Structure
Gross domestic product measures value added within the country, not every household's welfare. Oil and gas production affects exports, tax revenue, investment and the exchange rate.
Gross domestic product measures value added within the country, not every household's welfare.
Oil and gas production affects exports, tax revenue, investment and the exchange rate.
People and places
Services include trade, transport, finance, education, health care and public services. Manufacturing and construction are unevenly distributed among regions.
Services include trade, transport, finance, education, health care and public services.
Manufacturing and construction are unevenly distributed among regions.
External links
Small business is measured by different indicators: firm count, employment, output and tax. Diversification means changing the structure of income and exports, not merely launching one project.
Small business is measured by different indicators: firm count, employment, output and tax.
Diversification means changing the structure of income and exports, not merely launching one project.
How to read the data
World prices and demand transmit external fluctuations into the budget and business activity. An assessment of the “non-oil economy” should state classification, period and treatment of indirect commodity links.
World prices and demand transmit external fluctuations into the budget and business activity.
An assessment of the “non-oil economy” should state classification, period and treatment of indirect commodity links.
Chronology
Chronology does not apply. Economic values change; dates belong to specific statistical series and decisions.
Citation-ready reuse
Oil matters for exports and the budget, but the economy also includes services, manufacturing, agriculture, construction, transport and digital sectors.
The economy beyond oil. QAZ.EXPERT, https://qaz.expert/en/encyclopedia/beyond-oil-economy/. Accessed: 2026-08-26.
Responsibility and review
- Content owner
- QAZ.EXPERT editorial desk
- Draft method
- AI-assisted structure and translation with cited evidence
- Responsible editor
- not assigned
- Next review
- 2026-11-26
Revision history
- v2-draft-1Initial evidence-linked draft; current figures and causal interpretations require dated review.
Sources
- Official statistics of KazakhstanBureau of National Statistics of Kazakhstan · official_data · 2026-08-26
- Kazakhstan data profileWorld Bank · international_data · 2026-08-26
- Statistics and official exchange ratesNational Bank of Kazakhstan · official_data · 2026-08-26
- Kazakhstan country informationInternational Monetary Fund · international_data · 2026-08-26
- Kazakhstan country profileExtractive Industries Transparency Initiative · international_standard · 2026-08-26
- FAO in KazakhstanFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations · international_data · 2026-08-26
- KazakhstanEncyclopaedia Britannica · independent_reference · 2026-08-26