Economy, jobs and prices in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan: official figures

The average monthly nominal wage in Oskemen was 396,081 tenge in 2024, 8th highest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site; the national average was 405,416 tenge (2% below the national average).

How fast have wages grown in Oskemen?

Average monthly wages in Oskemen rose from 211,372 tenge in 2020 to 396,081 tenge in 2024, a rise of 87% 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 Oskemen?

Real wages in Oskemen (wages after allowing for inflation) rose 3.8% in 2024 compared with 2023, according to the yearbook index (2023 = 100: 103.8).

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

How much industrial production is there in Oskemen?

Industrial output in Oskemen was worth 2.05 trillion tenge in 2024 (5.43 million tenge per resident), 5th 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 Oskemen?

Retail trade in Oskemen totalled 1.18 trillion tenge in 2024 (3.12 million tenge per resident), 2nd highest of 22 Kazakh cities on this site by that measure; in 2020 it was 614.1 billion tenge.

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

How much is invested in Oskemen?

Investment in fixed assets (buildings, machinery and infrastructure) in Oskemen was 354.3 billion tenge in 2024, 936,741 tenge per resident, 8th 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 Oskemen?

New homes with a total floor area of 308,998 square metres were completed in Oskemen in 2024, 817 square metres per 1,000 residents, 7th 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 Oskemen growing?

In 2024 the physical volume of industrial output in Oskemen was 99.3% of the 2023 level and retail trade was 104.8% (100 means no change); new housing completed was 111.3% and investment in fixed assets 108.4% of the 2023 amounts.

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How Ust-Kamenogorsk compares with other cities in Kazakhstan

Average monthly nominal wage (tenge) (2024)

Ust-Kamenogorsk ranks 8 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Average monthly nominal wage (tenge)
5	Almaty	490,963
6	Ekibastuz	449,581
7	Rudni	418,651
8	Ust-Kamenogorsk	396,081
9	Temirtau	386,766
10	Aktobe	370,738
11	Pavlodar	369,173

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)

Ust-Kamenogorsk ranks 13 of 21, highest first.

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

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

Industrial output per resident (tenge) (2024)

Ust-Kamenogorsk ranks 5 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Industrial output per resident (tenge)
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
8	Petropavlovsk	2,249,190

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

Retail trade per resident (tenge) (2024)

Ust-Kamenogorsk ranks 2 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)

Ust-Kamenogorsk ranks 8 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	Investment in fixed assets per resident (tenge)
5	Atirau	1,236,730
6	Petropavlovsk	1,200,616
7	Kustanai	960,950
8	Ust-Kamenogorsk	936,741
9	Zhanaozen	929,831
10	Aktau	926,671
11	Almaty	903,090

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)

Ust-Kamenogorsk ranks 16 of 22, highest first.

Rank	City	New housing completed per 1,000 residents (square metres)
13	Taraz	897
14	Pavlodar	870
15	Karaganda	826
16	Ust-Kamenogorsk	817
17	Taldykorgan	747
18	Semipalatinsk	715
19	Ekibastuz	684

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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