Government budget and revenue in Shymkent, Kazakhstan: official figures

Investment in fixed assets in Shymkent funded from budgets was 206.7 billion tenge in 2024: 85.4 billion tenge from the republican (national) budget and 121.3 billion tenge from the local budget; this is 26.9% of all investment in Shymkent (Kazakhstan: 21.6%).

Investment in fixed assets funded from budgets

206.7 billion tenge

2024

How much budget money is spent per person in Shymkent?

Budget-funded investment in Shymkent worked out at 164,561 tenge per resident in 2024, ranked 5th lowest of 20 regions and cities (Kazakhstan: 207,534 tenge).

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

How much does the local budget of Shymkent invest?

Local budget (akimat) investment in fixed assets in Shymkent was 121.3 billion tenge in 2024, 96,569 tenge per resident, ranked 5th lowest of 20 regions and cities.

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

How much national budget money goes to Shymkent?

The republican budget funded 85.4 billion tenge of investment in fixed assets in Shymkent in 2024, 67,993 tenge per resident, ranked 6th lowest of 20 regions and cities.

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

Has public investment in Shymkent increased?

Budget-funded investment in Shymkent was 108.4 billion tenge in 2020 and 206.7 billion tenge in 2024 (+91%, current prices); the local budget share of it fell from 79% to 59%.

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

How much of the investment in Shymkent is state-owned?

State-owned enterprises and bodies accounted for 28.1% of investment in fixed capital in Shymkent in 2024 (215.7 billion tenge), private owners 66.2% and foreign owners 5.7%.

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How Shymkent compares with other city of republican significances

Budget-funded investment in fixed assets per resident (tenge) (2024)

Shymkent ranks 16 of 20, highest first. Republican and local budget funds together, divided by the 1 January 2025 population.

Rank	Region	Budget-funded investment in fixed assets per resident (tenge)
13	Jetisu Region	187,620 tenge
14	Pavlodar Region	182,483 tenge
15	Turkistan Region	164,985 tenge
16	Shymkent	164,561 tenge
17	Almaty Region	160,536 tenge
18	Karaganda Region	152,852 tenge
19	Zhambyl Region	116,267 tenge

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

Local budget investment in fixed assets per resident (tenge) (2024)

Shymkent ranks 16 of 20, highest first.

Rank	Region	Local budget investment in fixed assets per resident (tenge)
13	Ulytau Region	109,305 tenge
14	Astana	105,261 tenge
15	Karaganda Region	100,818 tenge
16	Shymkent	96,569 tenge
17	Zhambyl Region	93,741 tenge
18	Almaty Region	89,718 tenge
19	Turkistan Region	73,142 tenge

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

Republican budget investment in fixed assets per resident (tenge) (2024)

Shymkent ranks 15 of 20, highest first.

Rank	Region	Republican budget investment in fixed assets per resident (tenge)
12	Kostanay Region	70,888 tenge
13	Almaty Region	70,818 tenge
14	Pavlodar Region	68,634 tenge
15	Shymkent	67,993 tenge
16	Karaganda Region	52,034 tenge
17	Jetisu Region	44,056 tenge
18	Mangystau Region	38,599 tenge

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

Budget funds as a share of all investment in fixed assets (2024)

Shymkent ranks 5 of 20, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget funds as a share of all investment in fixed assets
2	Kyzylorda Region	30.5%
3	Astana	29.1%
4	East Kazakhstan Region	28.5%
5	Shymkent	26.9%
6	Zhambyl Region	26.6%
7	Turkistan Region	25.5%
8	Abai Region	25.3%

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

State-owned share of investment in fixed capital (2024)

Shymkent ranks 13 of 20, highest first.

Rank	Region	State-owned share of investment in fixed capital
10	Turkistan Region	30.3%
11	West Kazakhstan Region	29.5%
12	Karaganda Region	28.3%
13	Shymkent	28.1%
14	Zhambyl Region	27.7%
15	Aktobe Region	26.3%
16	Ulytau Region	25.7%

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 23 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 3456cb173460…)

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