Brochure

Astana 2014

Brochure «Kazakhstan in figures» / in English /____ p.

Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Statistics

Edited by A.A. Smailov

The statistical data on social-economic status of the Republic of Kazakhstan are presented in the brochure. The data has been calculated in accordance with the principles of modern methodology which allow to compare them with international indicators. The brochure is intended for a wide range of readers.Electronic version is available on the internet-resource of the Agency on statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan www.stat.gov.kz.

Address: Left bank of Ishim river, 8 Orynbor str. «House of Ministries», Entrance 4 Astana, 010000 Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Statistics tel. [phone], 749295 fax [phone] e-mail: [e-mail] Internet-resource: http://www.stat.gov.kz

Conventional symbols: "-" - not applicable; "…" - statistical data is not applicable; "0,0" - the phenomenon exists, but its magnitude is not rounded to a corresponding unit of measurement.  

The discrepancy between the totals and the sum in some cases can be explained by using rounded data.

Contents

1. The general review............................................................................................................................................................... 4

Geographical characteristics of Kazakhstan..................................................................................................................... 4

Administrative-territorial structure...................................................................................................................................... 4

Main socio-economic indicators………………………………………………………………………………….4

2. Social demographic indicators.......................................................................................................................................... 6

Main demografic indicators................................................................................................................................................. 7

Migration of population........................................................................................................................................................ 7

Public health............................................................................................................................................................................ 7

Education................................................................................................................................................................................. 8

Computer literacy level of users.......................................................................................................................................... 8

3. Population living standards................................................................................................................................................ 8

Main socio-economic indicators related to the population living standards............................................................... 8

Housing conditions of the population................................................................................................................................ 9

4. Labour market and labour remuneration...................................................................................................................... 9

Economically active population………………………………………………………………………………...10

Labour remuneration.......................................................................................................................................................... 10

5. Prices...................................................................................................................................................................................... 11

6. National economy............................................................................................................................................................... 12

Gross domestic product....................................................................................................................................................... 12

Investment activity.............................................................................................................................................................. 13

Business register.................................................................................................................................................................... 13

7.Trade....................................................................................................................................................................................... 14

Domestic trade…………………………………………………………………………………………………..14

Foreign trade......................................................................................................................................................................... 14

8. Real sector of economic.................................................................................................................................................... 16

Industry.................................................................................................................................................................................. 16

Agriculture............................................................................................................................................................................. 16

Construction.......................................................................................................................................................................... 17

Transport............................................................................................................................................................................... 18

Communications.................................................................................................................................................................. 18

Small enterprises monitoring.............................................................................................................................................. 19

9. Financial system.................................................................................................................................................................. 19

State finances....................................................................................................................................................................... 19

Monetary credit system...................................................................................................................................................... 20

1. The general review

Geographical characteristics of Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan is located on the joint of two continents – Europe and Asia. The territory of the Republic of Kazakhstan is 2724,9 thousand кm², and is stretched the lower reaches of the rivers Volga in the west – to the mountains of Altai in the east and from the mountains of Zailijsky Alatau of the Northern Tien-Shan in the south – to the Western-Siberian lowland in the north.

On the area of lands the republic takes the ninth place in the world, conceding only Russia, China, the USA, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, India and Australia; the second place on the territory among the CIS countries. The extent state frontier of the republic – 13394 km, including: with the Russian Federation – 7591 km, the Republic of Uzbekistan – 2354 km, the Kirghiz Republic – 1241 km, the Chinese – 1782 km, the Turkmenistan – 426 km.

Administrative-territorial structure

Nowadays the system of the administrative-territorial structure of the republic includes 14 areas, 2 cities of republican significance, 175 administrative areas, 87 cities, 34 settlements and 6904 rural settlements.

Population for 01.01.2014 (аccording to current accounting) – 16909,8 thousand persons.

Population density – 6,2 persons for 1 km².

The Capital of the Republic of Kazakhstan is Astana with the population for 01.01.2014 – 778,2 thousand persons.

The largest city is Almaty with the population for 01.01.2014 – 1475,4 thousand persons.

The largest by area oblast (region) is Karaganda (428 thousand кm²).

The most densely populated oblast (region) is the South Kazakhstan (22,8 persons on 1 кm²).

Administrative-territorial breakdown

as of January 1, 2014

	Territory^1), thsd. sq. km	Rayons^2)	Cities and towns	Settlements
total	of which those of republican and oblast subordination	village	aul (rural)
Republic of Kazakhstan
Akmolinskaya
Aktubinskaya
Almatinskaya
Atyrauskaya
Zapadno-Kazakhstanskaya
Zhambylskaya
Karagandinskaya
Kostanaiskaya
Kyzylordinskaya
Mangistauskaya
Yuzhno-Kazakhstanskaya
Pavlodarskaya
Severo-Kazakhstanskaya
Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya
Astana city
Almaty city

¹⁾ On the data of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Land Resources Management.

²⁾ Including the 10 districts in the cities and the 5 districts in the cities of regional importance.

Main socio-economic indicators

Resident population size (start of year)^1), mln. persons	16,7	16,9
Employed population, thsd. persons	8 301,6	8 507,1
Unemployed population, thsd. persons	473,0	474,8
Gross domestic product:
total, bln. tenge	27 334,1^2)	30 218,5^2)
per capita, thsd. tenge	1 650,7^2)	1 799,4^2)
Final consumption expenditures, bln. tenge	14 739,4^2)	17 345,9^2)
Gross capital formation, bln. tenge	6 117,6^2)	7 051,7^2)
Industrial output, bln. tenge	15 929,1	16 851,8	17 834,0
Agriculture gross output (service) production, tenge	2 286,0	1 999,0
of which:
plant-growing	1 337,2	981,2
animal husbandry	942,4	1 011,2
services in agriculture	6,4	6,6
Fixed capital investment, bln. tenge	5 010,2	5 473
The total area of commissioned residential buildings	6 531	6 743
Volume of construction works^3), bln. tenge	2 085,1	2 266, 8
Receipts of the state budget
bln. tenge	5 370,8	5 813,0
percent of GDP	19,5	19,2
Outlays of the state budget
bln. tenge	5 423,2	6 269,0
percent of GDP	19,7	20,7
Deficit of the state budget
bln. tenge	-568,6	-890,3
percent of GDP	-2,1	-3,0
Money supply (end of year), bln. tenge	9 752,2	10 522,5
Credit investment in the economy (end of year), bln. tenge	8 781,4	9 958,0
among which:
short-term	1694,5	1 955,7
long-term^4^)	7 086,9	8 002,3
Retail trade^5^), bln. tenge	3 865,8	4 567,6
External trade turnover with non-CIS countries, mln. US dollars^6)	93 560,4	102 075,4
of which:
exports	75 389,3	79 729,5
imports	18 171,1	22 345,9
External trade turnover with CIS countries, mln. US dollars^6)	31 098,3	34 749,6
of which:
exports	12 213,7	12 556,1
imports	18 884,6	22 193,5

¹⁾ The population of up to 2009 is determined on the basis of the results of the 1999 census.

²⁾ Preliminary data.

³⁾ Time series of 2007-2009 years are recalculated according to the GK RK 03-2007 GCEA version.

⁴⁾ From above 1 year.

⁵⁾ Excluding services of public catering.

⁶⁾ Excluding non-organized trade.

Indices of main socio-economic indicators

as percent of previous year

Population size (start of year)	101,4	101,4
Employed population	102,3	102,5
Unemployed population	95,3	100,4
Unemployment rate	5,4	5,3
Average monthly nominal earnings of one employee	116,0	112,5
Availability of fixed assets at the acquisition cost	111,4	...
Gross domestic product	107,5^1)	105,0^1)
Final consumption expenditures	111,0^1)	111,2^1)
Industrial output	103,8	100,7	102,5
Indexes of physical volume of gross production (services) of agriculture	126,8	82,2
of which:
plant-growing	158,9	72,4
animal husbandry	99,6	96,2
services in agriculture	101,6	93,0
Fixed capital investment	102,9	104,1
The total area of commissioned residential buildings	101,9	103,2
Volume of construction works^2^)	102,8	103,1
Freight turnover by all modes of transport	116,5	106,5
Passenger turnover by all modes of transport	126,7	112,8
Retail trade^3^)	111,7	113,4
External trade turnover with non-CIS countries^4)	138,6	109,1
External trade turnover with CIS countries^4)	130,0	111,8

¹⁾ Preliminary data.

²⁾Time series of 2007-2009 years are recalculated according to the GK RK 03-2007 GCEA version.

³⁾ Excluding services of public catering.

⁴⁾ Nominal indexes.

2. Social demographic indicators

Main demographic indicators

Total population size, start of year, thsd. persons	16 673,1	16 909,8
of which:
urban	9 127,1	9 277,6
rural		7 632,2
Out of total population at the age:
under able – bodied age	4 397,8	4 528,0
of able – bodied age	10 602,7	10 659,9
over able – bodied age	1 672,6	1 721,9
Life expectancy at birth, years:
total population	68,98	69,61
males	64,16	64,84
females	73,81	74,33
Total coefficients:
births	22,50	22,68
deaths	8,71	8,49
the deceased children under 1 year (per 1000 births)	14,84	13,46
natural increase	13,79	14,19
marriages	9,69	9,81
divorces	2,71	2,89
migration growth of population	0,3	-0,1

^* The population of up to 2009 is determined on the basis of the results of the 1999 census.

Age-Sex structure of population in Kazakhstan

as of January 1, 2014, persentage

Marriages and divorces

thsd.

Migration of population

Arrivals of foreign citizens to Kazakhstan and departures of Kazakhstan’s citizens abroad

persons

Number of residents of the Republic of Kazakhstan departed abroad (excluding those who departed for permanent residence)^*	8 020 400	9 065 579	10 143 710
of which
CIS countries	7 031 721	7 834 651	9 037 804
Other countries	988 679	1 230 928	1 105 906
Number of non-residents arrived to the Republic of Kazakhstan (excluding those who arrived for permanent residence)^*	5 685 132	6 163 204	6 841 085
of which
CIS countries	5 195 043	5 542 447	6 213 390
Other countries	490 089	620 757	627 695

^* Data refer to the persons passed through admittance points of the Boundary Office of the Committee for National Security of the RK.

Public health

end of year

Number of physicians of all specialities:
thsd. persons	62,2	64,4
per 10 000 population	37,6	38,4
Number of paramedical personnel:
thsd. persons	159,9	168,7
per 10 000 population	96,5	100,4
Number of hospitals	1 009
Number of hospital beads, thsd.	117,7	113,0
per 10 000 population	70,6	66,8
Number of medical institutions rendering out-patient and dispensary aid to the population	3 538	3 651
Number of independent antenatal clinics, children’s polyclinics and institutions with antenatal clinics and children’s polyclinics	1 466	1 462
Number of beds for pregnant women and women in childbirth, thsd.	9,6	9,7
Number of hospital beds for sick children, thsd.	20,1	19,2

Education

as the beginning of academic year

Number of state pre-school organizations (at the end of year)	5 687	6 519
children in them, thsd. pupils	445,4	514,9
as percent of number of children of corresponding age	16,8	25,5
Share of children attending pre-school establishments in total number of children (children per 100 places)
Number of state general education day-time schools (at the beginning of year)	7 596	7 529
enrolment, thsd. pupils	2 504,1	2 513,5
Number of state evening (multiple shift) general education schools
enrolment, thsd. pupils	19,0	17,6
Number of state technical and professional education organizations
enrolment of students
thsd. persons	350,7	334,3
per 10 000 population	210,3
Students admitted to state technical and professional education organizations, thsd. persons	125,2	111,5
Graduates of state technical and professional education organizations:
thsd. persons	106,1	108,5
per 10 000 population
Number of state higher education establishments
enrolment of students:
thsd. persons	311,3	280,4
per 10000 population	186,7	165,8
Students admitted to the state higher education establishments, thsd. persons	90,5	59,2
Graduates of state higher education establishments:
thsd. pupils	78,8	77,6
per 10000 population	47,2	45,9

Computer literacy level of users

as percent

total	of which
men	women
With out experience	8,3	3,4	4,9
Beginning user	16,0	9,3	6,7
Ordinary user	66,9	33,6	33,3
Experienced user	8,8	4,4	4,4

Continued

total	of which
men	women
With out experience	4,5	2,1	2,4
Beginning user	17,4	9,4	8,0
Ordinary user	66,4	35,7	30,7
Experienced user	11,7	6,6	5,1

Continued

total	of which
men	women
With out experience
Beginning user
Ordinary user
Experienced user

3. Population living standards

Main socio-economic indicators related to the population living standards

Tenge
Nominal average monthly wages and salaries
in national currency	90 028	101 263
in us dollars
Value living wage average yearly per capita of population	16 072	16 815
Average fixed monthly pension, at the end of year^1)	27 388^2)	29 644^2)
Average nominal monetary per capita income of population, tenge per month	45 936	51 755^3)
Share of labour income in money income of population, percent
Minimum size of wages and salaries	15 999	18 660
Minimum size of on retirement pension	16 047	19 066
Gini index, by 20 percent groups of population	0,275	0,271
As percent of previous year
Nominal average monthly wages and salaries	116,0	112,5
Real accrued wages and salaries	107,1	107,0
Index of real monetary income	108,2^3)	107,2^3)
Real fixed monthly pension	120,1^2)	106,9^2)
Consumer price index	108,3	105,1

¹⁾ The data are given in consideration of power structures.

²⁾ Excluding basic pension payments.

³⁾ Preliminary data.

The presence of total area per capita

Total average housing provided to the population per inhabitant, sq. m. of total area	18,7	19,6
of which:
urban area	20,6	22,1
rural area	16,6	16,8

Accomplishment housing

Provision of municipal housing stock with utilities, percent:
water-supply	64,6	78,1
sewerage	44,7	50,6
central heating	40,3	39,7
bathrooms	40,3	40,5
gas	86,5	88,4
hot water	34,8	35,0
floor electric cookers	9,5	9,7

4. Labour market and labour remuneration

Economically active population

Economically active population, thsd. persons	8 774,6	8 981,9
Economic activity rate, as percent	71,6	71,7
Employed population, thsd. persons	8 301,6	8 507,1
Employment rate, as percent
of the population aged 15 years and over	67,8	67,9
of the economically active population	94,6	94,7
Employees, thsd. persons	5 581,4	5 813,7
share in the total number of employed population, as percent	67,2	68,3
Self – employed population, thsd. persons	2 720,2	2 693,4
share in the total number of employed population, as percent	32,8	31,7
Unemployed population, thsd. persons	473,0	474,8
Unemployment rate, as percent	5,4	5,3
Economically inactive population, thsd. persons	3 477,3	3 538,7
Economic inactivity rate, as percent	28,4	28,3

Labour remuneration

Average monthly nominal earnings of one employee by economic activities

tenge

All kinds of activities	90 028	101 263
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	44 986	51 045
Industry	107 442	121 788
mining and quarrying	169 656	178 207
manufacturing	90 105	103 522
electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	81 125	91 753
water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	52 991	62 041
Construction	110 169	111 890
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	84 598	95 084
Transportation and storage	112 847	129 473
Accommodation and food service activities	78 562	82 012
Information and communication	128 652	143 960
Financial and insurance activities	180 047	191 005
Real estate activities	78 121	88 725
Professional, scientific and technical activities	171 794	199 494
Administrative and support service activities	94 402	97 132
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security	84 987	98 293
Education	59 221	67 931
Human health and social work activities	67 755	78 011
Arts, entertainment and recreation	65 234	74 177
Other service activities	136 206	150 542
Activity of extra-territorial organizations	300 918	331 672

Average monthly nominal earnings of one employee by economic activities

tenge

5. Prices

Prices and tariffs indices

аt the end of period to December of previous year, percent

Consumer price index	107,4	106,0
food goods	109,1	105,3
non-food goods	105,3	103,5
marketable services for people	107,3	109,3
Producer price index of industrial production	120,3	102,1
Index of freight tariffs by all types of transport	116,4	115,9
Sales price index of agricultural products	98,3	122,4
plant growing	86,2	134,1
animal husbandry	114,9	105,7
Price index for capital investments in construction	105,4	104,6
Price index for construction and assembly works	105,6	105,3
Price index of exports	131,1	97,7
Price index of imports	103,2	93,2

Inflation and changes of prices for good and marketable services rendered to household

at the end of period to December of previous year, persent increase

Producer’s price index by groups of industrial products

at the end of period to December of previous year, persent

6. National economy

Gross domestic product

		2012^*
Gross domestic product (GDP), mln. tenge	27 571 889,0	30 218 544,3
GDP, mln US dollars by official rate	188 050,0	202 659,4
Volume indices, as percent of previous year	107,5	105,0
Deflator, as percent of previous year	117,8	104,4
GDP per capita, tenge	1 665 102,3	1 799 402,8
GDP per capita, US dollars, by official rate	11 356,6	12 067,6
Volume index of GDP per capita, as percent of previous year	105,9	103,5
Dollar rate, tenge per 1 US dollar	146,62	149,11

Investment activity

mln. tenge

New fixed assets put into operation	3 283 288	3 734 931
Fixed capital investment	5 010 231	5 473 161
of which:
construction and assembly works	2 411 455	2 407 458
Investment in dwelling construction	421 013	428 241

Investment in fixed capital

Gross expenses for research and development

mln. tenge

Gross expenses for research and development	58 716,0	68 460,4
including:
Internal expenses for research and development	43 351,6	51 253,1
including:
internal current expenses for research and development	38 207,5	47 246,4
capital expenses for research and development	5 144,1	4 006,4
external current expenses for research and development	15 364,3	17 207,3

Business register

Number of registered legal entities

Total	301 372	317 926
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	12 618	12 721
Mining and quarrying	2 106	2 240
Manufacturing	18 158	18 932
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1 044	1 073
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1 847	1 919
Construction	41 062	43 051
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles	95 653	101 161
Transportation and storage	10 473	11 371
Accommodation and food service activities	3 154	3 367
Information and communication	6 475	6 834
Financial and insurance activities	7 117	8 203
Real estate activities	14 632	15 417
Professional, scientific and technical activities	22 808	24 217
Administrative and support service activities	11 288	12 187
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security	9 676	9 867
Education	16 068	16 764
Human health and social work activities	5 382	5 416
Arts, entertainment and recreation	4 299	4 383
Other service activities	17 510	18 800
Activities of households as employers; undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of households for own use	-
Activity of extra-territorial organizations

7.Trade

Domestic trade

Total volume of retail and trade turnover

bln. tenge

Retail trade	3 865,8	4 567,7
of which:
food goods	1 225,9	1 417,7
among which:
foodstuffs	1 044,1	1 225,1
non-food goods	2 639,9	3 150,0
Retail trade of alcoholic beverages	126,9	143,6
Retail trade of tobacco products	54,8	48,9
Total volume of retail trade per capita, tenge	233 463	272 030
of which:
food goods	74 033	84 430
non-food goods	159 430	187 600
Services Trade turnover of public catering	185,3	220,5
Wholesale trade	10 234,8	11 832,5

Volume indices of retail trade turnover

as percent of previous year

Foreign trade

mln. US dollars

Trade turnover – total	125 802,2	136 825,0
of which:
CIS countries	32 241,9	34 749,6
Other countries	93 560,3	102 075,4
Export - total	87 723,8	92 285,6
of which:
CIS countries	12 334,5	12 556,1
Other countries	75 389,3	79 729,5
Import - total	38 078,4	44 539,4
of which:
CIS countries	19 907,4	22 193,5
Other countries	18 171,0	22 345,9

Dynamics of external trade turnover

mln. US dollars

8. Real sector of economic

Industry

Main indicators of industry

Share of industry in GDP, as percent^1)	31,6	30,5
Volume of industrial production, bln. tenge	15 929,1	16 851,8	17 834,0
Index of physical volume of industrial output, as percent of previous year	103,8	100,7	102,5
Number of enterprises and industries	11 441	11 807	11 843
Number of main activity personnel, thsd. persons	671,4	693,2
as percent of previous year	103,6	103,2
Average monthly wages and salaries of industry main activity personnel, tenge	108 385	123 374
Income (losses) of the industry before taxation, mln. Tenge^2)	5 591 713	5 138 810
Profitability (unprofitability) of the industry^2), as percent	52,9	43,0
Price index of producing enter prices, as percent of previous year	127,2	103,5
Fixed capital investment,^3)mln. tenge	2 653 463	2 864 313

¹⁾ Preliminary data.

²⁾ Date by large and medium enterprises.

Output of basic industrial products

Agriculture

Gross agricultural output

at current prices; mln. tenge

Farms of all types
Agriculture gross output (service) production	2 286 042,3	1 999 046,6
plant-growing	1 337 194,4	981 190,0
animal husbandry	942 384,3	1 011 191,9
services in agriculture	6 463,6	6 664,7
Agricultural enterprises
Agriculture gross output (service) production	671 018,0	396 128,9
plant-growing	576 360,5	288 522,7
animal husbandry	88 193,9	100 941,5
services in agriculture	6 463,6	6 664,7
Household’s plots
Agriculture gross output (service) production	586 424,4	549 283,8
plant-growing	490 972,2	428 485,5
animal husbandry	95 452,2	120 798,3
Peasant (private) farms
Agriculture gross output (service) production	1 028 599,9	1 053 633,9
plant-growing	269 861,7	264 181,8
animal husbandry	758 738,2	789 452,1

Indexes of physical volume of gross production (services) of agriculture

as percent of previous year

Construction

Main indicators of construction activity

mln. tenge

Volume of construction works	2 085 137	2 266 803
among which:
construction and assembly works	1 744 914	1 866 545
capital repair	203 261	238 413
current repair	136 962	161 845
Number of construction contracting organizations	7 798	7 852

Volume of construction works

mln. tenge

Volume of construction works	2 085 137	2 266 803
of which by ownership types:
state-owned	20 986	19 197
private	1 625 649	1 805 141
foreign	438 502	442 465

Information about commissioned residential buildings

thsd. square metres of total space

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