Kazakhstan manufacturing share reaches 46.7%, overtaking mining sector

September 1, 2026 at 08:10 AM2 min

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Kazakhstan's manufacturing sector accounted for 46.7% of industrial output in January-July 2026, surpassing mining's 45.8% share for the first time. Manufacturing output reached 18.8 trillion tenge, up 9% year-on-year. The shift reflects the government's push toward deep processing and high value-added production.

Key Facts

Manufacturing output reached 18.8 trillion tenge in January-July 2026, up 9% year-on-year.
Manufacturing's share of industrial production rose to 46.7%, exceeding mining's 45.8%.
Machinery production grew 22% to 3.2 trillion tenge, with over 96,000 vehicles assembled.
Metallurgical output reached 8.1 trillion tenge, with seamless pipe production up 30.4%.
Quasi-state procurement from domestic producers doubled to over 2.1 trillion tenge in H1 2026.

Structural Shift

Manufacturing accounted for 46.7% of total industrial output in January-July 2026, compared with 45.8% for mining. The gap of less than one percentage point marks the first time processing has sustainably exceeded raw material extraction. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's address 'Kazakhstan in the Era of Artificial Intelligence' set the course toward deep processing and high value-added production. Aktobe region posted the fastest growth at 10.7%, followed by Karaganda region at 10.6%.

Machinery and Automotive Growth

Machinery production rose 22% to 3.2 trillion tenge in the first seven months of 2026. Over 96,000 vehicles were produced, with passenger car output up 37.2%, buses up 27.6%, and special equipment up 45.1%. The share of small-knockdown assembly reached 28.3%. Full-cycle plants KIA Qazaqstan in Kostanay and Astana Motors Manufacturing in Almaty, with capacity of 90,000 vehicles per year, are adding production capacity. Component production around auto plants includes tires, batteries, seats, and multimedia equipment.

Procurement and Supplier Verification

Subsoil users and the quasi-state sector signed long-term agreements and offtake contracts worth 466 billion tenge in H1 2026. Samruk-Kazyna's procurement from domestic producers doubled to over 2.1 trillion tenge. A register of Kazakhstani goods producers was launched, with 6,946 enterprises passing digital verification and over 1,100 fictitious suppliers excluded.