Kazakhstan’s industrial production expanded by 3.6% year-on-year in September 2026, up from 1.0% in August. Manufacturing output showed particularly strong momentum, jumping 10.4% after posting 4.2% growth in each of the previous two months. Activity also strengthened in electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air conditioning supply, where output rose 13.5% compared with 13.3% in August, and in water supply, waste collection, treatment and disposal, and pollution remediation, where growth accelerated to 9.0% from 6.9%.
By contrast, mining and quarrying continued to contract, with output declining 4.6% year-on-year after a 3.9% drop in the prior month. Industrial production increased in sixteen regions of the country, while output fell in the Akmola, Atyrau, West Kazakhstan and East Kazakhstan regions.
On a monthly basis, industrial production rose 2.9% in September, a steep slowdown from the 14.0% surge recorded in August, which had marked the strongest month-on-month increase since March.
