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

The government of Chelyabinsk Oblast owed 106.3 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 31,345 roubles per resident, 26th highest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Chelyabinsk Oblast rising?

Regional debt in Chelyabinsk Oblast fell by 3.1% in the first nine months of 2026, from 109.6 billion roubles on 1 January to 106.3 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 Chelyabinsk Oblast made of?

The debt of Chelyabinsk Oblast on 1 October 2026 was made up of budget loans from the federal budget 83%, bank loans 15%, bonds 1%.

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

How much debt do municipalities in Chelyabinsk Oblast have?

Municipalities in Chelyabinsk Oblast owed a further 2.1 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, 0.6% of all municipal debt in Russia.

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

What is the debt burden of Chelyabinsk Oblast?

In 2025 the debt of Chelyabinsk Oblast equalled 42.3% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 26th 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 Chelyabinsk Oblast have a budget deficit?

The Chelyabinsk Oblast 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 Chelyabinsk Oblast spend on debt interest?

Interest on its debt took 0.57% of the Chelyabinsk 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 Chelyabinsk Oblast a rich or poor region?

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Chelyabinsk Oblast at 0.954 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 0.817, cost of services index 0.856), 24th richest of 83 regions.

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

Does Chelyabinsk Oblast get federal subsidies?

Chelyabinsk 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 Chelyabinsk Oblast?

Personal income tax assessed in Chelyabinsk Oblast reached 144.0 billion roubles in 2024, 29.2% more than in 2023 and 1.79% of the Russian total, or 42,489 roubles per resident (32nd highest of 83 regions).

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

How Chelyabinskaya Oblast compares with other first-level divisions

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

Chelyabinskaya Oblast ranks 25 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
22	Buryatiya Rep.	35,363
23	Tyumenskaya Oblast	33,356
24	Mordoviya Rep.	32,659
25	Chelyabinskaya Oblast	31,345
26	Zabaykalsky Kray	30,539
27	Novgorodskaya Oblast	29,617
28	Udmurtiya Rep.	29,335

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

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

Chelyabinskaya Oblast ranks 40 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
37	Lipetskaya Oblast	-2.1%
38	Vladimirskaya Oblast	-2.8%
39	Kurskaya Oblast	-2.9%
40	Chelyabinskaya Oblast	-3.1%
41	Severnaya Osetiya-alaniya Rep.	-4.0%
42	Novosibirskaya Oblast	-4.9%
43	Mordoviya Rep.	-4.9%

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

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

Chelyabinskaya Oblast ranks 25 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
22	Pskovskaya Oblast	45.4%
23	Novosibirskaya Oblast	45.1%
24	Komi Rep.	44.3%
25	Chelyabinskaya Oblast	42.3%
26	Kirovskaya Oblast	41.2%
27	Kalmykiya Rep.	38.0%
28	Saratovskaya Oblast	35.6%

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

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

Chelyabinskaya Oblast ranks 69 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
66	Tverskaya Oblast	0.2%
67	Vologodskaya Oblast	0.1%
68	Tatarstan Rep.	0.1%
69	Chelyabinskaya Oblast	0.0%
70	Dagestan Rep.	0.0%
71	Udmurtiya Rep.	0.0%
72	Khabarovskiy Kray	0.0%

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

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

Chelyabinskaya Oblast ranks 24 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1)
21	Tulskaya Oblast	0.976
22	Novosibirskaya Oblast	0.964
23	Vologodskaya Oblast	0.959
24	Chelyabinskaya Oblast	0.954
25	Irkutskaya Oblast	0.954
26	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	0.948
27	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	0.912

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

Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles) (2026)

Chelyabinskaya Oblast ranks 64 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
61	Sankt-peterburg	0
62	Sverdlovskaya Oblast	0
63	Tatarstan Rep.	0
64	Chelyabinskaya Oblast	0
65	Nizhegorodskaya Oblast	0
66	Samarskaya Oblast	0
67	Krasnoyarskiy Kray	0

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

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Chelyabinskaya Oblast ranks 10 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
7	Khanty-mansyiskiy Okrug	158.8 billion
8	Krasnoyarskiy Kray	156.4 billion
9	Nizhegorodskaya Oblast	151.0 billion
10	Chelyabinskaya Oblast	144.0 billion
11	Rostovskaya Oblast	139.2 billion
12	Novosibirskaya Oblast	134.1 billion
13	Samarskaya Oblast	130.5 billion

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

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

Chelyabinskaya Oblast ranks 15 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
12	Rostovskaya Oblast	0
13	Bashkortostan Rep.	0
14	Tatarstan Rep.	0
15	Chelyabinskaya Oblast	0
16	Nizhegorodskaya Oblast	0
17	Samarskaya Oblast	0
18	Dagestan 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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