Legal entities | Subjects of individual entrepreneurship | Branches and subsidiaries of foreign legal entities | Subjects of small and medium business | ||||||
registered | operating | registered | operating | registered | operating | registered | operating | ||
Total | 530 144 | 420 304 | 1774 440 | 1679 685 | 32 396 | 22 442 | 2237 311 | 2041 977 | |
Small | 520 986 | 411 287 | - | - | 31 264 | 21 324 | 2233 601 | 2033 272 | |
Medium | 6 679 | 6 570 | - | - | 633 | 624 | 3 020 | 2 940 | |
Large | 2 479 | 2 447 | - | - | 499 | 494 | - | - |
Annually, there is an increase in the number of registered legal entities by an average of 5%, so over the past ten years (2012-2022) their number has increased from 317926 to 507238 (by 189312 units or 59.5%). At the same time, it should be noted that the main growth occurs due to small legal entities, their number is steadily increasing every year by an average of 4.9%. Unlike small ones, the dynamics of medium and large legal entities is not stable. Over the past decade, against the background of the annual growth in the number of medium and large legal entities, in 2016, 2017 and 2019 their number was not significant, but decreased (by 1.3%, 1.4% and 3.1%, respectively).
2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | |
Republic of Kazakhstan | 317 926 | 338 981 | 353 833 | 360 287 | 383 850 | 412 677 | 433 774 | 446 687 | 461 983 | 481 732 | 507 238 |
Small | 309 499 | 330 435 | 344 994 | 351 229 | 374 912 | 403 862 | 424 796 | 437 988 | 453 343 | 472 777 | 497 995 |
Medium | 6 095 | 6 113 | 6 364 | 6 572 | 6 502 | 6 432 | 6 490 | 6 297 | 6 235 | 6 494 | 6 685 |
Large | 2 332 | 2 433 | 2 475 | 2 486 | 2 436 | 2 383 | 2 488 | 2 402 | 2 405 | 2 461 | 2 558 |
In October, compared to September 2023, there is a slight increase in the number of registered legal entities (by 0,1%), compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, their number increased by 5%. At the same time, there is an increase in the number of operating legal entities - by 0,8% and 8,4%, respectively. Since the beginning of the year, by type of economic activity, the largest number of registered legal entities remains in the industry “Wholesale and retail trade; repair of cars and motorcycles", the share of which as of November 1, 2023. amounted to 27,8%. On the second place - "Construction" (13.3%), on the third - "Provision of other types of services" (10%). Together, the share of these three types of activities is 51% of all registered legal entities.
As of November 1, 2023, the largest number of registered legal entities is in the cities of Almaty (149427 or 28,2%) and Astana (100746 or 19%), and in the Karaganda region (29168 or 5,5%). The smallest number of registered legal entities falls on the regions of Ulytau (3035 or 0.6%), Abai (8323 or 1.6%) and Zhetisu (8361 or 1.6%).
Total | Of them | |||||
operating | including | in the process of liquidation | ||||
newly registered | active | temporarily inactive | ||||
Republic of Kazakhstan | 530 144 | 420 304 | 57 213 | 221 396 | 141 695 | 4 804 |
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 21 197 | 17 802 | 2 052 | 9 339 | 6 411 | 122 |
Mining and quarrying | 5 352 | 4 408 | 665 | 1 622 | 2 121 | 51 |
Manufacturing industry | 26 602 | 20 837 | 1 929 | 11 282 | 7 626 | 283 |
Supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioning | 1 930 | 1 598 | 176 | 816 | 606 | 11 |
Water supply; collection, treatment and disposal of waste, activities for the elimination of pollution | 2 831 | 2 232 | 178 | 1 212 | 842 | 43 |
Construction | 70 342 | 53 194 | 6 150 | 20 732 | 26 312 | 1 218 |
Wholesale and retail trade; car and motorcycle repair | 147 407 | 108 545 | 16 322 | 53 547 | 38 676 | 1 635 |
Transport and warehousing | 21 734 | 17 362 | 2 434 | 8 905 | 6 023 | 213 |
Provision of accommodation and food services | 10 373 | 8 396 | 1 371 | 4 451 | 2 574 | 45 |
Information and communication | 17 897 | 14 971 | 2 993 | 7 889 | 4 089 | 63 |
Financial and insurance activities | 8 012 | 5 578 | 730 | 2 807 | 2 041 | 129 |
Operations with real estate | 25 351 | 21 780 | 3 034 | 13 917 | 4 829 | 182 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 34 849 | 28 271 | 3 121 | 16 341 | 8 809 | 206 |
Administrative and support services activities | 25 245 | 21 159 | 2 546 | 12 872 | 5 741 | 149 |
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 9 561 | 9 283 | 157 | 8 997 | 129 | 40 |
Education | 29 744 | 27 460 | 1 943 | 21 104 | 4 413 | 131 |
Public health and social services | 10 862 | 9 747 | 942 | 6 617 | 2 188 | 59 |
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 8 001 | 6 619 | 1 010 | 3 674 | 1 935 | 40 |
Provision of other types of services | 52 853 | 41 061 | 9 460 | 15 271 | 16 330 | 184 |
Activities of households employing domestic workers; activities of households producing goods and services for their own consumption | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Activities of extraterritorial organizations and bodies | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
Total | Including by forms and types of ownership | |||||
state | private total | of them | foreign | |||
with the participation of the state (without foreign participation) | joint ventures (with foreign participation) | |||||
Republic of Kazakhstan | 530 144 | 25 591 | 454 195 | 329 | 11 323 | 50 358 |
Small | 520 986 | 20 844 | 450 286 | 261 | 11 036 | 49 856 |
Medium | 6 679 | 3 582 | 2 802 | 31 | 179 | 295 |
Large | 2 479 | 1 165 | 1 107 | 37 | 108 | 207 |
In October, compared to September 2023, there is a slight increase in the number of registered individual entrepreneurs (by 0,01%), compared to the corresponding period of the previous year, their number increased by 16,8%. At the same time, there is an increase in the number of operating subjects of individual entrepreneurship - by 0,2% and 20%, respectively. Since the beginning of the year, by type of economic activity, the largest number of registered individual entrepreneurs remains in the industry “Wholesale and retail trade; repair of cars and motorcycles”, the share of which as of November 1, 2023 was 37,5%. In second place is “Provision of other types of services” (17,7%), in third place is “Agriculture, forestry and fisheries” (16%). Together, the share of these three types of activities is 71,2% of all registered subjects of individual entrepreneurship.
Total | Including those operating: | |||||
registered | operating | in the form of personal business | in the form of a joint venture | |||
registered | operating | registered | operating | |||
Republic of Kazakhstan | 1 774 440 | 1 679 685 | 1 701 895 | 1 607 961 | 72 545 | 71 724 |
Agriculture, forestry and fisheries | 284 001 | 274 315 | 211 563 | 202 679 | 72 438 | 71 636 |
Mining and quarrying | 738 | 706 | 738 | 706 | - | - |
Manufacturing industry | 101 227 | 96 086 | 101 218 | 96 077 | 9 | 9 |
Supply of electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioning | 605 | 566 | 605 | 566 | - | - |
Water supply; collection, treatment and disposal of waste, activities for the elimination of pollution | 2 016 | 1 881 | 2 015 | 1 880 | 1 | 1 |
Construction | 51 913 | 48 481 | 51 911 | 48 479 | 2 | 2 |
Wholesale and retail trade; car and motorcycle repair | 664 571 | 631 353 | 664 554 | 631 338 | 17 | 15 |
Transport and warehousing | 81 683 | 75 797 | 81 672 | 75 789 | 11 | 8 |
Provision of accommodation and food services | 44 750 | 41 747 | 44 746 | 41 743 | 4 | 4 |
Information and communication | 18 101 | 16 919 | 18 101 | 16 919 | - | - |
Financial and insurance activities | 554 | 497 | 554 | 497 | - | - |
Operations with real estate | 86 516 | 82 290 | 86 494 | 82 272 | 22 | 18 |
Professional, scientific and technical activities | 31 079 | 28 719 | 31 078 | 28 718 | 1 | 1 |
Administrative and support services activities | 38 326 | 36 032 | 38 315 | 36 021 | 11 | 11 |
Public administration and defense; compulsory social security | 145 | 142 | 145 | 142 | - | - |
Education | 28 124 | 26 433 | 28 123 | 26 432 | 1 | 1 |
Public health and social services | 10 995 | 10 454 | 10 995 | 10 454 | - | - |
Arts, entertainment and recreation | 14 645 | 13 640 | 14 644 | 13 639 | 1 | 1 |
Provision of other types of services | 314 451 | 293 627 | 314 424 | 293 610 | 27 | 17 |
As of November 1, 2023, the number of registered branches and subsidiaries of foreign legal entities amounted to 32396 units, including 22442 active ones. The largest number of registered branches and affiliates of foreign legal entities is in the cities of Almaty (3913 or 12,1%) and Astana (3739 or 11,5%), and in the Karaganda region (2133 or 6,6%). By types of economic activity, the largest number of registered branches and subsidiaries of foreign legal entities belong to the sectors “Provision of other types of services” (13078 or 40,4%), “Wholesale and retail trade; repair of cars and motorcycles” (4623 or 14,3%) and “Professional, scientific and technical activities” (2285 or 7,1%).
Total | Including by forms and types of ownership | |||||
state | private total | of them | foreign | |||
with the participation of the state (without foreign participation) | joint ventures (with foreign participation) | |||||
Republic of Kazakhstan | 28 315 | 2 496 | 24 501 | 208 | 722 | 1 318 |
Small | 27 226 | 2 262 | 23 694 | 185 | 681 | 1 270 |
Medium | 610 | 117 | 464 | 12 | 18 | 29 |
Large | 479 | 117 | 343 | 11 | 23 | 19 |
Total | of them | |||||
operating | including | in the process of liquidation | ||||
newly registered | active | temporarily inactive | ||||
Republic of Kazakhstan | 4 081 | 2 459 | 379 | 1 019 | 1 061 | 82 |
Small | 4 038 | 2 418 | 378 | 979 | 1 061 | 81 |
Medium | 23 | 21 | 1 | 20 | - | 1 |
Large | 20 | 20 | - | 20 | - | - |
As of November 1, 2023, the number of registered legal entities, branches and subsidiaries of foreign legal entities with a foreign form of ownership increased by 21,7% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year. The number of registered legal entities and branches with joint ownership increased by 2,3%.
In terms of types of economic activity, the largest share of registered legal entities, branches and subsidiaries of foreign legal entities with foreign and joint ownership falls on the sectors “Wholesale and retail trade; repair of cars and motorcycles" – 37%, "Provision of other types of services" – 12,1%, "Construction" – 9,.5%.
Legal entities, branches and subsidiaries of foreign legal entities | ||||
with foreign ownership | with joint ownership | |||
registered | operating | registered | operating | |
Republic of Kazakhstan | 55 757 | 43 045 | 12 045 | 8 715 |
Russia | 22 845 | 19 193 | 5 151 | 3 963 |
Türkiye | 5 480 | 3 835 | 783 | 475 |
China | 3 954 | 2 413 | 812 | 539 |
Uzbekistan | 3 769 | 2 992 | 688 | 475 |
Kyrgyzstan | 3 092 | 2 301 | 400 | 296 |
Ukraine | 1 409 | 1 056 | 382 | 281 |
Azerbaijan | 1 350 | 1 055 | 220 | 151 |
Germany | 957 | 763 | 536 | 397 |
Republic of Korea | 886 | 613 | 186 | 114 |
Belarus | 829 | 711 | 185 | 140 |
* Top 10 countries by the largest number of registered legal entities, branches and branches of foreign legal entities
As of November 1, 2023, the number of operating SMEs increased by 14,2% compared to the corresponding date of the previous year. In the total number of SMEs, the share of individual entrepreneurs was 66,8%, legal entities of small business – 20,6%, peasant or farm enterprises – 12,5%, legal entities of medium business – 0,1%.
In terms of types of economic activity, the largest share of registered small and medium-sized businesses falls on the sectors “Wholesale and retail trade; repair of cars and motorcycles” – 35,9%; “Provision of other types of services” – 15,3%. "Agriculture, forestry and fisheries" – 14,3%.
registered | operating | |
Republic of Kazakhstan | 2 237 311 | 2 041 977 |
Abai | 59 608 | 54 264 |
Akmola | 63 823 | 58 634 |
Aktobe | 96 466 | 86 982 |
Almaty | 144 643 | 136 433 |
Atyrau | 73 661 | 67 223 |
Batys Kazakhstan | 64 456 | 58 745 |
Zhambyl | 121 782 | 109 330 |
ZhetIsu | 65 076 | 59 601 |
Karaganda | 112 877 | 100 467 |
Kostanai | 69 572 | 65 307 |
Kyzylorda | 75 640 | 70 977 |
Mangystau | 88 391 | 82 390 |
Pavlodar | 62 030 | 55 577 |
Soltustik Kazakhstan | 38 643 | 35 315 |
Turkistan | 217 571 | 213 020 |
Ulytau | 20 579 | 19 197 |
Shygys Kazakhstan | 72 330 | 64 638 |
Astana city | 258 595 | 229 506 |
Almaty city | 389 228 | 343 473 |
Shymkent city | 142 340 | 130 898 |
Individual entrepreneurship - an independent, initiative activity of citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan, kandas, aimed at obtaining net income, based on the property of individuals themselves and carried out on behalf of individuals, at their risk and under their property responsibility. Individual entrepreneurship is carried out in the form of personal or joint entrepreneurship.
Personal entrepreneurship - carried out by one individual independently on the basis of property belonging to him by the right of ownership, as well as by virtue of another right that allows the use and (or) disposal of property.
Joint entrepreneurship - carried out by a group of individuals (individual entrepreneurs) on the basis of property belonging to them on the basis of common ownership, as well as by virtue of another right that allows joint use and (or) disposal of property.
Categories of business entities - depending on the average annual number of employees and average annual income, business entities are classified into the following categories: "subjects of small" business, including micro-entrepreneurship entities; subjects of medium business; subjects of large business. For the purposes of state statistics, only the criterion of the average annual number of employees is used.
Principal type of activity - a type of activity, the added value of which exceeds the added value of any other type of activity carried out by an economic entity;
Secondary type of activity - a type of activity, in addition to the main one, which is carried out with the aim of producing products (goods and services) for third parties.
All presented indicators are based on the Statistical Business Register, which contains information on legal entities, branches and subsidiaries of foreign legal entities, as well as individual entrepreneurs that have been registered or re-registered with the registration authorities.
The proposed tables show the number of registered and operating legal entities, branches and subsidiaries of foreign legal entities, individual entrepreneurs, as well as small and medium-sized businesses by size, by form of ownership, by region and type of activity.
The types of activities are presented in accordance with the current General Classifier of Types of Economic Activities (GCTEA). Entities carrying out several types of activities are accounted for by the main type that provides the greatest increase in value added.
Operating entities in the Statistical Business Register include:
In accordance with the "Classifier of the dimension of legal entities, branches and representative offices, as well as individual entrepreneurship entities by the number of employees", 3 classes of entities are provided for in dimension, depending on the average annual number of employees:
Legal entities with branches are taken into account taking into account the headcount of all its branches.