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

The government of Belgorod Oblast owed 43.3 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 28,999 roubles per resident, 30th highest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Belgorod Oblast rising?

Regional debt in Belgorod Oblast rose by 10.2% in the first nine months of 2026, from 39.3 billion roubles on 1 January to 43.3 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 Belgorod Oblast made of?

The debt of Belgorod Oblast on 1 October 2026 was made up of budget loans from the federal budget 58%, bank loans 41%, guarantees 0%.

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

How much debt do municipalities in Belgorod Oblast have?

Municipalities in Belgorod Oblast owed a further 6.8 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, 1.8% of all municipal debt in Russia.

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

What is the debt burden of Belgorod Oblast?

In 2025 the debt of Belgorod Oblast equalled 32.6% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 31st 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 Belgorod Oblast have a budget deficit?

The Belgorod Oblast budget ran a deficit equal to 10.1% of its revenue without federal grants in 2025, 21st largest of 83 among regions (Budget Code limit 15%).

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

How much does Belgorod Oblast spend on debt interest?

Interest on its debt took 0.85% of the Belgorod 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 Belgorod Oblast a rich or poor region?

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Belgorod Oblast at 1.101 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 0.898, cost of services index 0.815), 13th richest of 83 regions.

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

Does Belgorod Oblast get federal subsidies?

Belgorod Oblast receives no federal equalisation grant for 2026 because its fiscal capacity is above the threshold; 59 of Russia's 83 regions share 939.8 billion roubles in these grants.

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

How much income tax is collected in Belgorod Oblast?

Personal income tax assessed in Belgorod Oblast reached 61.2 billion roubles in 2024, 26.8% more than in 2023 and 0.76% of the Russian total, or 40,999 roubles per resident (39th highest of 83 regions).

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

How Belgorodskaya Oblast compares with other first-level divisions

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

Belgorodskaya Oblast ranks 29 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
26	Zabaykalsky Kray	30,539
27	Novgorodskaya Oblast	29,617
28	Udmurtiya Rep.	29,335
29	Belgorodskaya Oblast	28,999
30	Khabarovskiy Kray	27,993
31	Vologodskaya Oblast	25,712
32	Omskaya Oblast	25,279

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

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

Belgorodskaya Oblast ranks 18 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
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%
21	Khakasiya Rep.	+4.8%

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

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

Belgorodskaya Oblast ranks 30 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
27	Kalmykiya Rep.	38.0%
28	Saratovskaya Oblast	35.6%
29	Irkutskaya Oblast	35.6%
30	Belgorodskaya Oblast	32.6%
31	Kamchatskaya Oblast	31.7%
32	Kaluzhskaya Oblast	30.6%
33	Amurskaya Oblast	30.3%

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

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

Belgorodskaya Oblast ranks 21 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
18	Orenburgskaya Oblast	11.0%
19	Novgorodskaya Oblast	10.7%
20	Krasnodarskiy Kray	10.3%
21	Belgorodskaya Oblast	10.1%
22	Yamalo-nenetskiy Okrug	9.6%
23	Krasnoyarskiy Kray	9.3%
24	Nenetskiy Okrug	9.2%

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

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

Belgorodskaya Oblast ranks 13 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1)
10	Moskovskaya Oblast	1.218
11	Sverdlovskaya Oblast	1.142
12	Murmanskaya Oblast	1.114
13	Belgorodskaya Oblast	1.101
14	Nizhegorodskaya Oblast	1.069
15	Samarskaya Oblast	1.060
16	Amurskaya Oblast	1.058

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

Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles) (2026)

Belgorodskaya Oblast ranks 72 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
69	Irkutskaya Oblast	0
70	Leningradskaya Oblast	0
71	Tulskaya Oblast	0
72	Belgorodskaya Oblast	0
73	Khanty-mansyiskiy Okrug	0
74	Tyumenskaya Oblast	0
75	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	0

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

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Belgorodskaya Oblast ranks 27 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
24	Tyumenskaya Oblast	73.2 billion
25	Saratovskaya Oblast	66.0 billion
26	Volgogradskaya Oblast	63.2 billion
27	Belgorodskaya Oblast	61.2 billion
28	Stavropolskiy Kray	60.7 billion
29	Murmanskaya Oblast	60.4 billion
30	Tulskaya Oblast	60.2 billion

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

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

Belgorodskaya Oblast ranks 34 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
31	Primorskiy Kray	0
32	Leningradskaya Oblast	0
33	Tulskaya Oblast	0
34	Belgorodskaya Oblast	0
35	Khanty-mansyiskiy Okrug	0
36	Udmurtiya Rep.	0
37	Vladimirskaya Oblast	0

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

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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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