Bureau of National statistics
Agency for Strategic planning and reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
    Key indicators
    108%
    The PVI of the services of the section "Transport and warehousing" in January-September 2024 compared to the corresponding period last year amounted to 108%.
    782.4 million
    In January-September 2024, the republic's transport transported 782.4 million tons of cargo which is 7.8% more than the level of January-September 2023.
    376.2 billion
    Cargo turnover during this period amounted to 376.2 billion. t-km (increased of 0.9% compared to January-September 2023).
    1 266.8 million
    1 266.8 million passengers were transported (10.5% more than in January-September 2023).
    61.7 billion
    Passenger turnover amounted to 61.7 billion p-km (increased by 14.1% compared to January-September 2023).

    Regionally in January-September 2024, increased in cargo turnover is noted in cities: Shymkent (28.7%), Astana (23.2%), Almaty (19.4%) and Pavlodar (12%), Zhambyl (5.3%), Atyrau (3.9%), and Mangystau (1.1%) regions.

    Passenger turnover increased in the following cities: Almaty (20.6%), Astana (16.5%) and Mangystau (67.4%), Almaty (58.4%), Ulytau (36.2%), Zhambyl (18.7%), Kostanay (16.9%), Pavlodar (13.8%), Atyrau (11.5%), Kyzylorda (5.5%), Akmola (3.6%), Aktobe (2.4%) and Batys Kazakhstan (1.5%) regions.

    Cargo and passenger turnover for January-September 2024
    asa percentage
      Cargo turnover Passenger turnover
    Republic of Kazakhstan 100.9 114.1
    Abay 90.2 101.2
    Akmola 95.6 103.6
    Aktobe 92.5 102.4
    Almaty 95.4 158.4
    Atyrau 103.9 111.5
    Batys Kazakhstan 97.2 101.5
    Zhambyl 105.3 118.7
    Zhetisu 79.2 88.7
    Karagandy 95.2 98.9
    Kostanay 98.5 116.9
    Kyzylorda 100.0 105.5
    Mangystau 101.1 167.4
    Pavlodar 112.0 113.8
    Soltustik Kazakhstan 87.5 89.1
    Turkistan 95.5 82.6
    Ulytau 89.1 136.2
    Shygys Kazakhstan 88.7 94.2
    Astana city 123.2 116.5
    Almaty city 119.4 120.6
    Shymkent city 128.7 95.7
    Railway transport

    In January-September 2024, 307.2 million tons of cargo were transported by rail in the republic. which is 0.3% less than the level of January-September 2023, cargo turnover during this period amounted to 237 billion. t-km (decreased by 2.5% compared to January-September 2023),16 million passengers were transported (5.7% more than in January-September 2023), passenger turnover amounted to 12.5 billion p-km (increased by 1.1% compared to January-September 2023).

    Automobile and urban electric transport*

    In January-September 2024, compared to the same period last year there was an increase in cargo transportation by 19.9% and cargo turnover of road transport increase by 21.4%. Passenger transportation and passenger transportation also increased by 10.5% and 24.2%, respectively.

    Pipeline transport

    In January-September 2024, 220.1 million tons of cargo were transported (7.3% more than in January-September 2023), cargo turnover amounted to 112 billion. t-km (increased by 4% compared to January-September 2023).

    Air transport

    In January-September 2024, 11.1 million passengers were transported by air transport of the republic (increased by 11.9% compared to January-September 2023),passenger turnover amounted to 21.6 billion p-km (increased by 10.7% compared to January-September 2023).

    Inland waterway transport

    In January-September 2024, 312.7 thousand tons of cargo were transported by inland waterway (decreasedby 48.9% compared to January-September 2023), 227.3 thousand passengers were transported (increased by 92.9% compared to January-September 2023).

    Marine and coastal transport

    In January-September 2024,2.1 million tons of cargo were transported by sea, there is an increase in cargo transportation by 2.2 times compared to January-September 2023, cargo turnover amounted to 1 214.5 million tons-km and increased by 2 times compared to January-September 2023.

    Glossary

    Transported cargo – the amount of cargo in tons transported by transport.

    Cargo turnover of transport – the volume of work of transport for the transportation of goods, expressed in ton-kilometers. It is defined as the sum of the products of the weight of each batch (shipment) of the transported cargo over the distance of its transportation.

    Transported passengers – the number of passengers transported over a certain period of time. The unit of observation in passenger transportation statistics is a passenger-trip.

    Passenger turnover of transport – the volume of work of transport for the transportation of passengers. The unit of measurement is the passenger-kilometer, i.e. the movement of 1 passenger over a distance of 1 kilometer. It is determined by summing the products of the number of passengers of each carriage by the distance of carriage in kilometers.

    The physical volume index – is a relative indicator that characterizes the change in the quantitative volumes of freight and passenger traffic in the reporting period compared to the base period and is calculated on the basis of the weighted average growth rate of revenue from the transportation of goods and passengers.

    Methodological explanations

    The release provides statistical data on the work of enterprises with the main type of activity - transport (OKED code 49-51), reporting on the monthly form 1-transport, enterprises of other sectors of the economy engaged in the transportation of passengers and cargo on a commercial basis, as well as individual entrepreneurs engaged in the transportation of goods and passengers by road on a commercial basis, reporting according to quarterly forms: 1-sole proprietor (auto cargo), 1-sole proprietor (auto passengers).

    Release responsible:
    Department of Services and Energy Statistics
    Department Director:
    G. Karaulova
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    Executor:
    Kuandykov B.
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    Е-mail: n.zaman@aspire.gov.kz
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