Bureau of National statistics
Agency for Strategic planning and reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
    Key indicators
    3 816,8 billion
    In January-April 2023, the volume of investments in fixed capital amounted to 3816,8 billion tenge, which is 18% more than in January-April 2022 (at comparable prices)
    60.4%
    There was an increase in investments in fixed capital in 20 regions of the republic. Significant growth was noted in Turkestan region – by 60.4%, Mangystau region – by 46%, Kyzylorda region – by 42.1%, West Kazakhstan region - by 34.6%, in Kostranay region – by 27.3%, in Pavlodar region – by 25.8%, Karaganda region – by 24.9% and in in Almaty re-gion – by 24.8%
    2. Dynamics of investment in fixed capital

    Since August 2021, the volume of investments has been steadily increasing positively in comparison with the cor-responding period last year.

    as a percentage of the corresponding period of the previous year
    January-April 2023

    The main share of investments falls on Atyrau region (23.5%).

    Indices of the physical volume of investment in fixed capital
    April 2023 to January-April 2023 by January-April 2022
    March 2023 April 2022
    Republic of Kazakhstan 95,6 123,0 118,0
    Abay 42,3 101,9 112,9
    Akmola 96,7 104,1 119,0
    Aktobe 79,2 143,5 111,4
    Almaty 111,6 134,3 124,8
    Atyrau 119,6 119,3 112,1
    Batys Kazakhstan 117,5 157,7 134,6
    Zhambyl 57,1 125,4 107,4
    Zhetisu 166,9 112,2 120,9
    Karaganda 69,6 106,9 124,9
    Kostanai 108,8 164,2 127,3
    Kyzylorda 56,7 112,0 142,1
    Mangystau 108,2 204,7 146,0
    Pavlodar 57,9 106,5 125,8
    Soltustik Kazakhstan 60,4 133,8 120,0
    Turkistan 79,8 160,5 160,4
    Ulytau 100,0 102,9 124,3
    Shygys Kazakhstan 50,2 106,4 109,6
    Astana city 110,5 97,1 117,2
    Almaty city 120,0 109,4 100,4
    Shymkent city 149,7 142,8 120,1

    About half of the national volume of capital investments is carried out by large and medium-sized enterprises.

    Investments in fixed capital by enterprise dimension
    thousand tenge
    Mastered investments in fixed capital Including
    small businesses medium -sized enterprises large enterprises
    January-April 2021 2 868 366 796 1 301 721 925 263 908 861 1 302 736 010
    January-April 2022 3 104 577 316 1 517 127 574 163 650 624  1 423 799 118
    January-April 2023 3 816 788 356 1 801 800 223 233 517 713 1 781 470 420

    Almost 58% of the total costs are for construction and major repairs of buildings and structures, more than a quar-ter of the total amount is for the purchase of machinery, equipment and vehicles.

    Index of elements of physical volume of the technological structure of investments in fixed capital
    as a percentage of the corresponding period of the previous year
    January-April 2023

    The predominant sources of investment financing remain the own funds of economic entities, the volume of which in January-April 2023 amounted to 3065.3 billion tenge or 80.3% of the total.

    Budget funds accounted for 11.1% of the total investment in fixed capital, while compared with January-April 2022 increased by 41.1%.

    For the banking sector, the financing of the real sector of the economy in the total volume of investments in fixed capital takes 1.7%.

    Investments in fixed capital by source of financing
    January-April 2023 For reference: as a percentage of the total
    thousand tenge as a percentage of the total January-April 2022 January-April 2021
    Investments in fixed capital 3 816 788 356 100,0 100,0 100,0
    including at the expense of funds:
    state budget 422 113 766 11,1 9,2 9,1
    own funds 3 065 291 629 80,3 80,5 76,8
    bank loans 65 338 347 1,7 3,1 2,8
    of them:
    loans from foreign banks - - 0,4 1,1
    other borrowed funds 264 044 614 6,9 7,2 11,3
    of them:
    borrowed funds of non-residents 75 267 213 2.0 1,3 1,3

    A significant share of investments in fixed capital in January-April 2023 accounted for industry (51.8%), mining and quarrying (37%), operations with real estate (20.9%) and transport and warehousing (8.9%).

    Investments in fixed capital by areas of use
    Investments in fixed capital, thousand tenge in % by January-April 2022 Share in the total volume of investments, as a percentage
    Total 3 816 788 356 118,0 100,0
    Including:
    Agriculture, forestry and fisheries  196 534 149 126,5 5,1
    Industry 1 977 284 279 118,1 51,8
    Including:
    Mining and quarrying 1 412 215 128 117,3 37,0
    Manufacturing industry  324 987 668 107,0 8,5
    Supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioning  149 491 521 142,6 3,9
    Water supply; collection, treatment and disposal of waste, activities for the elimination of pollution  90 589 962 160,5 2,4
    Construction  29 154 846 63,4 0,8
    Wholesale and retail trade; car and motorcycle repair  102 874 999 148,5 2,7
    Transport and warehousing  338 491 241 139,3 8,9
    Provision of accommodation and food services  35 512 916 205,1 0,9
    Information and communication  30 323 873 115,8 0,8
    Financial and insurance activities  27 352 255 93,2 0,7
    Operations with real estate  797 485 900 110,0 20,9
    Professional, scientific and technical activities  29 157 777 175,8 0,8
    Administrative and support services activities  27 402 753 149,3 0,7
    Public administration and defense; compulsory social security  33 339 484 197,3 0,9
    Education  76 342 277 130,8 2,0
    Healthcare and social services for the population  73 053 040 159,7 1,9
    Arts, entertainment and recreation  36 191 942 98,3 0,9
    Provision of other types of services  6 286 643 43,2 0,2
    Glossary

    Investments in fixed capital - investments in order for investors to obtain an economic, social or environmental effect in the case of new construction, expansion, as well as reconstruction and modernization of facilities that lead to an increase in the initial cost of the facility, as well as for the purchase of machinery, equipment, vehicles, for the formation of the main herd, perennial plantings, etc.

    The costs of construction and installation works and capital repairs include the costs of a complex of works on the construction of buildings and structures, expansion, reconstruction, installation of energy, technological and other equipment, as well as the costs of capital repairs of non-residential, residential buildings and structures.

    The cost of purchasing machinery and equipment - an element of the technological structure of investments, including the cost of purchasing machinery, vehicles, equipment.

    Other costs in the volume of investments in fixed capital – the costs of design and survey work, supervision, maintenance of directorates of objects under construction, the costs of cultivated biological costs, as well as the costs of objects created or acquired by organizations used in economic activity for more than one year, having a monetary valuation, having the ability to alienate and generating income, but which are not material values.

    The index of the physical volume of investments in fixed capital characterizes the change in investment investments in dynamics, is determined by the ratio of the volume of investments in fixed capital in the reporting and compared period at comparable prices

    Methodological explanations

    Statistical information on investments in fixed capital is formed on the basis of primary statistical data of national statistical observations of economic entities engaged in investment activities (regardless of the number of employees and type of economic activity) and national statistical observations on the commissioning of facilities by individual developers.

    Accounting of investment investments is provided at the place of actual implementation, regardless of the place of registration of the economic entity engaged in investment activities.

    Operational data on investments in fixed capital, formed on a monthly basis, are updated with annual data.

    By types of economic activity, data on investments in fixed capital are formed according to the direction of use (depends on the nature of the direction of investment (end use) and by the type of economic activity of the investor.

    More detailed methodological explanations are available at the following link:

    Methodology for the formation of indicators of investment activity statistics
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