About income and expenditure differentiation of population in the Republic of Kazakhstan in I quarter of 2020

According to the results of a sample survey of households, the share of the population with incomes below the subsistence minimum (poverty level), in the I quarter of 2020 was 4%, that is by 0.1 percentage point less than in the corresponding period of previous year.

The highest poverty level in the I quarter of 2020 was registered in Turkestan (9.8%), Mangistau (5.8%) and Zhambyl (5.2%) regions, and the lowest level was in Nur-Sultan (1.1%).

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Household expenditures, as well as incomes by decile distribution show significant differentiation. Thus, in the I quarter of 2020, the difference in spending on food products between 10% of bottom (poorest) and 10% of top (wealthiest) population was 5 times, for non – food products – 8 times, and for paid services – 5.6 times.

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* Since January 1, 2018, the structure of the subsistence minimum has been changed. The fixed share of expenditures on non-food goods and services is set at 45% of the cost of the minimum consumer basket (joint order of the Minister of labor and social protection of the population of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated September 7, 2017 №296 and the Minister of national economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated October 9, 2017 №354).

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