Report
on the results of the socio-economic development of the city of Ridder
for January-September 2025
The city of Ridder is one of the major industrial regions of the East Kazakhstan region. As of September 1 2025, the population of the Ridder region amounted to 50284 people, of which 48566 people live in the city, 1718 people in the village. By the beginning of 2025 (50874 people), the number decreased by 590 people or 1.2% as a result of natural population decline (-257 people) and a negative migration balance (- 333 people). As of October 1 2025 596 business entities (enterprises, organizations and institutions of all forms of ownership) were registered on statistical records in Ridder. Of the total number of economic entities - 574 (96.3%) - small, 20 (3.4%) - medium, 2 (0.3%) - large. According to the forms of ownership from the general list: 67 - state, 501 - private, 28 - foreign.
The state of development of economic sectors is as follows:
Industry
In January-September 2025, the commercial output of industrial products of enterprises of the city of Ridder amounted to 129049.8 million tenge, which is less than the indicator of the same period in 2024 (130602.7 million tenge) by 1.2% or by 1552.9 million tenge. Volume index - 91.5%.
The city-forming enterprise of the region Kazzinc LLP is implementing the project:
Investment
The total volume of investments in fixed assets is 46999.4 million tenge, with a decrease by 2024 (48870.7 million tenge) by 1871.3 million tenge or 3.8%. IFO - 93.5%.
Including private investments amounted to 36720.6 million tenge or 78.1% of the total investment, a decrease compared to last year (39518.4 million tenge) by 2797.8 million tenge by 7.1%. IFO - 90.3%.
Scope of construction work – 36538.7 million tenge, with an increase by 2024 (25452.7 million tenge) by 11086.0 million tenge or 43.6%. IFO - 140.9%.
Housing commissioning - 7226 m2, with an increase compared to the same period in 2024 (2396 square meters) by 4830 m2 or 3.0 times.
Agricultural industry
Volume of gross agricultural output – The volume of gross agricultural output is 9697.0 million tenge, which is 1180.0 million tenge or 13.9% higher than in 2024 (8517.0 million tenge), including crop production - 7604.4 million tenge, livestock - 2092.6 million tenge. IFO - 100.7%, including crop production - 99.0%, animal husbandry - 106.8%.
804.5 tons or 100.0% of the level of 2024 (804.2 tons) were sold for slaughter of livestock and poultry, milk was produced - 3278.7 tons or 114.5% (2862.8 tons), eggs - 1660.0 thousand pieces or 103.9% (1598.3 thousand pieces).
The number of cattle increased by 370 heads or 5.8% by 2024, amounting to 6753 heads, including the number of cows decreased by 1022 heads or 32.0%, amounting to 2171 heads; the number of sheep and goats increased - by 588 heads or 23.1%, amounting to 3136 heads; horses - by 560 goals or 19.3%, amounting to 3468 goals; birds - by 936 heads or 5.6%, amounting to 17701 heads.
The number of pigs decreased by 1195 heads or 66.4%, amounting to 604 heads.
Entrepreneurship
The number of active small and medium-sized businesses is 3225 units. which is 55 units or 1.7% lower than the 2024 level (3280 units). The share of active SMEs from registered (3495 units) is 92.3%.
As of October 1 2025, 388 operating small businesses are statistically registered, which is at the level of the same period in 2024 (388 enterprises). The share of operating enterprises from registered (455 enterprises) is 85.3%.
Trade and other services
The volume of retail trade turnover amounted to – 41921.7 million tenge, which is 3510.5 million tenge or 9.1% higher than in 2024 (38411.2 million tenge). IFO - 100.3%.
The share of enterprises in the total retail trade is 16.9%, individual entrepreneurs - 83.1%. In the structure of trade, food products make up 17.5% or 7339.3 million tenge, non-food products - 82.5% or 34582.4 million tenge.
Volume of wholesale turnover- 11000.5 million tenge, with an increase to the indicator of the same period in 2024 (6393.3 million tenge) by 72.1%. IFO - 164.0%. The share of small enterprises in the total volume of wholesale trade is 35.8%, medium-sized enterprises - 64.2%.
In total, food products - 25.9% or 2850.6 million tenge, non-food products - 74.1% or 8149.9 million tenge.
Fighting poverty
There are 135 families/ 391 people registered as low-income and large citizens, which is 20 more families and 22 less than since the beginning of 2024 (115 families / 413 people).
As measures of social support 127796.7 thousand tenge was paid at the expense of budgetary funds for the reporting period, with an increase of 0.6% to payments in 2024.
Budget
In January-September 2025, the budget of all levels received 16729.1 million tenge, which is 121.8% of the level of 2024 (13731.4 million tenge). Revenue growth by 2997.7 million tenge.
The forecast of the city budget's own revenues was fulfilled by 103.6%. With a plan of 8014.5 million tenge, 8306.3 million tenge was actually received. By 2024, revenues increased by 17.1% or by 1213.7 million tenge.
The expenditure part of the city budget was completed by 95.7% (with mutually redeemable codes), with a plan of 10100.862 million tenge, cash expenses amounted to 9669.277 million tenge.
Labor indicators
The size of the average monthly salary in January-June 2025 amounted to 481715 tenge, which is 8.9% higher than the size of the same period in 2024 and is the first in size among the regions of the East Kazakhstan region (East Kazakhstan region - 407202 tenge).
Education
Coverage of preschool education and education of children aged 3 to 6 years - 99.9% (1891 children), from 2 to 6 years - 98.5% (2012 children).
The sequence to preschool institutions as of September 30, 2025 was 207 children (from 0 to 1 year old), from 2 to 5 years old - 193 children.
The surplus in preschool institutions is 500 places. Work is underway to fill vacant places in the preschool institution.
Morbidity of the population
In January-September 2024-2025, maternal mortality was not registered.
Since the beginning of 2025, 5 children under the age of 1 year have died (January-September 2024 - 2 children). The infant mortality rate since the beginning of 2025 is 16.4 (January-September 2024 - 5.5), an increase of 3.0 times.
16 cases of tuberculosis were registered, which is 5 cases or 45.5% higher than the level of 2024 (11 cases). The incidence rate of tuberculosis per 100 thousand population from the beginning of 2025 is 31.3, from the beginning of 2024 - 21.5, an increase of 45.6%. Died of tuberculosis from the beginning of 2025 1 person (January-September 2024 - 0). The mortality rate from tuberculosis is 2.0.
The number of registered cancer patients is 126 people, with an increase of 6 people or 5.0% compared to the comparable period of 2024 (120 people). The rate of cancer since the beginning of 2025 is 253.2, with an increase by 2024 (245.7) by 3.1%.
21 people died from cancer, which is below the level of 2024 (25 people) by 4 people or 16.0%. The oncological mortality rate per 100 thousand population since the beginning of 2025 is 36.2 with a decrease to the level of 2024 (61.4) by 41.0%.
In January-September 2025, 305 children were born, having decreased by the same period in 2024 (323 children) by 18 children, or 5.6%. The birth rate per 1000 population is 5.7, which is 3.4% lower than in 2024 (5.9).
Since the beginning of 2025, 586 people have died, which is lower than the same period in 2024 (598 people) by 12 people, or 2.0%. The mortality rate per 1000 population since the beginning of 2025 is 10.9, with a decrease of 0.9% compared to the level of 2024 (11.0).
Public safety
Since the beginning of 2025 372 crimes have been registered, with a decrease of 6 facts or 1.6% compared to the same period in 2024 (378 cases).
The overall detection rate of criminal offenses is 56.9%, which is 2.6 percentage points lower than the level of 2024 (59.5%). The detection rate of grave and especially grave crimes was 61.9%, with an increase by 4.3 percentage points by 2024 (2024 - 57.6%).
The crime rate per 10 thousand population was 97.5 with a decrease by 1.0% compared to 2024 (98.5).
Since the beginning of 2025, there have been 39 road accidents, which is 13 cases or 50.0% higher than the level since the beginning of 2024 (26 cases). 45 people were injured, which is 10 people or 28.6% more than since the beginning of 2024 (35 people). 3 people died during the reporting period of 2025, which is 1 person or 50.0% more than the same period in 2024 (2 cases).