Сельская локальная экономика: основные характеристики сельских малых и средних предприятий муниципальных районов в разрезе отраслей

Abstract

As part of the continuation of the study of rural local economy, conducted by VIAPI named after A.A. Nikonov, the main financial and economic characteristics of rural small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in municipal regions of Russia have been identified by industry based on SPARK-Interfax based on 2021 data. Despite the growing attention of authorities to the development of rural areas, including through SMEs, there is no open data to determine which sectors are most attractive specifically for rural SMEs, how efficient they are, what their productivity and wages are. It is widely believed that the main activity of rural enterprises is agriculture. The work shows that SMEs of non-agricultural activities generally predominate not only in numbers, but also in revenue, both on average for all municipal districts of Russia and in the vast majority of regions of the Russian Federation, although agriculture remains important for them and one of the most profitable industries. The work provides indicators of efficiency and labor productivity, debt burden of rural SMEs by industry, which can be used when forming decisions in the field of rural development.