Bureau of National Statistics
of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Inflation in the Republic of Kazakhstan
02.02.2026
Inflation in the Republic of Kazakhstan

Monthly inflation (January 2026) amounted to 1%. Prices for food products by 0.8%, non-food goods increased by 1.2%, and paid services by 1.1%.

Among food products, prices for cucumbers decreased by 7.3%, apples – by 4.1%, and rice – by 0.7%. Price increases were recorded for salt by 0.9%, sprats in oil – by 0.6%, lentils – by 0.2%.

Among non-food goods, prices for tableware set decreased by 7.1%, and electric meat grinders – by 2.8%, new cars – by 2.2%, Azithromycin – by 1%. The level of prices for laptops rose 4.3%, detergents and cleaning products, engine oil – by 1% each.

Gym services increased by 1.2%, cleaning сlothes – by 0.7%, foreign language courses – by 0.2%.

On a year-on-year basis, inflation in January 2026 amounted to 12.2%. Prices for food products increased by 12.9%, non-food goods – by 11.7%, paid services – by 12%.

In annual terms prices decreased for potatoes by 7%, garlic – by 4.9%, sweet peppers – by 2.6%, and dried apricots – by 1.1%. The price of raisins increased by 7.7%, yeast – by 4.6%.

Compared to January 2025 water-based paints increased by 9.2%, women's bag – by 6.7%, washing powder – by 6.3%, bedding set and laundry soap – by 5.9% each.

Extracurricular music education classes increased by 2.3%, cell phone repair – by 2.2%.

The consumer price index, which characterizes the level of inflation, is calculated monthly. Observations are carried out on tariffs and prices for services and goods, for a total of 537 items. Dynamic changes in inflation can be viewed on a specially designed interactive dashboard, which covers indicators starting from 2018.

*From January 2025 when constructing the consumer price index, the share of food products is 41.1%, non-food products – 28,4%, paid services – 30,5%.

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