In the TOP-5 in terms of the overall state of entrepreneurial activity
5,6 MLN
people according to Petrostat
Population of St. Petersburg
3th in top 5
place
General state of business activity index
135
Support measures
Record volume of investments in the economy of St. Petersburg
1195,6 billion
rubles
National rating of scientific and technological development of regions of the Russian Federation
3th place
7 areas
Of business support
10 REASONS TO INVEST IN ST. PETERSBURG
Moskow
Saint-Petersburg
Tatarstan
OF THE LARGEST RUSSIAN INNOVATIVE CENTERS
TOP-3
Holding of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum
"Investor of the Year - 2023" contest (will also be held in 2025)
Investment forum
In 2024, the St. Petersburg Investment Committee took part in the RUSSIA exhibition in Moscow at VDNKh as part of the thematic week “St. Petersburg Comfortable”
St. Petersburg is the leading region of Russia in terms of science and technology development.
3th place
In the TOP-5 in terms of the overall state of entrepreneurial activity
FAVORABLE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
135
MEASURES SUPPORT
7
DIRECTIONS SUPPORT
Wide range of state support measures
WORLD SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL CENTER
Cultural and historical monuments that are cultural heritage sites
9043
Of these are objects of cultural heritage of federal significance
3476
60
cinemas
45
galleries and exhibition halls
80
theaters
10
film studios
>300
museums
>200
libraries
Number of employees of St. Petersburg manufacturing enterprises for the first half of 2024
422,3 people
Almost all kinds of industrial activity are represented in the industrial complex of Saint-Petersburg
Industry is the foundation of the economy of saint-petersburg and the leading source of the budget income generation.
POWERFUL INDUSTRIAL CAPACITY
Industrial production index in the first half of 2024 compared to the same period in 2023 (average in Russia - 104.4%)
110,7%
The greatest industrial complex contribution to the budget revenue of all level as compared to other sectors of the city economy
39,7%
>366,5 тыс.
Operating small and medium-sized enterprises
ТОП 5
Last year, St. Petersburg ranked among the top 5 Russian regions in terms of overall business activity, behind only Moscow and the Moscow Region
RUB 43.5 bln
Volume of own production of St. Petersburg industrial enterprises in the first half of 2024
IPI – 139.6%
Manufacture of computers, electronic and optical products
IPI – 127,7%
Machine and equipment production
Among output of the main types of industrial products increased:
IPI – 109,4%
Electrical equipment manufacturing
high-tech sector
Light industry
IPI – 280%
Manufacture of textile products
IPI – 114.6%
Clothing production
IPI – 123.0%
Production of medicines and materials used for medical purposes
by 29.9%
Volume of pharmaceuticals output in 2023
11,2%
confectionery
1,8%
bread and bakery products
15,4%
fermented milk products
Light industry increased
manufacturing industries
Ipi – 68,4%
Furniture manufacturing
Ipi – 96,4%
Manufacture of rubber plastic products
Ipi – 107,9%
Manufacture of fabricated metal products
Ipi – 106,2%
Manufacture of chemicals chemical products
96.3 ths. (112.3%)
Average monthly salary of employees in industry
tourism center
9.4 million tourists visited to St. Petersburg in 2023
6,1% foreign tourists
Over the last year and a half St. Petersburg has received 30 awards and prizes for achievements in different areas of tourism.
The Northern Capital was awarded third place in the nominations:
Best tourism event based on a natural phenomenon or geographical location - KronshLöd Ice Sculpture Festival
The best tourist event in the field of popular science tourism - the project “Opening of the summer tourist season. Icebreaker Festival”
Five prizes in the finals of the XII International Award Russian Event Awards 2023, including three first places
25,3 MLN
arrivals
Total passenger traffic
366.6 bln rub.
Total volume of tourism and excursion consumption
The Northern Capital was awarded the Grand Prix in the nominations:
Event tourism region
Best MICE event in tourism - for the St. Petersburg International Tourism Forum TRAVEL HUB
Center for Science and Technology Development
St. Petersburg and the Leningrad Region ranked 2nd among Russian regions in terms of the number of patent applications
“Digital modeling of industrial systems.”
“Laboratory of Fundamental Bases of Building Intelligent Systems”
“Mobile intelligent systems”
“Adaptive and intelligent control of grid and distribution systems”
“Laboratory of Intellectual Technologies in Infochemistry”
“Composite Artificial Intelligence Lab”
development of technologies using artificial intelligence
17
ORGANIZATIONS
Included in the number of participants of the Research and Development Center
6
LABORATORIES
Created in the field of artificial intelligence
LARGE TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS HUB
5
terminals
86
stations
Length Oktyabrskaya railroad
10 440,9 км
172.6 mln
Passenger traffic
3
berthing facilities to accommodate cruise ships
RIVER TRANSPORT PASSENGER FLOW
transported by water transport of St. Petersburg in 2023
3.75 mln people
Total passenger traffic
184,000 people
AIR TRANSPORT
PULKOVO AIRPORT PASSENGER FLOW VOLUME IN 2016-2023, MILLION PEOPLE
In 2023, Pulkovo served and ranked second in Russia
20.4 mln people.
Introduced in St. Petersburg in 2023
1 398,0
living area
Warehousing property
THE VOLUME OF FUNCTIONAL STORAGE AREAS, 2016-2023, MILLION SQUARE METERS (MLN M²)
(Source: NF Group Research)
The volume of construction work in January-June 2024, which in comparable prices is 1.0% more than in January-June 2023
261.3 billion RUR
Office property
THE VOLUME OF FUNCTIONAL OFFICE PROPERTIES OF A-CLASS AND B-CLASS IN 2016-2021, MILLION SQUARE METERS (MLN M²)
(Source: NF Group Research)
DYNAMICALLY DEVELOPING CITY
140 bln rub.
total volume of investments in real estate in st. petersburg by the end of 2023
>366,5 thousand
Operating small and medium-sized enterprises
Employment rate
66,5%
among the population over 15 years old
HIGH-POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES
Unemployment rate
2%
*according to methodology of the International Labor organization
Monthly salary level
2016–2023, RUBLES
25 000 rub.
The Regional Agreement on Minimum Wage sets the minimum wage for an employee in St. Petersburg for 2023.
Phone: +7 812 246-16-61 Address: St. Petersburg, Novgorodskaya st., 20, lit. A
PROVIDES COMPREHENSIVE SUPPORT OF INVESTMENT PROJECTS FROM THE MOMENT OF APPLICATION BY A POTENTIAL INVESTOR FOR CONSULTATION AND SUBMITTING AN APPLICATION TO THEM FOR PROVIDING A REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES BEFORE THE CONSTRUCTED OBJECT IS PUMPED INTO OPERATION.
ONE-STOP-SHOP FOR INVESTORS
Providing investors with required information throughout project implementation in the territory of Saint-Petersburg
Information support within the framework of assigning by the Committee for Investment of Saint-Petersburg the status of strategic investment project, strategic investor or strategic partner of Saint-Petersburg
Information and consulting support of investors required for project implementation
INFORMATION AND CONSULTING ASSISTANCE
From 2021 through March 2024 rendered:
13 891
investor advice in a single window
7248
Advice to investors within the framework of ongoing projects
>230 bln RUB.
Volume of attracted investments
325
projects Currently under follow-up
Overall coordination of interaction with credit and financial institutions, development institutions, investment and venture funds in order to finance projects
Efficient organization of negotiations, meetings and conferences aimed at resolving issues which may arise during projects implementation
Overall coordination of interaction between investors and federal and executive authorities in order to obtain approvals and permissions
ORGANIZATIONAL ASSISTANCE IN A PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION
FORMS OF PROJECTS ADMINISTRATION BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE OF "ONE-STOP-SHOP":
INVESTMENT PORTAL OF SAINT-PETERSBURG
Getting information about investment projects, investment platforms and infrastructural facilities
Obtaining information about all possible support measures from the executive authorities of Saint Petersburg
Selecting positional option for an investment project independently according to set-up parameters
THE PORTAL PROVIDES MEANS FOR:
Support scheme of new investment projects of Saint-Petersburg
INVESTMENT PORTAL OF SAINT-PETERSBURG IS A COMFORTABLE AND WELL-DESIGNED TOOL, DEVELOPED SPECIALLY FOR PURSUIT OF INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES IN SAINT-PETERSBURG.
The Portal is a one-stop entry point for investors implementing or planning implementation of their projects in Saint-Petersburg. The platform represents the full range of services required for investment projects implementation, from analysis of the city opportunity to resolution of operational issues at investment and operational stages of the projects. It is multilingual informational resource and multifunctional platform providing thematic content.
The Portal is a one-stop entry point for investors implementing or planning implementation of their projects in Saint-Petersburg. The platform represents the full range of services required for investment projects implementation, from analysis of the city opportunity to resolution of operational issues at investment and operational stages of the projects. It is multilingual informational resource and multifunctional platform providing thematic content.
Strategic INVESTMENT PROJECT
Support system for new investment projects in St. Petersburg
Implementation efficiency investment project (payback period, profitability, volume of tax revenues to budgets)
Improvement socially-economic and cultural living conditions of citizens
Implementation of measures on import substitution
Experience in implementing investment projects in a similar industry worth at least 2 billion rubles
REQUIREMENTS
THE MOST SIGNIFICANT FOR THE CITY FROM A SOCIO-ECONOMIC POINT OF VIEW, INVESTMENT PROJECTS ARE ASSIGNED THE STATUS OF A STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PROJECT
Provision of land plots for construction:
support measures:
Special-purpose provision of land plots
Establishment of annual rent for a land plot at 1,5% of its cadastral value
Possibility to redeem a land plot obtained as intended at a reduced price
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STRATEGIC INVESTMENT PROJECTS ARE UNDER IMPLEMENTATION IN St. PETERSBURG
THE COMMITTEE FOR INVESTMENT OF ST. PETERSBURG
Address: 191144, St. Petersburg, Novgorodskaya st., D. 20, lit. A Phone: + 7 (812) 576-60-41