Small and medium-sized businesses of the Russian Federation received more than 1 trillion rubles in 2024

In 2024, small and medium-sized businesses in Russia attracted a record 1.18 trillion rubles thanks to government support through the National Guarantee System (NGS). This is 8% more than in 2023. This was told to Izvestia on March 7 at the SME Corporation.

The number of entrepreneurs who received support also reached a historic high: almost 74,000 businessmen took advantage of guarantees and guarantees from NHS participants. This is 71% more than a year earlier.

In 2024, special attention was paid to companies engaged in scientific and technical activities and IT developments. The volume of support for such organizations doubled and amounted to 81.5 billion rubles, and in the field of information technology the increase reached 12%.

"These companies are at the forefront and form the scientific and production potential of the country, which is especially important for the implementation of import substitution programs and ensuring technological sovereignty," said Alexander Isaevich, CEO of SME Corporation.

Among the industries, the leaders in terms of funds raised were manufacturing (252.9 billion rubles), construction (236.7 billion rubles), scientific and technical activities (81.5 billion rubles), transport and storage (67.4 billion rubles), agriculture (50.3 billion rubles), hotel business and catering (29.7 billion rubles), as well as the IT sector (24.7 billion rubles).

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Geographically, in addition to the traditional leaders of Moscow, St. Petersburg and the Moscow region, entrepreneurs from Sverdlovsk (88.6 billion rubles) and Rostov regions (37.1 billion rubles), Krasnodar Territory (35.7 billion rubles), the Republic of Tatarstan (28.8 billion rubles) and Novosibirsk Region (28.1 billion rubles) received significant amounts of financing.

Also in 2024, support for small and medium-sized businesses in new regions of Russia increased. Entrepreneurs from the DPR received 1.3 billion rubles, from the LPR — 0.9 billion rubles, from the Zaporizhia and Kherson regions — 0.6 billion and 0.2 billion rubles, respectively.

The largest increase in support compared to 2023 was recorded in the Bryansk (267%) and Arkhangelsk regions (158%), as well as in the republics of Adygea (199%) and Kalmykia (185%).

The national guarantee system, which includes the SME Corporation, regional guarantee organizations and state microfinance institutions, allows entrepreneurs to attract bank financing even in the absence of sufficient collateral. Support for small and medium-sized businesses is provided within the framework of a federal project included in the national project "Efficient and Competitive Economy".

At the end of December last year, it was reported that the number of established SMEs in Russia exceeded 1 million, of which 814 thousand were created in the form of individual entrepreneurship. This was stated in an analytical note by the autonomous non-profit organization National Priorities.