ASTANA, Kazakhstan, October 27. Kazakhstan’s
real GDP growth in 2026 is projected to reach 5.4 percent, Trend reports.
The country’s socio-economic development forecast for 2026–2028
was presented to lawmakers by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of
National Economy Serik Zhumangarin during a plenary session of the
Mazhilis (the lower house of the Parliament of Kazakhstan).
According to the minister, Kazakhstan’s economic growth will be
driven by expansion in the real sector and the services
industry.
Zhumangarin noted that the average annual growth rate over the
three-year period is expected to be 5.3 pecent. Nominal GDP is
forecast to rise from 183.8 trillion tenge ($340.8 billion) in 2026
to 229.8 trillion tenge ($426.1 billion) in 2028.
Kazakhstan’s economy grew by 5.1 percent in 2023 and by 4.8
percent in 2024. In the first nine months of 2025, GDP growth
reached 6.3 percent, supported by an 8.1 percent increase in the
real sector and 5.3 percent growth in services.
