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

The government of Leningrad Oblast owed 13.0 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 6,364 roubles per resident, 5th lowest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Leningrad Oblast rising?

Regional debt in Leningrad Oblast rose by 10.9% in the first nine months of 2026, from 11.8 billion roubles on 1 January to 13.0 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 Leningrad Oblast made of?

The debt of Leningrad 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 Leningrad Oblast have?

Municipalities in Leningrad Oblast owed a further 605.05 million roubles on 1 October 2026, 0.2% of all municipal debt in Russia.

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

What is the debt burden of Leningrad Oblast?

In 2025 the debt of Leningrad Oblast equalled 4.6% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 3rd 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 Leningrad Oblast have a budget deficit?

The Leningrad Oblast budget ran a deficit equal to 7.3% of its revenue without federal grants in 2025, 33rd largest of 83 among regions (Budget Code limit 15%).

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

How much does Leningrad Oblast spend on debt interest?

Interest on its debt took 0.09% of the Leningrad 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 Leningrad Oblast a rich or poor region?

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Leningrad Oblast at 1.344 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 1.191, cost of services index 0.886), 9th richest of 83 regions.

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

Does Leningrad Oblast get federal subsidies?

Leningrad 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 Leningrad Oblast?

Personal income tax assessed in Leningrad Oblast reached 99.0 billion roubles in 2024, 29.1% more than in 2023 and 1.23% of the Russian total, or 48,294 roubles per resident (25th highest of 83 regions).

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

How Leningradskaya Oblast compares with other first-level divisions

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

Leningradskaya Oblast ranks 78 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
75	Tverskaya Oblast	7,201
76	Altayskiy Kray	6,816
77	Bryanskaya Oblast	6,650
78	Leningradskaya Oblast	6,364
79	Stavropolskiy Kray	6,090
80	Mariy-el Rep.	5,513
81	Kabardino-balkariya Rep.	5,084

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

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

Leningradskaya Oblast ranks 15 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
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%
18	Belgorodskaya Oblast	+10.2%

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

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

Leningradskaya Oblast ranks 80 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
76	Sakhalinskaya Oblast	10.9%
77	Primorskiy Kray	10.3%
78	Stavropolskiy Kray	10.0%
79	Sankt-peterburg	5.2%
80	Leningradskaya Oblast	4.6%
81	Moskva	3.9%
82	Nenetskiy Okrug	1.6%

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

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

Leningradskaya Oblast ranks 33 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
30	Astrakhanskaya Oblast	8.6%
31	Kabardino-balkariya Rep.	8.2%
32	Sverdlovskaya Oblast	7.7%
33	Leningradskaya Oblast	7.3%
34	Tyumenskaya Oblast	6.9%
35	Karelya Rep.	6.6%
36	Adygeya Rep.	6.3%

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

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

Leningradskaya Oblast ranks 9 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1)
6	Tyumenskaya Oblast	1.585
7	Tatarstan Rep.	1.384
8	Nenetskiy Okrug	1.347
9	Leningradskaya Oblast	1.344
10	Moskovskaya Oblast	1.218
11	Sverdlovskaya Oblast	1.142
12	Murmanskaya Oblast	1.114

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

Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles) (2026)

Leningradskaya Oblast ranks 70 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
67	Krasnoyarskiy Kray	0
68	Novosibirskaya Oblast	0
69	Irkutskaya Oblast	0
70	Leningradskaya Oblast	0
71	Tulskaya Oblast	0
72	Belgorodskaya Oblast	0
73	Khanty-mansyiskiy Okrug	0

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

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Leningradskaya Oblast ranks 20 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
17	Yamalo-nenetskiy Okrug	107.8 billion
18	Primorskiy Kray	106.2 billion
19	Permskaya Oblast	102.8 billion
20	Leningradskaya Oblast	99.0 billion
21	Voronezhskaya Oblast	81.1 billion
22	Sakha Rep.	80.0 billion
23	Khabarovskiy Kray	76.1 billion

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

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

Leningradskaya Oblast ranks 32 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
29	Orenburgskaya Oblast	0
30	Omskaya Oblast	0
31	Primorskiy Kray	0
32	Leningradskaya Oblast	0
33	Tulskaya Oblast	0
34	Belgorodskaya Oblast	0
35	Khanty-mansyiskiy 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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