Number of retail trade business entities in Russia
Over twenty years, the number of retail market participants in Russia has changed significantly, and these shifts can be tracked via annual data from 2005 to 2025. The list includes two categories of participants: legal entities (organizations) and individual entrepreneurs. The rows allow for a comparison of the market share held by large players versus private businesses and how their numbers have evolved over time
Chart of the number of retail trade business entities in Russia from 2005 to 2025
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- Организации, осуществляющие розничную торговлю (кроме торговли автотранспортными средствами и мотоциклами), тыс. единиц
- Индивидуальные предприниматели, осуществляющие розничную торговлю (кроме торговли автотранспортными средствами и мотоциклами), тыс. единиц
See also
- Retail trade turnover per capita by year long time series by year
- Оборот розничной торговли в России по годам: 2000-2025 indicator breakdown
- Сколько в России ресторанов, кафе и баров: 2011-2025 indicator breakdown
- Оборот розничной торговли в 2026 году: данные Росстата indicator breakdown
Set in numbers
2 series are published here, from 2005 to 2025, 9 reporting periods. 18 values in total.
“Организации, осуществляющие розничную торговлю (кроме торговли автотранспортными средствами и мотоциклами), тыс. единиц” declined by 48.8% between 2005 and 2025, from 366 to 187. The highest value in the series is 381 in 2015.
All table numbers are series: 2
| Series | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Организации, осуществляющие розничную торговлю (кроме торговли автотранспортными средствами и мотоциклами), тыс. единиц | 366,10 | 373,40 | 380,50 | 223,50 | 203,90 | 193,00 | 191,00 | 192,60 | 187,40 |
| Индивидуальные предприниматели, осуществляющие розничную торговлю (кроме торговли автотранспортными средствами и мотоциклами), тыс. единиц | 1 448,30 | 1 769,00 | 1 418,70 | 1 060,10 | 1 113,30 | 1 182,30 | 1 308,40 | 1 365,90 | 1 384,00 |
How to read this table
The differences between the rows reflect the legal status of trade participants. One row accounts for organizations engaged in retail, while the second covers individual entrepreneurs. Comparing these indicators helps reveal the market structure and the distribution of roles between companies and private entrepreneurs throughout the period under review
The same indicator for other periods
More in the section Retail trade and catering»
Period and application
Statistics are published annually and cover the period from 2005 to 2025. The information is relevant for analyzing business activity in the retail sector and assessing the scale of private entrepreneurship in Russia. Rosstat data is suitable for monitoring the development of retail chains and small businesses
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