The number of small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) in 2024 increased by 4% compared to 2023 – as of December 10, 6.56 million companies were registered in Russia compared to 6.31 million on the same date in 2023. Information about this is contained in the Unified Register of Small and Medium Enterprises of the Federal Tax Service.
The number of small and medium-sized businesses grew by 4% over the year
Author: Anastasia Maryina
At the same time, the number of employees of these enterprises remained almost unchanged over the year – their number is 15.1 million, the same as in 2023.
An increase in the number of enterprises while maintaining the employees employed in them may be associated with the process of active transformation of the economy and the liberation of new niches, says Sergei Elin, head of the audit and consulting group AIP, expert of the Moscow branch of Support of Russia on financial and legal security of business.
“When switching from one area of business to another, a new company is often opened for new partnerships. The old company may not be closed yet. Liquidation takes more time; sometimes the company can be in “sleep” mode for more than one year. And this will be reflected in the fact that the number of enterprises will increase. I think this may explain the increase in the number of legal entities, but not the increase in staff,” explained Elin.
Also, according to him, the factor of personnel shortage could play a role in the dynamics of 2024.
According to the Federal Tax Service, of the total number of SMEs, 96% are micro-enterprises, approximately 3.5% are small enterprises, 0.3% are medium-sized.
Federal Tax Service data on the number of SMEs in Russian regions
The structure of SME distribution by region has not changed compared to 2023. The Central Federal District (FD) accounts for 32% of small and medium-sized businesses, 17% are registered in the Volga Federal District, 11% each in the Northwestern and Southern Federal Districts, 10% in the Siberian Federal District, 8% belong to the Ural Federal District, 5 % – to the Far Eastern Federal District, 4% – to the North Caucasus Federal District, 2% – to the South-Western constituent entities of the Russian Federation.
The Federal Tax Service register contains data on individual entrepreneurs and legal entities. The self-employed are not taken into account.
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Source: rb.ru
