As of September 1, 2026, there are 59,717 active small and medium-sized enterprises (hereinafter - SMEs) operating in the region, which is 86.3% of the 2025 level (September 1, 2025– 69,222 units), of which 9,571 are small business legal entities, 133 are medium-sized business legal entities, 44,065 are individual entrepreneurs, and 5,948 are peasant farms.
Based on the results of the 1st quarter of 2026, the number of people employed in SMEs is 148,574 people, including 43,870 people employed by small business legal entities, 19,754 people by medium-sized business legal entities, 74,471 people in individual entrepreneurship, and 10,479 people in peasant farms (statistical data are generated on a quarterly basis with a lag of one quarter following the reporting quarter).
The output of products by SMEs increased by 6.9% and amounted to 551,307 million tenge, including small business legal entities producing products worth 212,609 million tenge, medium-sized business legal entities – 107,973 million tenge, individual entrepreneurs – 229,472 million tenge, and peasant farms – 1,253 million tenge. At the same time, the physical volume index of output was 96.0%, the gross value added of output increased by 8.2% and amounted to 347,672.1 million tenge. The share of small and medium-sized businesses in the GRP is 29.8% (statistical data are generated on a quarterly basis with a lag of one quarter following the reporting quarter).