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

The government of Kaliningrad Oblast owed 20.1 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 19,460 roubles per resident, 41st lowest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Kaliningrad Oblast rising?

Regional debt in Kaliningrad Oblast rose by 11.1% in the first nine months of 2026, from 18.1 billion roubles on 1 January to 20.1 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 Kaliningrad Oblast made of?

The debt of Kaliningrad Oblast on 1 October 2026 was made up of budget loans from the federal budget 96%, bonds 4%.

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

How much debt do municipalities in Kaliningrad Oblast have?

Municipalities in Kaliningrad 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 Kaliningrad Oblast?

In 2025 the debt of Kaliningrad Oblast equalled 18.0% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 26th lowest 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 Kaliningrad Oblast have a budget deficit?

The Kaliningrad 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 Kaliningrad Oblast spend on debt interest?

Interest on its debt took 0.18% of the Kaliningrad 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 Kaliningrad Oblast a rich or poor region?

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Kaliningrad Oblast at 0.912 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 0.816, cost of services index 0.895), 27th richest of 83 regions.

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

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

Kaliningrad Oblast is due 1.9 billion roubles in federal equalisation grants for 2026, 1,803 roubles per resident, 4th lowest of 59 recipients; the grant lifts its fiscal capacity to 0.928 of the average.

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

How much income tax is collected in Kaliningrad Oblast?

Personal income tax assessed in Kaliningrad Oblast reached 52.6 billion roubles in 2024, 38.0% more than in 2023 and 0.65% of the Russian total, or 50,841 roubles per resident (20th highest of 83 regions).

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

How Kaliningradskaya Oblast compares with other first-level divisions

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

Kaliningradskaya Oblast ranks 42 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
39	Astrakhanskaya Oblast	20,105
40	Samarskaya Oblast	19,761
41	Ryazanskaya Oblast	19,559
42	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	19,460
43	Kalmykiya Rep.	19,388
44	Kaluzhskaya Oblast	19,183
45	Saratovskaya Oblast	18,789

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

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

Kaliningradskaya Oblast ranks 14 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
11	Kamchatskaya Oblast	+23.4%
12	Primorskiy Kray	+22.0%
13	Sakha Rep.	+20.7%
14	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	+11.1%
15	Leningradskaya Oblast	+10.9%
16	Yamalo-nenetskiy Okrug	+10.8%
17	Astrakhanskaya Oblast	+10.4%

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

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

Kaliningradskaya Oblast ranks 57 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
54	Chukotskiy Okrug	19.7%
55	Altay Rep.	19.3%
56	Karatchayevo-cherkesiya Rep.	18.8%
57	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	18.0%
58	Adygeya Rep.	17.5%
59	Vologodskaya Oblast	17.2%
60	Sverdlovskaya Oblast	17.2%

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

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

Kaliningradskaya Oblast ranks 79 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
76	Tambovskaya Oblast	0.0%
77	Ivanovskaya Oblast	0.0%
78	Smolenskaya Oblast	0.0%
79	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	0.0%
80	Mordoviya Rep.	0.0%
81	Amurskaya Oblast	0.0%
82	Magadanskaya Oblast	0.0%

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

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

Kaliningradskaya Oblast ranks 27 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1)
24	Chelyabinskaya Oblast	0.954
25	Irkutskaya Oblast	0.954
26	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	0.948
27	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	0.912
28	Primorskiy Kray	0.899
29	Komi Rep.	0.884
30	Ulyanovskaya Oblast	0.881

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

Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles) (2026)

Kaliningradskaya Oblast ranks 55 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
52	Voronezhskaya Oblast	2,779
53	Krasnodarskiy Kray	2,619
54	Kemerovskaya Oblast	2,218
55	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	1,803
56	Primorskiy Kray	1,310
57	Permskaya Oblast	1,069
58	Komi Rep.	876

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

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Kaliningradskaya Oblast ranks 36 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
33	Orenburgskaya Oblast	55.8 billion
34	Vologodskaya Oblast	55.1 billion
35	Udmurtiya Rep.	54.3 billion
36	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	52.6 billion
37	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	49.3 billion
38	Amurskaya Oblast	48.3 billion
39	Vladimirskaya Oblast	47.3 billion

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

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

Kaliningradskaya Oblast ranks 60 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
57	Smolenskaya Oblast	0
58	Buryatiya Rep.	0
59	Sakha Rep.	0
60	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	0
61	Kurganskaya Oblast	0
62	Kabardino-balkariya Rep.	0
63	Mordoviya Rep.	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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