Retail trade turnover in Kazakhstan reached 20 trln tenge in January–September 2026, representing a 4.5% increase compared with the same period last year, El.kz reports citing the Bureau of National Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
According to the Bureau of National Statistics, sales growth was recorded among both large retail enterprises and individual entrepreneurs. Small businesses, however, demonstrated a higher growth rate.
Retail sales by trading enterprises increased by 2.1%, while sales by individual entrepreneurs, including market traders, rose by 9.3%.
The most notable growth was recorded in the food products segment. During the reporting period, food sales increased by 10.1%, while sales of non-food products grew by 1.6%.
Almaty remained the leading city in terms of retail trade turnover, accounting for 32.8% of the country’s total retail trade turnover. It was followed by Astana, Karaganda region and E Kazakhstan region.
Wholesale trade turnover in Kazakhstan reached 40.7 trillion tenge in January - September, representing a 7% increase compared with the same period last year.
Non-food goods and industrial and technical products accounted for the largest share of wholesale trade turnover, with a combined share of 80%.
By region, Almaty ranked first, accounting for 35.1% of the country’s wholesale trade turnover. Significant volumes were also recorded in Astana, Atyrau region and Shymkent.
