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

The average monthly nominal wage in Karaganda was 357,129 tenge in 2024, 10th lowest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site; the national average was 405,416 tenge (12% below the national average).

How fast have wages grown in Karaganda?

Average monthly wages in Karaganda rose from 185,994 tenge in 2020 to 357,129 tenge in 2024, a rise of 92% 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 Karaganda?

Real wages in Karaganda (wages after allowing for inflation) rose 2.1% in 2024 compared with 2023, according to the yearbook index (2023 = 100: 102.1).

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

How much industrial production is there in Karaganda?

Industrial output in Karaganda was worth 889.2 billion tenge in 2024 (1.69 million tenge per resident), 10th lowest 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 Karaganda?

Retail trade in Karaganda totalled 1.37 trillion tenge in 2024 (2.60 million tenge per resident), 3rd highest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site by that measure; in 2020 it was 840.3 billion tenge.

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

How much is invested in Karaganda?

Investment in fixed assets (buildings, machinery and infrastructure) in Karaganda was 316.2 billion tenge in 2024, 600,711 tenge per resident, 7th lowest 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 Karaganda?

New homes with a total floor area of 434,747 square metres were completed in Karaganda in 2024, 826 square metres per 1,000 residents, 8th 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 Karaganda growing?

In 2024 the physical volume of industrial output in Karaganda was 120.3% of the 2023 level and retail trade was 103.8% (100 means no change); new housing completed was 113.6% and investment in fixed assets 130.3% of the 2023 amounts.

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How Karaganda compares with other cities in Kazakhstan

Average monthly nominal wage (tenge) (2024)

Karaganda ranks 13 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Average monthly nominal wage (tenge)
10	Aktobe	370,738
11	Pavlodar	369,173
12	Kyzylorda	359,653
13	Karaganda	357,129
14	Kustanai	348,481
15	Koktshetau	337,505
16	Semipalatinsk	325,247

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)

Karaganda ranks 12 of 21, highest first.

Rank	City	Change in average wage, 2020 to 2024
9	Koktshetau	+95%
10	Shimkent	+94%
11	Kyzylorda	+93%
12	Karaganda	+92%
13	Ust-Kamenogorsk	+87%
14	Zhanaozen	+87%
15	Uralsk	+84%

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

Industrial output per resident (tenge) (2024)

Karaganda ranks 13 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Industrial output per resident (tenge)
10	Koktshetau	1,808,427
11	Zhanaozen	1,721,393
12	Kyzylorda	1,715,827
13	Karaganda	1,689,481
14	Astana	1,680,958
15	Aktau	1,159,456
16	Taraz	1,149,809

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

Retail trade per resident (tenge) (2024)

Karaganda ranks 3 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Retail trade per resident (tenge)
1	Almaty	3,404,621
2	Ust-Kamenogorsk	3,120,705
3	Karaganda	2,602,400
4	Kustanai	2,146,591
5	Astana	2,001,643
6	Aktau	1,673,517
7	Semipalatinsk	1,616,879

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)

Karaganda ranks 16 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Investment in fixed assets per resident (tenge)
13	Rudni	805,312
14	Pavlodar	731,237
15	Shimkent	611,509
16	Karaganda	600,711
17	Semipalatinsk	527,480
18	Uralsk	503,901
19	Aktobe	495,523

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)

Karaganda ranks 15 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	New housing completed per 1,000 residents (square metres)
12	Petropavlovsk	942
13	Taraz	897
14	Pavlodar	870
15	Karaganda	826
16	Ust-Kamenogorsk	817
17	Taldykorgan	747
18	Semipalatinsk	715

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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