Socio-Economic Development Strategy 2036

The Socio-Economic Development Strategy of the Leningrad Region until 2036 was approved by the Regional Law No. 70-oz dated June 23, 2025.

In 2019–2023, the Leningrad Region demonstrated stable development; however, the COVID-19 pandemic and geopolitical events affected its economy. Positive aspects include:

Growth in industrial production and investment volumes.

Increase in the standard of living of the population.

Reduction in the poverty level.

However, serious challenges remain related to sanctions, personnel shortages, and infrastructure issues.

Development Directions and Priorities

1. Demographics: stimulating the birth rate, reducing mortality, increasing life expectancy.

2. Technological complication of the economy: creating conditions for lengthening technological chains and developing manufacturing industries.

3. Food sustainability: increasing food production and import substitution.

4. Transport complex: improving the quality of transport services and reducing travel time.

5. Tourism: increasing the share of the tourism industry in GRP and qualitative development of tourism infrastructure.

6. Comfortable settlements: increasing the level of improvement and infrastructure provision in populated areas.

Documents

Socio-Economic Development Strategy of the Leningrad Region until 2036 Report on the Results of the Activities of the Government of the Leningrad Region 2024 Report on the Results of the Activities of the Government of the Leningrad Region 2023 Report on the Results of the Activities of the Government of the Leningrad Region 2022 Report on the Results of the Activities of the Government of the Leningrad Region 2021 Report on the Results of the Activities of the Government of the Leningrad Region 2020 Report on the Results of the Activities of the Government of the Leningrad Region 2019

Investment Strategy

The region has created a comprehensive system for working with investors: for supporting investment projects on a "one-stop shop" basis, the Agency for Economic Development of the Leningrad Region operates, an information database of land plots and infrastructure facilities (IRIS) has been formed, and "MFC for Business" centers are functioning.

In the Leningrad Region, 19 industrial parks are available, and the city of Pikalyovo has been granted the status of a territory of advanced development. The creation of a port-type special economic zone in Primorsk, Vyborg District, is planned. To further enhance investment activity, the Leningrad Region faces a number of challenges:

spatial polarization of investments: 2/3 of investment inflows are concentrated in four municipalities of the Leningrad Region;
sectoral polarization of investments: over the past three years, nearly 70% of investments were provided by investments in transport and logistics, manufacturing, and energy; investments in post-industrial sectors (including budget investments) did not exceed 20%;
increased competition for investors among Russian regions: reduction of the tax burden on investors, easing of regulatory policy and elimination of administrative barriers, introduction of new approaches to attracting investors (the Leningrad Region moved up 25 positions in the ASI investment climate rating over three years, however, 100% of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation also increased their scores in this rating).

The main actions (tasks) for shaping the investment climate of the Leningrad Region will focus on reducing administrative barriers for businesses, stimulating the development of the post-industrial sector of the economy, and updating and focusing investor support measures.

Implementation Mechanisms

New Public Administration Technologies

The MFC system formed over the past five years has significantly changed the format of interaction between citizens and authorities. Requirements have become much stricter: citizens and the business community want to receive services instantly and in a digital environment, completely abandoning personal visits to authorities or MFCs, personally influence decision-making, including in the budget sphere, and minimize the human factor in making simple decisions in the public sector. The main demand is that the state should not provide services or issue certificates, but help in solving various life situations.

The main actions (tasks) will be aimed at increasing transparency, reducing the time and labor costs for internal processes of public administration; transitioning to providing services based on life situations in a proactive mode (what a citizen is entitled to by law is received automatically).

Set of solutions:

introduce at least 10 super services by 2022 for key life situations: childbirth, loss of a loved one, receiving social assistance, obtaining land for construction, creating a capital construction facility, obtaining permits for entrepreneurial activity, etc.
organize the provision of services in MFCs on an extraterritorial basis in a proactive mode: citizens and businesses should be able to receive state and municipal services regardless of their location
restructure 80 key internal public administration processes by 2021 (including automation of such processes): from providing support measures to internal document flow and issuing regulatory legal acts. This will reduce the time and labor costs for performing government functions up to "online" mode
integrate "big data" technologies into the decision-making system, which state information systems, mobile operators, and IT companies possess in real time; for example, when deciding on the construction of a clinic, the actual number of citizens living in the area and their concentration will be analyzed.

Digital Transformation of Public Administration

Digitalization of public administration should concern those areas of activity where the highest effect for achieving the goals of socio-economic development of the Leningrad Region will be obtained. Starting with the implementation of small and compact pilot projects in 2019–2020, the coverage of system projects will be iteratively expanded, constantly considering technology development and changes in information needs.

The main actions (tasks) will be aimed at creating digital platforms and reference information resources that allow building the work of sectoral information systems, creating super services, providing services to citizens and the business community, and making decisions based on online data.

Set of solutions:

create a Regional Data Management System, including digital profiles of citizens and companies: a unified information environment with standardized data transmission buses, a data storage facility, and access interfaces (the system should integrate and unify the use of relevant data from existing and future state and municipal information systems, registers, databases, unstructured open sources, ensure data openness for developing services based on them), including:

1. introduce situation centers – a set of individually and situationally adaptable digital tools for heads of state and local government bodies, allowing high-quality operational, tactical, and strategic decisions based on data;

2. create a unified digital platform for providing state and municipal services (the "Gosuslugi" platform): combine information systems used in interagency interaction and the "My Documents" multifunctional center, the portal of state services of the Leningrad Region, and create a digital citizen profile based on this platform;

3. create a digital cartographic base of the territory of the Leningrad Region with high spatial resolution for agricultural lands, settlements, industry, energy, transport, communications, broadcasting, television, informatics, specially protected areas, water fund and reserve objects, integrating the obtained basic spatial data into the GIS FPD.

create a Digital Complex for the Investment and Construction Sphere (ISOGD) – a complex of interconnected information systems and data sources in the field of territorial planning, urban planning, providing services to investors and developers, monitoring and control-supervision activities in the construction sector, support for BIM technologies and remote land use monitoring technologies, effective use of the land and property complex, including agricultural lands;
ensure the training of highly qualified personnel, including for the digital economy, by forming digital competence passports for region residents, creating a center for professional competencies, and effectively distributing labor resources;
create a unified digital circuit in healthcare based on the unified state information system in healthcare – development of a secure data transmission network, equipping employees of medical organizations with automated workstations, development of medical information systems and a centralized subsystem in healthcare in accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health of Russia, implementation of electronic prescriptions and "telemedicine consultations";
create basic infrastructure for collecting, analyzing, distributing, and visualizing data from public safety systems and a comfortable living environment for citizens in order to increase the detection rate of offenses and reduce response time to incidents. Based on the Leningrad Region State-Funded Institution "Regional Monitoring Center": consolidate video surveillance systems of the Leningrad Region, create a video stream analytics system with the ability to work with online and archived video streams, create a monitoring system for comprehensive security systems based on the System-112, integrate the public safety system with the relevant information systems of emergency services (Ministry of Internal Affairs, FSB, Ministry of Emergency Situations, etc.) and neighboring constituent entities of the Russian Federation, integrate environmental, housing and communal services, and road condition monitoring sensors into the monitoring system.

Target Indicators for Implementing the Socio-Economic Development Strategy of the Leningrad Region until 2036:

2025-2027

2028-2030

2031-2036

Population
(at the end of the period),
thousand people (reference)

2,072.1

2,106.4

2,175.4

GRP growth rate
(annual average),
percent

2.7

2.6

2.9

Quality of life rating
(at the end of the period),rank

Tax and non-tax
revenues (average
for the period), billion rubles

285.1

310.1

414.4

Share of SME entities
exceeding the limit values for determining categories
of SME entities (micro, small, medium), %

0.65

0.8

1.1

Production index of agro-
industrial complex products
(annual average), percent

101.2

102.1

100.5

Real average monthly
salary
(average annual growth rate),
percent

103

102.9

Life expectancy
at birth (at the end
of the period), years

76.9

78.56

81.0

Economy and Investment Climate of the Leningrad Region