Government budget and revenue in Astrakhanskaya Oblast, Russia: official figures

The government of Astrakhan Oblast owed 19.0 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 20,105 roubles per resident, 40th highest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Astrakhan Oblast rising?

Regional debt in Astrakhan Oblast rose by 10.4% in the first nine months of 2026, from 17.2 billion roubles on 1 January to 19.0 billion roubles on 1 October; total regional debt in Russia changed by -1.7%.

Source: Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation · saved copy

What is the debt of Astrakhan Oblast made of?

The debt of Astrakhan Oblast on 1 October 2026 was made up of budget loans from the federal budget 100%.

Source: Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation · saved copy

How much debt do municipalities in Astrakhan Oblast have?

Municipalities in Astrakhan Oblast owed a further 313.08 million roubles on 1 October 2026, 0.08% of all municipal debt in Russia.

Source: Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation · saved copy

What is the debt burden of Astrakhan Oblast?

In 2025 the debt of Astrakhan Oblast equalled 29.4% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 35th highest debt burden of 83 by the Ministry of Finance's Budget Code measure, whose ceiling is 100%.

Source: Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation · saved copy

Does Astrakhan Oblast have a budget deficit?

The Astrakhan Oblast budget ran a deficit equal to 8.6% of its revenue without federal grants in 2025, 30th largest of 83 among regions (Budget Code limit 15%).

Source: Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation · saved copy

How much does Astrakhan Oblast spend on debt interest?

Interest on its debt took 0.17% of the Astrakhan Oblast budget's spending (excluding subventions) in 2025, against a legal ceiling of 15%.

Source: Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation · saved copy

Is Astrakhan Oblast a rich or poor region?

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Astrakhan Oblast at 0.723 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 0.582, cost of services index 0.805), 37th poorest of 83 regions.

Source: Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation · saved copy

How much money does Astrakhan Oblast get from the federal budget?

Astrakhan Oblast is due 4.4 billion roubles in federal equalisation grants for 2026, 4,630 roubles per resident, 15th lowest of 59 recipients; the grant lifts its fiscal capacity to 0.770 of the average.

Source: Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation · saved copy

How much income tax is collected in Astrakhan Oblast?

Personal income tax assessed in Astrakhan Oblast reached 24.5 billion roubles in 2024, 15.9% more than in 2023 and 0.30% of the Russian total, or 25,931 roubles per resident (13th lowest of 83 regions).

Source: Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation · saved copy

How Astrakhanskaya Oblast compares with other first-level divisions

Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026 (2026-10)

Astrakhanskaya Oblast ranks 39 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
36	Kirovskaya Oblast	22,582
37	Pskovskaya Oblast	22,335
38	Krasnoyarskiy Kray	22,082
39	Astrakhanskaya Oblast	20,105
40	Samarskaya Oblast	19,761
41	Ryazanskaya Oblast	19,559
42	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	19,460

Source: Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation · saved copy

Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026 (2026)

Astrakhanskaya Oblast ranks 17 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
14	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	+11.1%
15	Leningradskaya Oblast	+10.9%
16	Yamalo-nenetskiy Okrug	+10.8%
17	Astrakhanskaya Oblast	+10.4%
18	Belgorodskaya Oblast	+10.2%
19	Tyumenskaya Oblast	+7.4%
20	Kemerovskaya Oblast	+5.1%

Source: Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation · saved copy

Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants) (2025)

Astrakhanskaya Oblast ranks 34 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
31	Kamchatskaya Oblast	31.7%
32	Kaluzhskaya Oblast	30.6%
33	Amurskaya Oblast	30.3%
34	Astrakhanskaya Oblast	29.4%
35	Bashkortostan Rep.	29.3%
36	Tulskaya Oblast	28.8%
37	Ryazanskaya Oblast	28.7%

Source: Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation · saved copy

Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants (2025)

Astrakhanskaya Oblast ranks 30 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
27	Tyva Rep.	9.1%
28	Sakhalinskaya Oblast	9.1%
29	Ryazanskaya Oblast	8.9%
30	Astrakhanskaya Oblast	8.6%
31	Kabardino-balkariya Rep.	8.2%
32	Sverdlovskaya Oblast	7.7%
33	Leningradskaya Oblast	7.3%

Source: Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation · saved copy

Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1) (2026)

Astrakhanskaya Oblast ranks 47 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1)
44	Ryazanskaya Oblast	0.773
45	Kostromskaya Oblast	0.773
46	Orenburgskaya Oblast	0.756
47	Astrakhanskaya Oblast	0.723
48	Omskaya Oblast	0.720
49	Mordoviya Rep.	0.714
50	Arkhangelskaya Oblast	0.703

Source: Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation · saved copy

Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles) (2026)

Astrakhanskaya Oblast ranks 44 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
41	Orenburgskaya Oblast	5,602
42	Ryazanskaya Oblast	5,215
43	Vladimirskaya Oblast	4,837
44	Astrakhanskaya Oblast	4,630
45	Rostovskaya Oblast	4,569
46	Tverskaya Oblast	3,901
47	Kurskaya Oblast	3,740

Source: Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation · saved copy

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Astrakhanskaya Oblast ranks 61 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
58	Dagestan Rep.	26.4 billion
59	Karelya Rep.	25.4 billion
60	Tambovskaya Oblast	24.9 billion
61	Astrakhanskaya Oblast	24.5 billion
62	Kurganskaya Oblast	23.0 billion
63	Ivanovskaya Oblast	22.7 billion
64	Orlovskaya Oblast	21.3 billion

Source: Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation · saved copy

Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance (2025)

Astrakhanskaya Oblast ranks 55 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
52	Tambovskaya Oblast	0
53	Ivanovskaya Oblast	0
54	Tomskaya Oblast	0
55	Astrakhanskaya Oblast	0
56	Kaluzhskaya Oblast	0
57	Smolenskaya Oblast	0
58	Buryatiya Rep.	0

Source: Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation · saved copy

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Sources

Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation: Volume and structure of the state debt of the subjects of the Russian Federation and municipal debt on 1 October 2026, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 dc62520847dd…)
Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation: Distribution of grants for equalising the fiscal capacity of the subjects of the Russian Federation for 2026-2028, with tax potential calculations, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1ed312d5ecd5…)
Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation: Analysis of compliance by the subjects of the Russian Federation with the Budget Code in 2025 (preliminary data), Order No. 552 monitoring, read 24 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 1dbcc92813ac…)

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