2% lower than the corresponding period of 2023. Imports amounted to 441.5 million US dollars, which is 12% lower compared to the same period of 2023.
110.4
Industry
The volume of industrial production in January-October 2024 increased by 1.1% and amounted to 5731 million US dollars. The volume of production in the mining industry increased by 1.7%, the volume of manufacturing industry decreased by 4.7%, the volume of gas production amounted to 19,592.0 million cubic meters, which is 6.3% more than the same period in 2023, gas condensate - 10,112 thousand tons or 1.1% more.
5731 million
Agriculture
The volume of gross output of products (services) in agriculture, forestry and fisheries in January-October 2024 amounted to 455.5 million US dollars, or 95.8% of January-October 2023.
455,5
Growth rates of economic sectors
Industry
(January-October 2024 to January-October 2023, %)
101,2
Building
(January-October 2024 to January-October 2023, %)
102,9
Transport
(January-October 2024 to January-October 2023, %)
121,0
Agriculture
(January-October 2024 to January-October 2023, %)
95,8
Trade
(January-October 2024 to January-October 2023, %)
109,9
Link
(January-October 2024 to January-October 2023, %)
106,8
West Kazakhstan region has a unique mineral resource base. Deposits of gas and gas condensate, oil, borate ores, oil shale, potassium-magnesium salts, cement raw materials of expanded clay, construction and alluvial sand were found in the region. The available reserves allow their industrial development and use for a long period. Most of the fields on which the work is carried out are concentrated in Zelenovsky, Burlinsky, Akzhaiksky and Taskalinsky districts of the region.
In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 1.7%
In the manufacturing industry, there is a decrease in production volume amounting to 4.7%
Electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioning supplies declined by 2.9%
Water supply, waste collection, treatment and disposal, and pollution control activities have seen a 23.2% increase
Structure of industrial production in the West Kazakhstan region by types of economic activity in January-October 2024
|
Type of activity |
Volume of industrial production (goods, services), million US dollars |
The share of types of activities in the regional volume of industrial output, in % |
|
Mining and quarrying |
5 098,8 |
|
|
Crude oil and natural gas production |
4 925,6 |
|
|
Provision of services in the mining industry |
171.2 |
|
|
Manufacturing industry |
475.2 |
|
|
Food production |
155.2 |
|
|
Beverage production |
5.1 |
|
|
Light industry |
4.0 |
|
|
Production of coke and petroleum products |
46.8 |
|
|
Production of chemical products |
27.8 |
|
|
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products |
13.9 |
|
|
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products |
30.2 |
|
|
Metallurgical industry |
29.7 |
|
|
Manufacture of finished metal products, except machinery and equipment |
23.4 |
|
|
Mechanical engineering |
108.4 |
|
|
Furniture production |
6.9 |
|
|
Production of other finished products |
1.9 |
|
|
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply |
132.1 |
|
|
Water supply; sewerage system, waste collection and distribution control |
25.1 |
|
|
Industry - total |
5 731,3 |
101.2% |
The gross output of agricultural, forestry and fishery products (services) in 2023 in the region as a whole amounted to 553.8 million US dollars, which is 0.2% lower than the previous year. The decrease in the volume of agricultural, forestry and fishery production in 2023 is due to a decrease in the cultivation of grain and leguminous crops, including seed production by 2.3%, and the cultivation of oilseeds and their seeds by 34.1%.
Gross output of products (services) of agriculture, forestry and fisheries in the West Kazakhstan region in 2023 (million US dollars)
|
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries |
from it: |
||
|
agriculture |
from it: |
||
|
|
plant growing |
animal husbandry |
|
|
553.8 |
553.4 |
226.1 |
327.3 |
