The regions of the North Caucasus Federal District were among the worst in terms of employment of the population in small and medium-sized businesses

In terms of population involvement in small and medium-sized businesses, Ingushetia took the last, 85th place among the regions of the Russian Federation with a rate of 13%. Other North Caucasian republics were located from 72nd to 80th lines of the rating.

Thus, the Karachay-Cherkess Republic is in 80th place (28%), Chechnya is in 78th (29%(, Dagestan is in 77th (30%). The Kabardino-Balkarian Republic is in 75th (30.6%(, North Ossetia is in 72nd (31%).

The leaders in terms of population involvement in small business are St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk Oblast and Moscow. There, employees of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for about 60% of the workforce.

According to official statistics, the share of SMEs in Russia's GDP is currently about 21%. This is an insignificant figure - in developed countries, the figure fluctuates in the range of 50-70%.