Government budget and revenue in Chechnya Rep., Russia: official figures

The government of Chechnya owed 20.7 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 13,234 roubles per resident, 24th lowest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Chechnya rising?

Regional debt in Chechnya rose by 32.0% in the first nine months of 2026, from 15.7 billion roubles on 1 January to 20.7 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 Chechnya made of?

The debt of Chechnya 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 Chechnya have?

Municipalities in Chechnya owed a further 15.00 million roubles on 1 October 2026, 0.00% of all municipal debt in Russia.

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

What is the debt burden of Chechnya?

In 2025 the debt of Chechnya equalled 49.7% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 16th 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 Chechnya have a budget deficit?

The Chechnya budget had no deficit in 2025 by the Ministry of Finance's Budget Code measure, which compares the deficit with revenue excluding federal grants.

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

How much does Chechnya spend on debt interest?

Interest on its debt took 0.28% of the Chechnya budget's spending (excluding subventions) in 2025, against a legal ceiling of 15%.

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

Is Chechnya a rich or poor region?

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Chechnya at 0.295 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 0.244, cost of services index 0.825), 4th poorest of 83 regions.

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

How much money does Chechnya get from the federal budget?

Chechnya is due 58.9 billion roubles in federal equalisation grants for 2026, 37,671 roubles per resident, 7th highest of 59 recipients; the grant lifts its fiscal capacity to 0.668 of the average.

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

How much income tax is collected in Chechnya?

Personal income tax assessed in Chechnya reached 18.3 billion roubles in 2024, 16.4% more than in 2023 and 0.23% of the Russian total, or 11,712 roubles per resident (4th lowest of 83 regions).

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

How Chechnya Rep. compares with other first-level divisions

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

Chechnya Rep. ranks 59 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
56	Primorskiy Kray	14,090
57	Kurskaya Oblast	13,945
58	Rostovskaya Oblast	13,810
59	Chechnya Rep.	13,234
60	Sankt-peterburg	12,756
61	Permskaya Oblast	12,199
62	Lipetskaya Oblast	11,604

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

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

Chechnya Rep. ranks 8 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
5	Rostovskaya Oblast	+40.3%
6	Stavropolskiy Kray	+38.5%
7	Khanty-mansyiskiy Okrug	+38.1%
8	Chechnya Rep.	+32.0%
9	Irkutskaya Oblast	+26.6%
10	Komi Rep.	+25.2%
11	Kamchatskaya Oblast	+23.4%

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

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

Chechnya Rep. ranks 15 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
12	Ulyanovskaya Oblast	51.7%
13	Mordoviya Rep.	51.4%
14	Severnaya Osetiya-alaniya Rep.	51.0%
15	Chechnya Rep.	49.7%
16	Novgorodskaya Oblast	49.6%
17	Dagestan Rep.	48.7%
18	Orlovskaya Oblast	48.4%

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

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

Chechnya Rep. ranks 73 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
70	Dagestan Rep.	0.0%
71	Udmurtiya Rep.	0.0%
72	Khabarovskiy Kray	0.0%
73	Chechnya Rep.	0.0%
74	Chuvashiya Rep.	0.0%
75	Lipetskaya Oblast	0.0%
76	Tambovskaya Oblast	0.0%

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

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

Chechnya Rep. ranks 79 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1)
76	Karatchayevo-cherkesiya Rep.	0.337
77	Kabardino-balkariya Rep.	0.325
78	Kamchatskaya Oblast	0.320
79	Chechnya Rep.	0.295
80	Dagestan Rep.	0.273
81	Tyva Rep.	0.270
82	Ingushetiya Rep.	0.242

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

Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles) (2026)

Chechnya Rep. ranks 7 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
4	Sakha Rep.	72,956
5	Altay Rep.	66,706
6	Karatchayevo-cherkesiya Rep.	37,807
7	Chechnya Rep.	37,671
8	Ingushetiya Rep.	37,096
9	Dagestan Rep.	36,210
10	Buryatiya Rep.	35,402

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

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Chechnya Rep. ranks 71 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
68	Magadanskaya Oblast	19.3 billion
69	Mariy-el Rep.	19.2 billion
70	Pskovskaya Oblast	18.4 billion
71	Chechnya Rep.	18.3 billion
72	Khakasiya Rep.	16.0 billion
73	Severnaya Osetiya-alaniya Rep.	11.6 billion
74	Chukotskiy Okrug	10.6 billion

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

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

Chechnya Rep. ranks 45 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
42	Ulyanovskaya Oblast	0
43	Bryanskaya Oblast	0
44	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	0
45	Chechnya Rep.	0
46	Chuvashiya Rep.	0
47	Vologodskaya Oblast	0
48	Lipetskaya Oblast	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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