Economy, jobs and prices in Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan: official figures

The average monthly nominal wage in Ekibastuz was 449,581 tenge in 2024, 6th highest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site; the national average was 405,416 tenge (11% above the national average).

How fast have wages grown in Ekibastuz?

Average monthly wages in Ekibastuz rose from 223,797 tenge in 2020 to 449,581 tenge in 2024, a rise of 101% in cash terms; nationally they rose 90% over the same 4 years (prices also rose, see the real wage index).

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Are real wages rising in Ekibastuz?

Real wages in Ekibastuz (wages after allowing for inflation) rose 5.0% in 2024 compared with 2023, according to the yearbook index (2023 = 100: 105.0).

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

How much industrial production is there in Ekibastuz?

Industrial output in Ekibastuz was worth 1.29 trillion tenge in 2024 (8.94 million tenge per resident), the highest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site by that measure.

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

How big is retail trade in Ekibastuz?

Retail trade in Ekibastuz totalled 140.9 billion tenge in 2024 (976,002 tenge per resident), 9th lowest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site by that measure; in 2020 it was 71.1 billion tenge.

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

How much is invested in Ekibastuz?

Investment in fixed assets (buildings, machinery and infrastructure) in Ekibastuz was 327.5 billion tenge in 2024, 2.27 million tenge per resident, the highest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site by that measure.

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

How many new homes are built in Ekibastuz?

New homes with a total floor area of 98,827 square metres were completed in Ekibastuz in 2024, 684 square metres per 1,000 residents, 4th lowest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site.

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Is the economy of Ekibastuz growing?

In 2024 the physical volume of industrial output in Ekibastuz was 104.0% of the 2023 level and retail trade was 96.9% (100 means no change); new housing completed was 114.2% and investment in fixed assets 130.4% of the 2023 amounts.

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

How Ekibastuz compares with other cities in Kazakhstan

Average monthly nominal wage (tenge) (2024)

Ekibastuz ranks 6 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Average monthly nominal wage (tenge)
3	Aktau	569,915
4	Astana	538,009
5	Almaty	490,963
6	Ekibastuz	449,581
7	Rudni	418,651
8	Ust-Kamenogorsk	396,081
9	Temirtau	386,766

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Change in average wage, 2020 to 2024 (2020-2024)

Ekibastuz ranks 5 of 21, highest first.

Rank	City	Change in average wage, 2020 to 2024
2	Pavlodar	+102%
3	Rudni	+102%
4	Aktobe	+101%
5	Ekibastuz	+101%
6	Almaty	+98%
7	Kustanai	+98%
8	Taraz	+97%

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Industrial output per resident (tenge) (2024)

Ekibastuz ranks 1 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Industrial output per resident (tenge)
1	Ekibastuz	8,941,683
2	Temirtau	6,448,627
3	Kustanai	6,047,018
4	Rudni	5,806,460
5	Ust-Kamenogorsk	5,429,960
6	Pavlodar	3,742,206
7	Atirau	2,725,397

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Retail trade per resident (tenge) (2024)

Ekibastuz ranks 14 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Retail trade per resident (tenge)
11	Kyzylorda	1,170,892
12	Petropavlovsk	1,152,136
13	Koktshetau	1,038,740
14	Ekibastuz	976,002
15	Aktobe	971,879
16	Shimkent	948,325
17	Temirtau	815,874

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

Investment in fixed assets per resident (tenge) (2024)

Ekibastuz ranks 1 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Investment in fixed assets per resident (tenge)
1	Ekibastuz	2,268,026
2	Temirtau	1,883,214
3	Turkestan	1,819,747
4	Astana	1,303,600
5	Atirau	1,236,730
6	Petropavlovsk	1,200,616
7	Kustanai	960,950

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

New housing completed per 1,000 residents (square metres) (2024)

Ekibastuz ranks 19 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	New housing completed per 1,000 residents (square metres)
16	Ust-Kamenogorsk	817
17	Taldykorgan	747
18	Semipalatinsk	715
19	Ekibastuz	684
20	Zhanaozen	465
21	Rudni	366
22	Temirtau	79

Source: Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan · saved copy

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Sources

Bureau of National Statistics of the Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of Kazakhstan: The regions of Kazakhstan in 2024: Statistical Yearbook (English edition, 414 pages), read 28 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3456cb173460…)

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