en.Wedoany.com Reported - Kazakhstan's light industry continues to grow, with annual output reaching 259.5 billion tenge in 2025, an increase of 22.6% compared to 2024. The textile industry, with an output of 159 billion tenge, was the main driver of growth.
The Ministry of Industry and Construction noted that light industry is one of the fastest-growing sectors in manufacturing. From January to April 2026, the total output of the industry reached 77.1 billion tenge, with a real growth index of 225.2%. Among them, the textile industry recorded a real growth index of 296%, with an output of 46 billion tenge; the garment manufacturing industry produced 25.2 billion tenge, with a real growth index of 135.8%; and the leather and related products sector produced 5.8 billion tenge, with a real growth index of 142%.
Currently, Kazakhstan's light industry sector comprises over 1,400 enterprises, providing more than 18,000 jobs. Garment manufacturers account for more than half of the total number of enterprises in the industry.
To further promote industry development, the Ministry of Industry and Construction is drafting the "Comprehensive Plan for Light Industry Development 2026–2030," which plans to introduce a series of new measures to support local producers. These include establishing a mechanism for agreements to increase localization levels, combining obligations to raise localization rates with state support measures. The government is also studying tax incentive policies, considering the implementation of zero rates for corporate income tax and value-added tax based on strengthened digital supervision.
The development of the textile industry has been identified as a key sector priority. Kazakhstan is advancing the roadmap for building a cotton-textile industry cluster and continues to attract investment and carry out deep processing of raw materials.
Since 2023, through the preferential financing mechanism of the "Industrial Development Fund" joint-stock company, six projects in the light industry sector have been approved and financed, with a total investment of 10.2 billion tenge. To enhance market transparency, Kazakhstan is also advancing the labeling and traceability system for light industry products to reduce gray economic activities and create a fair competitive environment.
In terms of attracting investment, light industry has been included in the priority industry list of the country's 10 special economic zones. Related enterprises can enjoy improved infrastructure, tax incentives, and various state support policies. In 2025, Kazakhstan implemented nine light industry projects under the framework of the unified industrialization project pool, creating over 520 jobs. Among them, an investment agreement signed with "Turkistan Textile" LLC plans to build a comprehensive project covering the entire cotton processing chain, aiming to create a modern production system and increase the output of high value-added products.
According to the plan, by the end of 2026, nine new investment projects will be added in Kazakhstan's light industry sector. According to Kazinform, the industrial output of Astana has reached 1.3 trillion tenge.
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