Over the past three months, residents of Kazakhstan purchased nearly half a ton of gold — 9,110 minted bars weighing a total of 409 kilograms — according to the National Bank. Ten-gram bars remain the most popular.
Almaty accounted for the largest share of purchases, with 5,874 bars, or 71% of total sales. Astana ranked second with 600 bars (7 %), followed by the Karaganda region with 460 bars (6%).
Small bars, weighing 5, 10, and 100 grams, were in the highest demand, accounting for nearly 70% of all purchases.
Notably, value-added tax is not levied on investment gold bars, and income tax is applied only when the bars are sold at a profit.
Compared with the second quarter of 2025, gold sales rose more than sixfold by weight and nearly one and a half times by quantity. In total, 24,000 gold bars were purchased in the first nine months of the year.
Since the program’s launch, Kazakhstani citizens have purchased almost 247,000 gold bars, weighing a combined 8.6 tons.
