ASTANA, Kazakhstan, April 17. The number of registered companies with foreign ownership in Kazakhstan amounted to 57,052 as of April 1, 2024, which is 13 percent more than the same period in 2023, Trend reports.
According to figures from the country's Bureau of National Statistics, the top ten by the number of companies registered in Kazakhstan included Russia, Türkiye, Uzbekistan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Azerbaijan, Ukraine, Germany, South Korea, and Belarus.
Table of TOP 10 countries and number of companies
| Country | Legal entities, branches, and subsidiaries of foreign legal entities | |||
| with foreign ownership | with joint ownership | |||
| registered | operating | registered | operating | |
| Kazakhstan | 57,052 | 44,568 | 11,855 | 8,723 |
| Russia | 23,321 | 19,735 | 5,051 | 3,935 |
| Türkiye | 5,447 | 3,823 | 765 | 467 |
| Uzbekistan | 4,378 | 3,458 | 669 | 482 |
| China | 4,088 | 2,577 | 833 | 577 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3,125 | 2,366 | 395 | 301 |
| Azerbaijan | 1,434 | 1,152 | 217 | 152 |
| Ukraine | 1,391 | 1,071 | 393 | 300 |
| Germany | 938 | 748 | 529 | 395 |
| South Korea | 891 | 628 | 174 | 107 |
| Belarus | 865 | 763 | 186 | 145 |
In terms of types of economic activities, the largest share of registered legal entities, branches, and subsidiaries of foreign legal entities with foreign and joint ownership falls on the industries "wholesale and retail trade; repair of cars and motorcycles" - 36.6 percent, "provision of other types of services" - 12.4 percent), and "construction" - 9.3 percent.