The economy of oil-rich Kazakhstan, ex-Soviet Central Asia's wealthiest nation, has grown by about 75% in the past seven years.
This year, "average annual growth in industrial output is projected at 7.2%, while agricultural production will increase by 3.2%," the report said. "Capital investment will grow 15% year-on-year," the report said.
Kazakhstan's GDP in 2006 totaled $78 billion, and the per capita figure was $5,100, according to the economics ministry.
The government's goal is to bring per capita GDP up to $6,543 by the end of 2009, under a three-year program launched in 2007. The growth rate in the period is expected at an average of 8.8%.
Kazakhstan also plans to complete bilateral talks this year on the country's accession to the World Trade Organization.
