Government budget and revenue in Moskva, Russia: official figures

The government of Moscow owed 198.0 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 14,990 roubles per resident, 30th lowest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Moscow rising?

Regional debt in Moscow fell by 5.0% in the first nine months of 2026, from 208.5 billion roubles on 1 January to 198.0 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 Moscow made of?

The debt of Moscow on 1 October 2026 was made up of budget loans from the federal budget 65%, bonds 35%.

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What is the debt burden of Moscow?

In 2025 the debt of Moscow equalled 3.9% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 2nd lowest debt burden of 83 by the Ministry of Finance's Budget Code measure, whose ceiling is 100%.

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Does Moscow have a budget deficit?

The Moscow budget ran a deficit equal to 4.2% of its revenue without federal grants in 2025, 33rd smallest of 83 among regions (Budget Code limit 15%).

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How much does Moscow spend on debt interest?

Interest on its debt took 0.15% of the Moscow budget's spending (excluding subventions) in 2025, against a legal ceiling of 15%.

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Is Moscow a rich or poor region?

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Moscow at 2.609 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 3.154, cost of services index 1.209), the richest of 83 regions.

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Does Moscow get federal subsidies?

Moscow 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.

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How much income tax is collected in Moscow?

Personal income tax assessed in Moscow reached 2.29 trillion roubles in 2024, 24.0% more than in 2023 and 28.46% of the Russian total, or 173,461 roubles per resident (3rd highest of 83 regions).

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How Moskva compares with other first-level divisions

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

Moskva ranks 53 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
50	Krasnodarskiy Kray	15,835
51	Bashkortostan Rep.	15,543
52	Orenburgskaya Oblast	15,167
53	Moskva	14,990
54	Moskovskaya Oblast	14,904
55	Tyva Rep.	14,657
56	Primorskiy Kray	14,090

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

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

Moskva ranks 44 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
41	Severnaya Osetiya-alaniya Rep.	-4.0%
42	Novosibirskaya Oblast	-4.9%
43	Mordoviya Rep.	-4.9%
44	Moskva	-5.0%
45	Tulskaya Oblast	-5.7%
46	Sverdlovskaya Oblast	-5.9%
47	Amurskaya Oblast	-6.7%

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

Moskva ranks 81 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%

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

Moskva ranks 50 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
47	Kostromskaya Oblast	4.6%
48	Mariy-el Rep.	4.5%
49	Rostovskaya Oblast	4.4%
50	Moskva	4.2%
51	Voronezhskaya Oblast	4.0%
52	Penzenskaya Oblast	4.0%
53	Karatchayevo-cherkesiya Rep.	3.7%

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

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

Moskva ranks 1 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1)
1	Moskva	2.609
2	Yamalo-nenetskiy Okrug	2.282
3	Sankt-peterburg	1.924
4	Sakhalinskaya Oblast	1.671
5	Khanty-mansyiskiy Okrug	1.645
6	Tyumenskaya Oblast	1.585
7	Tatarstan Rep.	1.384

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

Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles) (2026)

Moskva ranks 59 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
56	Primorskiy Kray	1,310
57	Permskaya Oblast	1,069
58	Komi Rep.	876
59	Moskva	0
60	Moskovskaya Oblast	0
61	Sankt-peterburg	0
62	Sverdlovskaya Oblast	0

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

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Moskva ranks 1 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
1	Moskva	2.29 trillion
2	Sankt-peterburg	584.7 billion
3	Moskovskaya Oblast	526.5 billion
4	Sverdlovskaya Oblast	229.8 billion
5	Tatarstan Rep.	202.6 billion
6	Krasnodarskiy Kray	189.8 billion
7	Khanty-mansyiskiy Okrug	158.8 billion

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

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

Moskva ranks 7 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
4	Murmanskaya Oblast	1
5	Khakasiya Rep.	1
6	Tyva Rep.	1
7	Moskva	0
8	Moskovskaya Oblast	0
9	Krasnodarskiy Kray	0
10	Sankt-peterburg	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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