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

The average monthly nominal wage in Taldykorgan was 301,757 tenge in 2024, the lowest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site; the national average was 405,416 tenge (26% below the national average).

How fast have wages grown in Taldykorgan?

Average monthly wages in Taldykorgan rose from 163,933 tenge in 2020 to 301,757 tenge in 2024, a rise of 84% 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 Taldykorgan?

Real wages in Taldykorgan (wages after allowing for inflation) rose 3.2% in 2024 compared with 2023, according to the yearbook index (2023 = 100: 103.2).

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

How much industrial production is there in Taldykorgan?

Industrial output in Taldykorgan was worth 170.4 billion tenge in 2024 (820,908 tenge per resident), 2nd lowest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site by that measure.

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How big is retail trade in Taldykorgan?

Retail trade in Taldykorgan totalled 169.3 billion tenge in 2024 (815,415 tenge per resident), 5th lowest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site by that measure; in 2020 it was 92.1 billion tenge.

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How much is invested in Taldykorgan?

Investment in fixed assets (buildings, machinery and infrastructure) in Taldykorgan was 77.6 billion tenge in 2024, 373,738 tenge per resident, the lowest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site by that measure.

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How many new homes are built in Taldykorgan?

New homes with a total floor area of 155,193 square metres were completed in Taldykorgan in 2024, 747 square metres per 1,000 residents, 6th lowest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site.

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Is the economy of Taldykorgan growing?

In 2024 the physical volume of industrial output in Taldykorgan was 105.4% of the 2023 level and retail trade was 111.2% (100 means no change); new housing completed was 107.2% and investment in fixed assets 124.1% of the 2023 amounts.

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How Taldykorgan compares with other cities in Kazakhstan

Average monthly nominal wage (tenge) (2024)

Taldykorgan ranks 22 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Average monthly nominal wage (tenge)
16	Semipalatinsk	325,247
17	Uralsk	320,077
18	Petropavlovsk	316,187
19	Shimkent	312,536
20	Turkestan	307,840
21	Taraz	307,257
22	Taldykorgan	301,757

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)

Taldykorgan ranks 16 of 21, highest first.

Rank	City	Change in average wage, 2020 to 2024
13	Ust-Kamenogorsk	+87%
14	Zhanaozen	+87%
15	Uralsk	+84%
16	Taldykorgan	+84%
17	Petropavlovsk	+80%
18	Aktau	+79%
19	Astana	+78%

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

Industrial output per resident (tenge) (2024)

Taldykorgan ranks 21 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Industrial output per resident (tenge)
16	Taraz	1,149,809
17	Semipalatinsk	1,041,316
18	Shimkent	954,119
19	Almaty	939,511
20	Uralsk	872,054
21	Taldykorgan	820,908
22	Turkestan	170,105

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

Retail trade per resident (tenge) (2024)

Taldykorgan ranks 18 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Retail trade per resident (tenge)
15	Aktobe	971,879
16	Shimkent	948,325
17	Temirtau	815,874
18	Taldykorgan	815,415
19	Taraz	811,635
20	Rudni	624,062
21	Turkestan	482,293

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)

Taldykorgan ranks 22 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Investment in fixed assets per resident (tenge)
16	Karaganda	600,711
17	Semipalatinsk	527,480
18	Uralsk	503,901
19	Aktobe	495,523
20	Koktshetau	492,992
21	Taraz	424,750
22	Taldykorgan	373,738

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)

Taldykorgan ranks 17 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	New housing completed per 1,000 residents (square metres)
14	Pavlodar	870
15	Karaganda	826
16	Ust-Kamenogorsk	817
17	Taldykorgan	747
18	Semipalatinsk	715
19	Ekibastuz	684
20	Zhanaozen	465

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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