Bureau of National Statistics
of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
    Key indicators
    12.2%
    Inflation in the Republic of Kazakhstan in January 2026 for the year amounted to 12.2% (in December 2025 – 12.3%), for the month – 1% (in the previous month – 0.9%).
    12.9%
    Prices for food products the year increased – by 12.9% (in December 2025– 13.5%), paid services – by 12% (in December 2025 – 12%), non-food products by 11.7% (in December 2025 – 11.1%).
    Annual inflation in the regions for November
    in percentages, increase
    2026 2025 2024
    Republic of Kazakhstan 12,2 8,9 9,5
    Abay 11,5 9,0 9,6
    Akmola 13,5 9,5 9,8
    Aktobe 12,2 9,3 8,6
    Almaty 12,5 6,6 8,5
    Atyrau 12,0 9,2 10,1
    Batys Kazakhstan 11,5 9,7 8,9
    Zhambyl 11,5 7,6 9,1
    Zhetisu 12,4 8,4 9,9
    Karagandy 12,7 9,9 11,3
    Kostanay 11,5 8,1 8,9
    Kyzylorda 11,6 9,0 8,1
    Mangystau 12,1 9,2 10,6
    Pavlodar 13,5 8,1 8,9
    Soltustik Kazakhstan 14,3 9,6 9,5
    Turkistan 12,8 7,5 9,7
    Ulytau 13,5 8,5 10,0
    Shygys Kazakhstan 12,0 9,2 10,1
    Astana city 11,9 11,2 8,8
    Almaty city 11,8 9,3 9,9
    Shymkent city 12,0 7,4 9,0
    Contribution to the annual rate of inflation

    The largest contribution to the annual inflation rate was made by food and non-alcoholic drinks (5.4 percentage point), transport (1.1 percentage points), personal care, social protection, and other goods and services (1 percentage points).

    Contribution of individual components to annual inflation in the Republic of Kazakhstan
    in percentages, increase
    Goods and services Rate of increase Contribution to price growth
    Food products 12,9 5,498
    Cereals 8,2 0,009
    Bread and bakery products 8,5 0,271
    Meat and poultry 23,0 2,092
    Sausages, meat products 19,0 0,674
    Drinking milk 10,9 0,137
    Cheese and cottage cheese 12,4 0,228
    Dairy products 11,5 0,163
    Eggs 3,6 0,044
    Oils and fats 12,7 0,294
    Fruits, nuts and berries 9,8 0,308
    Vegetables -2,7 -0,075
    Sugar 7,9 0,050
    Soft drinks 16,8 0,308
    Non-food products 11,7 3,268
    Cloth 10,3 0,629
    Shoes 11,6 0,374
    Detergents 8,2 0,113
    Petrol 16,8 0,576
    Goods for personaluse 11,3 0,332
    Paid services 12,0 3,470
    Housing services, water, electricity, gas and other fuels 9,9 0,814
    Maintenance and servicing of housing 8,6 0,045
    rental of property 12,3 0,207
    Maintenance, repair and securiti of residential premises 8,1 0,181
    cold water -12,9 -0,068
    hot water 3,1 0,008
    garbage removal 9,0 0,026
    drainage 18,7 0,034
    electricity 6,9 0,102
    gas 16,2 0,153
       gas, transported through distribution networks 14,6 0,111
       liquefied 24,7 0,042
    central heating 3,9 0,026
    solid fuels 7,5 0,059
    payment for the elevator 11,4 0,019
    intercom 11,5 0,020
    Over the month, the price level of non-food products – by 1.2%, paid services by 1.1%, food products increased – by 0.8%.
    Inflation for the month
    in percentages, increase
    January
    goods and services food products non-food products paid services
    2022 0,7 1,0 0,3 0,6
    2023 1,1 1,4 0,9 0,7
    2024 0,8 1,1 0,5 0,7
    2025 1,1 1,4 0,6 1,1
    2026 1,0 0,8 1,2 1,1
    Glossary

    Inflation - an indicator that characterizes the change in time of the average price level for a fixed list of goods and services purchased by the population for personal consumption.

    Contribution - the amount of influence of the percentage change in the indicator on the overall value of inflation.

    Methodological explanations

    The consumer price index, which characterizes the level of inflation, reflects the change over time in the general level of prices for goods and services purchased by the population for personal consumption.

    The calculation of the consumer price index is based on information obtained from two sources:

    • data on price changes collected by their direct registration in specially selected for this purpose outlets and places of services;
    • household survey materials regarding the structure of actual consumer spending of the population.

    The collection of information on price changes is carried out in a selective circle of cities and regional centers, in all regional centers, in cities of republican significance and the capital. The choice of basic trade and service enterprises is carried out locally. Objects of all types of trade and paid services are selected so that the survey includes enterprises with different trading conditions and regularly selling goods (services) of mass demand.

    The set of goods and services for monitoring consumer prices and calculating the CPI is a single sample for all regions of Kazakhstan. The list of goods and services contains 537 items, which representatively includes the most representative types that occupy the largest share in the consumption of the population.

    The collection of information on prices is carried out directly at the places of sale of goods (services) by price registrars. Prices are fixed for goods paid on the day of the survey, including taxes, but excluding additional fees for their delivery.


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    Department of Price Statistics
    Department Director:
    T. Demesheva
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    S. Kussaiyn
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