Аңдатпа
Currently, there is a significant intraregional socio-economic differentiation between the regionsof the Republic of Kazakhstan. Inequality in the socio-economic development of the regions, whichsignificantly impedes the implementation of socio-economic policy, the efficiency of the country’s economy,and the sustainable development of the country. The solution to the existing problems of socioeconomicasymmetry of regions consists in the formation and application of a systematic approach tothe management of socio-economic space, the use of modern tools of regional policy, the creation of asystem of regulation of the regional market based on the concentration of private investment resources,which will smooth out the asymmetry of territories both throughout the country and within individualregions. In this regard, there is a need to improve the regional policy of territorial development, whichcan reduce the scale of intraregional differentiation of territories. The purpose of the article is to prevent,assess differentiation and suggest ways to reduce it, the consequences of which lead to the emergenceof problem areas, increasing regional inequality.The article analyzes the problems of socio-economic inequality of the regions, the regions aregrouped by levels of development, and suggests measures to improve the regional policy of the state.To study the problems of inequality, the methodology of system analysis, methods of comparativeanalysis, and statistical methods were used. The empirical base of the study was made up of data fromthe National Bureau of Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan.Key words: region, inequality in socio-economic development, differentiation, gross regional product,socio-economic development of the region.