Assessment of the Effectiveness of State Support and Perception of Barriers by Innovation Activities (The Review of Economy the Law and Sociology)

Summary

• A sociological survey of 1,094 respondents conducted between December 2025 and June 2026 evaluated the key barriers in the Russian innovation ecosystem.p.1
• Total venture capital investment in Russian startups reached $153.7 million in 2024, with the startup ecosystem growing 19.7% over the year.p.2
• Russia ranked 60th out of 132 countries in the Global Innovation Index 2025 and 45th out of 54 in high GDP per capita economies.p.2
• The national strategy targets an increase in science funding to 2% of GDP, backed by a state program budget of 4.6 trillion rubles through 2030.p.3
• Targeted IT tax incentives set the federal profit tax rate at 5% and reduced total insurance tariffs to 7.6% until 2030.p.3
• A survey of 500 SME owners revealed that 80% identified unforeseen circumstances as their main threat, followed by limited financial resources at 74%.p.4

Key insights

1. Total venture investment in Russian startups reached $153.7 million in 2024, with annual sector growth estimated at 20%.p.2
2. Russia ranked 60th out of 132 countries in the Global Innovation Index 2025, demonstrating weak commercialization of R&D results.p.2
3. The Accounts Chamber assessed the efficiency of state support for innovation from 2019 to 2023 as below average.p.2
4. The Russian government plans to build 100 new technoparks and industrial parks by 2030, offering subsidies up to 15 million rubles per hectare.p.3
5. Among 500 surveyed SME executives, 74% cited limited financial resources and employee errors as major risks to business.p.4
6. Microenterprises comprised 83.54% of all entrepreneur respondents participating in the author's survey.p.4
7. Perceptions of business angel support recorded the lowest overall scores ranging between 3.05 and 3.66 across surveyed groups.p.6