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

The government of Lipetsk Oblast owed 12.9 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 11,604 roubles per resident, 21st lowest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Lipetsk Oblast rising?

Regional debt in Lipetsk Oblast fell by 2.1% in the first nine months of 2026, from 13.2 billion roubles on 1 January to 12.9 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 Lipetsk Oblast made of?

The debt of Lipetsk Oblast on 1 October 2026 was made up of budget loans from the federal budget 100%, bonds 0%.

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

How much debt do municipalities in Lipetsk Oblast have?

Municipalities in Lipetsk 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 Lipetsk Oblast?

In 2025 the debt of Lipetsk Oblast equalled 14.1% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 13th 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 Lipetsk Oblast have a budget deficit?

The Lipetsk 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 Lipetsk Oblast spend on debt interest?

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

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Lipetsk Oblast at 0.985 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 0.817, cost of services index 0.829), 20th richest of 83 regions.

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

Does Lipetsk Oblast get federal subsidies?

Lipetsk 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 Lipetsk Oblast?

Personal income tax assessed in Lipetsk Oblast reached 43.0 billion roubles in 2024, 34.2% more than in 2023 and 0.53% of the Russian total, or 38,645 roubles per resident (40th highest of 83 regions).

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

How Lipetskaya Oblast compares with other first-level divisions

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

Lipetskaya Oblast ranks 62 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
59	Chechnya Rep.	13,234
60	Sankt-peterburg	12,756
61	Permskaya Oblast	12,199
62	Lipetskaya Oblast	11,604
63	Vladimirskaya Oblast	11,328
64	Penzenskaya Oblast	10,291
65	Dagestan Rep.	10,284

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

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

Lipetskaya Oblast ranks 37 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
34	Bryanskaya Oblast	-0.4%
35	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	-1.2%
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%

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

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

Lipetskaya Oblast ranks 70 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
67	Ivanovskaya Oblast	14.8%
68	Moskovskaya Oblast	14.7%
69	Chuvashiya Rep.	14.2%
70	Lipetskaya Oblast	14.1%
71	Voronezhskaya Oblast	13.9%
72	Mariy-el Rep.	12.9%
73	Tverskaya Oblast	12.0%

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

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

Lipetskaya Oblast ranks 75 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
72	Khabarovskiy Kray	0.0%
73	Chechnya Rep.	0.0%
74	Chuvashiya Rep.	0.0%
75	Lipetskaya Oblast	0.0%
76	Tambovskaya Oblast	0.0%
77	Ivanovskaya Oblast	0.0%
78	Smolenskaya Oblast	0.0%

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

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

Lipetskaya Oblast ranks 20 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1)
17	Magadanskaya Oblast	1.039
18	Krasnoyarskiy Kray	1.029
19	Kaluzhskaya Oblast	1.015
20	Lipetskaya Oblast	0.985
21	Tulskaya Oblast	0.976
22	Novosibirskaya Oblast	0.964
23	Vologodskaya Oblast	0.959

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

Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles) (2026)

Lipetskaya Oblast ranks 77 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
74	Tyumenskaya Oblast	0
75	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	0
76	Vologodskaya Oblast	0
77	Lipetskaya Oblast	0
78	Kaluzhskaya Oblast	0
79	Amurskaya Oblast	0
80	Murmanskaya Oblast	0

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

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Lipetskaya Oblast ranks 43 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
40	Sakhalinskaya Oblast	45.7 billion
41	Kaluzhskaya Oblast	44.6 billion
42	Tomskaya Oblast	44.3 billion
43	Lipetskaya Oblast	43.0 billion
44	Zabaykalsky Kray	43.0 billion
45	Tverskaya Oblast	42.5 billion
46	Arkhangelskaya Oblast	41.1 billion

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

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

Lipetskaya Oblast ranks 48 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
45	Chechnya Rep.	0
46	Chuvashiya Rep.	0
47	Vologodskaya Oblast	0
48	Lipetskaya Oblast	0
49	Ryazanskaya Oblast	0
50	Kurskaya Oblast	0
51	Zabaykalsky Kray	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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