Economy
Economy
Almaty region is one of the largest industrial and economically developed regions of Kazakhstan. The volume of gross regional product for January-June 2024 amounted to 2406534.8 million tenge in current prices. Compared to January-June 2023, real GRP increased by 7.3%.
The main branches of the economy
Industry
The manufacturing industry in the region is of great economic importance and accounts for more than 85% of the total production volume of the region. The most prominent industries are mechanical engineering, light and food industries, and pharmaceuticals. The production of building materials (bricks, sand, gravel-sand mixtures, plasterboard, marble and granite tiles, quartz chips) and metal-plastic products and structures is also widespread.
136
Agriculture
Сельскохозяйственный сектор Алматинской области достиг значительных успехов. Общая площадь сельскохозяйственных культур в 2024 году составила 420 тысяч гектаров, из которых на сегодняшний день собрано урожая с 405,6 тысяч гектаров, что составляет 96% от общего плана. Основное место среди собранных культур занимают зерновые, картофель, овощи и масличные культуры.
60.6%
Tourism
- The historical and cultural heritage of the region is of interest to connoisseurs of ethnographic tourism. The region has UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as the "Petroglyphs of Tamgaly" and the Great Silk Road;
- A wide range of active recreation opportunities: eco-adventure, mountain, ski, water, extreme tourism;
- The presence of health resorts and sanatoriums to improve health and maintain its level. The healing waters and mud of the lakes located in the Almaty region have a healing effect on many body systems;
- A unique microclimate and natural resources will allow you to relax your soul and body away from the noise and bustle of the city.
Growth rates of economic sectors
Industry
(January-October 2024 to January-October 2023, %)
106,4
Building
(January-October 2024 to January-October 2023, %)
123
Transport
(January-October 2024 to January-October 2023, %)
130,55
Agriculture
(January-October 2024 to January-October 2023, %)
100,1
Trade
(January-October 2024 to January-October 2023, %)
108,45
Link
(January-October 2024 to January-October 2023, %)
96,7
Due to the fact that Almaty region has a favorable geographical location and great growth potential, a number of promising projects of strategic importance for the country are being developed here. One of the key ones is Alatau G4 City, a smart city located along the Almaty-Konayev highway.
The highway is an anchor point for the international corridors "Western Europe - Western China", corridors within the Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation (CAREC), "North - South" and takes advantage of the strategic initiative "Silk Road".
It is expected that Alatau G4 City will become a new point of attraction for businesses, startups and innovators, students and scientists, domestic and foreign tourists and many others.
The volume of industrial production in January-October 2024 amounted to 1,565,542.0 million tenge in current prices, which is 6.4% more than in January-October 2023.
In the mining industry, production volumes increased by 0.2%, in the manufacturing industry by 6.1%
In the supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioning by 13.3%, in water supply, waste collection, processing and disposal, pollution elimination activities by 4%
In the region's perspective until 2026, a common pool of 40 industrial projects worth more than 786 billion tenge has been formed, with the creation of 8.6 thousand permanent jobs. Enterprises plan to establish the production of fans, elevators, thermal insulation.
