ASTANA - Kazakhstan's gross domestic product, calculated using the income method, amounted to 159.6 trillion tenge (approximately $306 billion) by the end of 2025, according to data from the National Statistics Bureau of Kazakhstan, Forbes.kz reports.
The indicator was calculated using the income method, which reflects the structure of GDP through the distribution of primary income: wages, net taxes on production and imports, as well as profit and mixed income.
GDP structure by income:
Gross profit and mixed income accounted for the largest share of GDP at 62.3%. Wages accounted for 30.6%, while net taxes on production and imports accounted for another 7.1%.
Sectoral distribution of wages:
By industry, the largest share of wages was recorded in wholesale and retail trade, including automobile and motorcycle repairs, at 22.85%. A significant portion of payments also goes to the manufacturing industry (11.41%) and mining (8.76%).
The smallest shares of the wage structure are observed in water supply and waste management (0.42%), household activities (0.58%), and accommodation and food services (1.44%).
Forecasts and context:
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev previously noted that Kazakhstan's GDP in 2025 would be the second-highest among the CIS countries and the highest in the region. By the end of 2026, the republic's economy could reach $320 billion.
CentralasianLIGHT.org
April 23, 2026