In 2025, the overall economic operation of small and medium-sized enterprises in our country remains stable, with notable performance in specialization, refinement, uniqueness, and innovation.

Data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shows that by 2025, China’s small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) economy will operate steadily overall, demonstrating strong resilience and becoming an important support for stable industrial economic growth. In 2025, the added value of SMEs above designated size will increase by 6.9% year-on-year, higher than the 1.0 percentage point increase of all above-scale industries, marking three consecutive years of growth faster than the overall industrial sector; operating revenue will reach 83.8 trillion yuan, a 2.6% increase year-on-year; total profits will grow by 1.4% year-on-year, with profits in equipment manufacturing maintaining rapid growth at 11.4%. Notably, computer communication electronic equipment, railway ships, aerospace, and automobile manufacturing industries grew by 49.1%, 22.8%, and 11.8% respectively. Specialized, refined, and innovative small and medium-sized enterprises performed outstandingly. In 2025, the added value of “little giant” specialized, refined, and innovative SMEs above designated size will increase by 9.0% year-on-year, total profits will grow by 7.0%, and the revenue profit margin will reach 7.9%, all higher than the overall above-scale industrial enterprises, further enhancing their comprehensive competitiveness. The export sector maintained a strong momentum. In December 2025, the SME export index was 52.4%, remaining in expansion territory for 21 consecutive months. The export delivery value of “little giant” specialized, refined, and innovative SMEs above designated size increased by 13.3% year-on-year, outpacing the 11.1 percentage point growth of all above-scale industrial enterprises, significantly boosting exports. Moving forward, China will develop the “14th Five-Year Plan” for SME development, improve the gradient cultivation system for characteristic industrial clusters of SMEs, and provide targeted services in areas such as market expansion and digital empowerment. (CCTV News)