Economy

The GRP of Turkestan region for 2019 amounted to 718 billion tenge (the share of GRP of the region in the GRP of Kazakhstan was 2.6%). Among the regions of Kazakhstan in terms of GRP, Turkestan region is on the 17th place.

Main branches of economy

Industry

Rich deposits of barite, coal, iron and polymetallic ores, bentonite clays, vermiculite, talc, limestone, granite, marble, gypsum and quartz Sands.

1st place in the Republic in uranium reserves.

3rd place in reserves of phosphorites and iron ores.

Kentau transformer plant is the only manufacturer of transformers in Kazakhstan.

Agriculture

Every year, state support is increased, which is aimed at the development of the agricultural sector.

Subsidies to improve the economic accessibility of field and garden work.

Subsidizing the cost of fuel and lubricants, the cost of laying and growing perennial plantations of fruit and berry crops and grapes, mineral fertilizers, herbicides, etc.

Tourism

The region is included in the tourist route "Modern silk road".

A single tourist route of the southern regions - Zhambyl, Kyzylorda and Turkestan regions-has been formed.

Two new tourist routes have been developed: a Safari tour in Suzak district and a tour of the winery of Saryagash district Chateau Silk Alley

growth rates of economic sectors

	Industry (January-September 2019, volume of industry, billion tenge and % to the corresponding period of the previous year)	370.2 (106.1%)
	Construction (January-September 2019, volume of construction works, billion tenge and % to the corresponding period of the previous year)	92.4 (108.4%)
	Transport (January-September 2019, gross output, billion tenge and % to the corresponding period of the previous year)	134.4 (101.9%)
	Agriculture (January-September 2019, the volume of gross output of products (services) of agriculture, forestry and fisheries billion tenge and % of the corresponding period of the previous year)	447.6 (103.4%)
	Trade (January-September 2019, the volume of services in the industry "Trade", billion tenge and % of the corresponding period of the previous year)	184.0 (106.3%)
	Communication (January-September 2019, volume of communication services, billion tenge and % to the corresponding period of the previous year)	4.6 (109.3%)

Source: stat.gov.kz

Turkestan region is rich in minerals. In the Turkestan region there are deposits of polymetallic ores (the South-Western slope of the Karatau ridge near the city of Kentau, Achisay, Baizhansay, Mirgalimsay deposits, etc.). Of great industrial interest are the deposits of iron ores of the Karatau ridge. The region has mineral resources for the production of building materials (limestone, gypsum, quartz Sands, refractory ceramic and bentonite clays, mineral paints, ornamental stones).

Resource base

type of raw material	field Name
Cement raw material	Daubabinskoye Deposit (active mineral additives, basalts), Red waterfall (quartz Sands)
Talc	Kosogorskogo, Assessme
Barite	Ansay, Karst
Expanded clay raw materials	Garbuzinskii, Kangra-Keles, Darbazinskiy-II, Darbazinskiy-III
Mineral paint	Ayusai
Marble crumb	Wysokinski, Leontief, Tasbulak
Raw materials for mineral wool production	Dublinske
Coal	Lenger group of deposits
Vanadium+molybdenum+uranium	Gabalinskoi
Iron	Avail, Susingen
Lead+zinc	Mirgalimsay, Achisay
Gold	Altintepsi, Besagash, Kalahasti, Kumystinskoe, Truseni
Phosphorites	Ushbas

In January 2019, industrial products were produced at current prices by 35946.7 million tenge, which amounted to 100.8% compared to January 2018.

Structure of industrial production of Turkestan region by types of economic activity in January 2019

Type of activity	Volume of production of industrial products (goods, services),thousand tenge	Proportion of activities in the regional volume of industrial production, in %
Mining and quarrying metal ore Mining Other mining industries	16 695 936 16 447 313 235 129	46.4 45,8 0.7
Manufacturing industry Food production	15 065 667 5 570 643	41.9 15.5
Beverage industry	733 259	2.0
Light industry	750 740	2,1
Production of coke and petroleum products	792 464	2.2
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products	39 586	0.1
Production of basic pharmaceutical products	25 300	0.1
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products	320 120	0.9
Production of other non metallic mineral products	345 018	1.0
Metallurgical industry	4 095 013	11.4
Manufacture of finished metal products, except machinery and equipment	69 713	0.2
Engineering	2 160 796	6,0
Furniture production	133 480	0.4
Manufacture of other finished products	20 437	0.1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning	3 794 159	10.6
Water supply; Sewerage system, control over waste collection and distribution	390 985	1.1
Industry-total	35 946 747	100,0

Source: stat.gov.kz

Gross output of products (services) of agriculture, forestry and fisheries in January 2019 in the whole region amounted to 21288.2 million tenge, which is higher than in January 2018 by 0.9%.

Gross output of products (services) of agriculture, forestry and fisheries in Turkestan region in January 2019 (million tenge)

Agriculture, forestry and fisheries	from it:
	agriculture	from it:
		plant growing	farming
21 288.2	21 161.3	2 113.0 (9.98%)	19 045,7 (90.02%)