Kazakhstan’s GDP grew by 4.5% in January–October 2026, 0.3 percentage points faster than after nine months, reported KazPravda.kz, citing the government and preliminary data from the Bureau of National Statistics.
The non-commodity sectors drove growth, rising 5.6%. Industrial output was up 3.5%, while manufacturing accelerated from 8.6% to 9.3%. The fastest-growing manufacturing segments were:
- pharmaceuticals: up 50.9%;
- finished metal products: up 30.4%;
- machinery: up 22.2%;
- chemicals: up 21.9%;
- rubber and plastics: up 18.1%;
- food products: up 13%.
Construction grew by 13.1%, transport and warehousing by 7.5%, trade by 6.2%, agriculture by 5.2% and communications by 4.9%.
The figures matter because Kazakhstan, Central Asia’s largest economy, is trying to reduce its dependence on oil. Oil output has been constrained by OPEC+ quotas and by disruptions on the Caspian Pipeline Consortium route through Russia. Double-digit growth in machinery, chemicals and pharmaceuticals suggests the industrialisation drive is producing results. Manufacturing now accounts for about 13% of GDP, and the government has set the goal of doubling the economy by 2029.
CentralasianLIGHT.org,
November 10, 2026