Assessment of the Role of the Service Sector in the Country's Economy and Strategic Trends in Its Development

Abstract

The article studies the importance of the role of the service sector in the Russian economy, as well as the main trends in its development in the context of the world economy. The main features of the concept of "service" were identified and characterized. An analysis of the state of the problem was carried out based on statistical data from the Federal State Statistics Service, data obtained from open sources, including official websites. In the course of the study, the sectors of the Russian economy were aggregated to highlight the share of the service sector in the overall structure. It was revealed that the share of the service sector with a significant gap is the largest in the structure of Russia's GDP. In addition, in a similar way, the shares of the service sector by types of economic activity in the turnover of organizations, in the distribution of organizations, the number and structure of employees were identified. The average monthly nominal accrued salary of workers in the service sector among other aggregated types of economic activity was analyzed. In conclusion, a comparison was made of the structure of Russia's GDP with that of other major states.
 As a result of the study, the main factors that influenced the positive dynamics of the service sector in Russia were identified. In addition, the reasons for the lowest weight of the service sector in the structure of Russia's GDP compared with the corresponding indicators of other countries under consideration were identified. It has been proven that the role of the service sector in the country's economy is extremely significant and, in general, has a great impact on economic development. In conclusion, recommendations were given that are necessary for the further strategic development of the industry.