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

The government of Kostroma Oblast owed 22.6 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 40,089 roubles per resident, 21st highest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Kostroma Oblast rising?

Regional debt in Kostroma Oblast fell by 0.1% in the first nine months of 2026, from 22.6 billion roubles on 1 January to 22.6 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 Kostroma Oblast made of?

The debt of Kostroma 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 Kostroma Oblast have?

Municipalities in Kostroma Oblast owed a further 7.1 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, 1.9% of all municipal debt in Russia.

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

What is the debt burden of Kostroma Oblast?

In 2025 the debt of Kostroma Oblast equalled 52.7% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 11th 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 Kostroma Oblast have a budget deficit?

The Kostroma Oblast budget ran a deficit equal to 4.6% of its revenue without federal grants in 2025, 36th smallest of 83 among regions (Budget Code limit 15%).

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

How much does Kostroma Oblast spend on debt interest?

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

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Kostroma Oblast at 0.773 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 0.682, cost of services index 0.882), 39th poorest of 83 regions.

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

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

Kostroma Oblast is due 4.6 billion roubles in federal equalisation grants for 2026, 8,099 roubles per resident, 26th lowest of 59 recipients; the grant lifts its fiscal capacity to 0.848 of the average.

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

How much income tax is collected in Kostroma Oblast?

Personal income tax assessed in Kostroma Oblast reached 21.0 billion roubles in 2024, 24.3% more than in 2023 and 0.26% of the Russian total, or 37,232 roubles per resident (41st lowest of 83 regions).

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

How Kostromskaya Oblast compares with other first-level divisions

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

Kostromskaya Oblast ranks 20 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
17	Irkutskaya Oblast	44,716
18	Amurskaya Oblast	42,150
19	Novosibirskaya Oblast	41,811
20	Kostromskaya Oblast	40,089
21	Ulyanovskaya Oblast	39,915
22	Buryatiya Rep.	35,363
23	Tyumenskaya Oblast	33,356

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

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

Kostromskaya Oblast ranks 32 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
29	Murmanskaya Oblast	+0.9%
30	Sankt-peterburg	+0.8%
31	Adygeya Rep.	+0.6%
32	Kostromskaya Oblast	-0.1%
33	Saratovskaya Oblast	-0.2%
34	Bryanskaya Oblast	-0.4%
35	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	-1.2%

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

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

Kostromskaya Oblast ranks 11 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
8	Karelya Rep.	61.1%
9	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	59.5%
10	Omskaya Oblast	57.1%
11	Kostromskaya Oblast	52.7%
12	Ulyanovskaya Oblast	51.7%
13	Mordoviya Rep.	51.4%
14	Severnaya Osetiya-alaniya Rep.	51.0%

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

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

Kostromskaya Oblast ranks 47 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
44	Ingushetiya Rep.	5.2%
45	Pskovskaya Oblast	4.9%
46	Sankt-peterburg	4.8%
47	Kostromskaya Oblast	4.6%
48	Mariy-el Rep.	4.5%
49	Rostovskaya Oblast	4.4%
50	Moskva	4.2%

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

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

Kostromskaya Oblast ranks 45 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1)
42	Vladimirskaya Oblast	0.788
43	Novgorodskaya Oblast	0.778
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

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

Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles) (2026)

Kostromskaya Oblast ranks 33 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
30	Arkhangelskaya Oblast	10,300
31	Nenetskiy Okrug	9,761
32	Penzenskaya Oblast	8,337
33	Kostromskaya Oblast	8,099
34	Khakasiya Rep.	7,940
35	Omskaya Oblast	7,514
36	Bashkortostan Rep.	7,457

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

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Kostromskaya Oblast ranks 65 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
62	Kurganskaya Oblast	23.0 billion
63	Ivanovskaya Oblast	22.7 billion
64	Orlovskaya Oblast	21.3 billion
65	Kostromskaya Oblast	21.0 billion
66	Mordoviya Rep.	20.7 billion
67	Novgorodskaya Oblast	19.4 billion
68	Magadanskaya Oblast	19.3 billion

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

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

Kostromskaya Oblast ranks 69 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
66	Severnaya Osetiya-alaniya Rep.	0
67	Mariy-el Rep.	0
68	Pskovskaya Oblast	0
69	Kostromskaya Oblast	0
70	Karelya Rep.	0
71	Novgorodskaya Oblast	0
72	Yamalo-nenetskiy Okrug	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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