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

The government of Kursk Oblast owed 14.7 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 13,945 roubles per resident, 26th lowest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Kursk Oblast rising?

Regional debt in Kursk Oblast fell by 2.9% in the first nine months of 2026, from 15.2 billion roubles on 1 January to 14.7 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 Kursk Oblast made of?

The debt of Kursk Oblast on 1 October 2026 was made up of budget loans from the federal budget 98%, guarantees 2%.

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

How much debt do municipalities in Kursk Oblast have?

Municipalities in Kursk Oblast owed a further 2.8 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, 0.7% of all municipal debt in Russia.

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

What is the debt burden of Kursk Oblast?

In 2025 the debt of Kursk Oblast equalled 21.0% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 31st 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 Kursk Oblast have a budget deficit?

The Kursk Oblast budget ran a deficit equal to 12.6% of its revenue without federal grants in 2025, 10th largest of 83 among regions (Budget Code limit 15%).

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

How much does Kursk Oblast spend on debt interest?

Interest on its debt took 0.05% of the Kursk 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 Kursk Oblast a rich or poor region?

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Kursk Oblast at 0.797 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 0.712, cost of services index 0.893), 39th richest of 83 regions.

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

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

Kursk Oblast is due 3.9 billion roubles in federal equalisation grants for 2026, 3,740 roubles per resident, 12th lowest of 59 recipients; the grant lifts its fiscal capacity to 0.832 of the average.

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

How much income tax is collected in Kursk Oblast?

Personal income tax assessed in Kursk Oblast reached 37.6 billion roubles in 2024, 16.6% more than in 2023 and 0.47% of the Russian total, or 35,606 roubles per resident (37th lowest of 83 regions).

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

How Kurskaya Oblast compares with other first-level divisions

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

Kurskaya Oblast ranks 57 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
54	Moskovskaya Oblast	14,904
55	Tyva Rep.	14,657
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

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

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

Kurskaya Oblast ranks 39 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
36	Altayskiy Kray	-1.6%
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%

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

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

Kurskaya Oblast ranks 52 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
49	Kabardino-balkariya Rep.	21.5%
50	Kurganskaya Oblast	21.4%
51	Magadanskaya Oblast	21.4%
52	Kurskaya Oblast	21.0%
53	Tatarstan Rep.	19.9%
54	Chukotskiy Okrug	19.7%
55	Altay Rep.	19.3%

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

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

Kurskaya Oblast ranks 10 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
7	Novosibirskaya Oblast	13.4%
8	Kirovskaya Oblast	13.1%
9	Tomskaya Oblast	13.0%
10	Kurskaya Oblast	12.6%
11	Nizhegorodskaya Oblast	12.0%
12	Buryatiya Rep.	11.6%
13	Kemerovskaya Oblast	11.6%

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

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

Kurskaya Oblast ranks 39 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1)
36	Krasnodarskiy Kray	0.822
37	Tverskaya Oblast	0.814
38	Rostovskaya Oblast	0.804
39	Kurskaya Oblast	0.797
40	Udmurtiya Rep.	0.796
41	Zabaykalsky Kray	0.789
42	Vladimirskaya Oblast	0.788

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

Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles) (2026)

Kurskaya Oblast ranks 47 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
44	Astrakhanskaya Oblast	4,630
45	Rostovskaya Oblast	4,569
46	Tverskaya Oblast	3,901
47	Kurskaya Oblast	3,740
48	Smolenskaya Oblast	3,505
49	Khabarovskiy Kray	3,374
50	Ulyanovskaya Oblast	3,318

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

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Kurskaya Oblast ranks 49 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
46	Arkhangelskaya Oblast	41.1 billion
47	Komi Rep.	39.8 billion
48	Ryazanskaya Oblast	39.7 billion
49	Kurskaya Oblast	37.6 billion
50	Kirovskaya Oblast	36.6 billion
51	Ulyanovskaya Oblast	34.8 billion
52	Penzenskaya Oblast	33.2 billion

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

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

Kurskaya Oblast ranks 50 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
47	Vologodskaya Oblast	0
48	Lipetskaya Oblast	0
49	Ryazanskaya Oblast	0
50	Kurskaya Oblast	0
51	Zabaykalsky Kray	0
52	Tambovskaya Oblast	0
53	Ivanovskaya 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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