In the era of digital economy, data elements play an increasingly important role in the operation and development of small and medium-sized listed enterprises. This article takes small and medium-sized listed enterprises in the Small and Medium -Sized Comprehensive Index from 2010 to 2023 as the research object, and empirically tests the relationship between data elements and the development resilience of small and medium-sized listed enterprises. The following conclusions are drawn: the application of data elements can exert a positive promoting effect on the development resilience of small and medium-sized listed enterprises through improving financing convenience, enhancing internal control level and net profit level.