IT industry
In the production of industrial products of the ICT industry of the Republic of Kazakhstan in 2022, insignificant shares in the income structure are occupied by: production of electronic elements and circuit boards – 1.2%; production of electronic household appliances – 5.0%; production of computers and peripheral equipment – 30.3%; production of communication equipment – 76.6%
Foreign direct investment in IT and other information services has increased almost 3 times over the past 5 years, which indicates the high attractiveness of this industry for foreign companies
At the end of 2022, imports of ICT industry services exceed exports by only 25.7%, which shows one of the best results in dynamics for the period 2018-2022. (227% – 2018, 208% – 2019, 194% – 2020 and 142% – 2021)
Today, the state at the republican and local executive level provides support to this industry in the form of subsidies, reduced interest rates on loans, tax and customs breaks, etc