The article shows that the strategic partnership between the state and business is associated not only with the production of public goods and services. In modern Russian practice, it is also in demand in the spatial development of the economy of the country and regions, the development and implementation of program documents that determine the strategic vectors and mechanisms of socio-economic development of Russia and the constituent entities of the Russian Federation. A comparative description of the forms of strategic partnership between the state and business is proposed, revealing their features. The obtained result is in demand in identifying directions and developing measures to ensure their development and effective use.