In occupied Crimea, the number of small enterprises decreased in 15 times as compared to the pre-occupation period.
In particular, according to the Krymstat, 1016 small enterprises were registered in Crimea as of January 1, 2016.
At the same time, in Crimea, there were about 15 thousand small enterprises, which employed more than a third of the total working population of the peninsula.
In 2016, only 29 thousand people were employed in small enterprises compared to 85.8 thousand people in 2011.
The volume of products manufactured by Crimean small enterprises amounted to 22% of total production of Crimea before the annexation.
