- Economy

The GRP of Turkestan region for 2019 amounted to 833.4 billion tenge (the share of GRP of the region in the GRP of Kazakhstan was 3%). Among the regions of Kazakhstan in terms of GRP, Turkestan region is on the 11th place.

Main branches of economy

Industry

Rich deposits of gold, silver, cadmium, germanium, oil shale, phosphorites, raw materials for the production of building materials

First place in the Republic in vanadium reserves

The third-on stocks of zinc, uranium and lead

The region provides about 15% of all oil production in Kazakhstan

Production of iodized food salt, polyethylene pipes and reinforced concrete products

Agriculture

90% of gross rice harvest in Kazakhstan

The state programs "Sybaga", "Altyn asyk" and "Kulan" are successfully implemented, aimed at improving the breeds of livestock and increasing the productivity of the livestock industry

Among the leaders in the implementation of programs in the field of animal husbandry

Continuous increase in the level of diversification in the agro-industrial complex

growth rates of economic sectors

	Industry (January-September 2019, volume of industry, billion tenge and % to the corresponding period of the previous year)	652.9 (90.5%)
	Construction (January-September 2019, volume of construction works, billion tenge and % to the corresponding period of the previous year)	258.4 (275.5%)
	Transport (January-September 2019, gross output, billion tenge and % to the corresponding period of the previous year)	287.7 (104.7%)
	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)	80.4 (102.4%)
	Trade (January-September 2019, the volume of services in the industry "Trade", billion tenge and % of the corresponding period of the previous year)	267.2 (101.3%)
	Communication (January-September 2019, volume of communication services, billion tenge and % to the corresponding period of the previous year)	5.2 (99.4%)

Source: stat.gov.kz

The mining industry with a focus on crude oil production is the dominant industry in Kyzylorda region. Significant reserves of non-ferrous and rare earth metals (vanadium — 66%, uranium — 14.7%, zinc — 16.4%, lead — 11.1%) provide opportunities for diversification of the region's economy. Points of economic concentration are the city of Kyzylorda, Zhanakorgan and Shieli districts.

Resource base

type of raw material	field Name
Vanadium	Balasauskandyk, Kurumsak
Titanium	Agape
Lead+zinc	Shalkiya Talap, Burobay-Zhalgyzagash, Kyzyl-su-Yana-Kurgan area, Altuit-Galinska
Oil+gas	Kumkol
Iron	Kutan-Bulak, Taldy-Espe, Zhalghyztobe, Berdikul, Karagandy, Accom
Copper	Kokolski ore field the ore field Akzhar fair professional technical, Arkadaksky area
Selenium	North and South Karakum, Kharasan, Irkol
Molybdenum	Kurumsak, Balasauskandyk, Upper RAS
Germanium	Shalkia
Gold	Akzharsky area Karasunskaya area, Central Karamurun, South Karamurun, Arbuzinsky area
Uranium	Karamurun ore district, harasan, Irkol
Clay	Akkemskoe, Aral, Engelske, Akzhar Fair Professional Technical, Karmakchinskiy-2, Milisexe
Marl for cement production	Bigoga-3
Salt	lake East, lake Bulak,
Quartz sand	Samples

In January-September 2019, industrial enterprises of the region produced products (including small enterprises, subsidiary production, household sector) at current prices by 652942.0 million tenge, which compared to the level of January-September 2018 amounted to 90.5%.

Structure of industrial production of Kyzylorda region by types of economic activity in January-September 2019

Type of activity	Volume of production of industrial products (goods, services),thousand tenge	Share of activitiesin the regional volume of industrial production, in %
Mining and quarrying crude oil and natural gas Production	542 702 828 455 013 933	83,12
Manufacturing industry food Production	95 100 858 29 049 251	9.04
Light industry	1 001 445	0.15
Production of coke and petroleum products	6 853 844	1.04
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products	7 523 391	1,15
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products	3 095 769	0.46
Production of other non metallic mineral products	10 457 590	1.59
Metallurgical industry	23 842 333	3.65
Manufacture of finished metal products, except machinery and equipment	143 237	0.01
Engineering	10 618 302	1,62
Furniture production	59 716	0.007
Manufacture of other finished products	2 009 964	0.3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning	27 308 769	4,18
Water supply; Sewerage system, control over waste collection and distribution	5 829 550	0.88
Industry-total	652 942 005	100,0

Source: stat.gov.kz

The gross output of products (services) of agriculture, forestry and fisheries in January-September 2019 in the whole region amounted to 80.4 billion tenge, which is higher than in 2018 by 3.2%.

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

Agriculture, forestry and fisheries	from it:
	agriculture	from it:
		plant growing	farming
80 431.7	79 497.8	47 057.2 (59.19%)	31 723.3 (40.81%)

Source: stat.gov.kz