Astana businesses produced goods worth 3.1 trillion tenge in the first nine months of 2026, an 11.6% increase from the same period last year, the city administration’s official website reported.
Manufacturing accounts for 94.9% of the capital’s industrial output. Key sectors include metallurgy, machine building, construction materials and food production.
A total of 145 projects are under way at Industrial Park No. 1. Of these, 103 enterprises are already operating and 42 are being implemented. More than 30 facilities are being developed with foreign investment.
Businesses in the capital’s special economic zones have created more than 7,000 permanent jobs. New projects are expected to provide employment for about 2,500 more people.
Industrial Park No. 2 is expected to accommodate more than 100 production facilities by 2029 and create over 8,000 jobs.
Astana has also completed three small industrial zone projects, providing entrepreneurs with more than 20,000 square metres of production and warehouse space.
An agro-industrial zone covering 87.8 hectares is planned for the Ondiris residential area in the Baikonyr district. More than 20 food industry projects are expected to be developed there.
