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

The government of Murmansk Oblast owed 77.2 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 118,124 roubles per resident, 3rd highest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Murmansk Oblast rising?

Regional debt in Murmansk Oblast rose by 0.9% in the first nine months of 2026, from 76.5 billion roubles on 1 January to 77.2 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 Murmansk Oblast made of?

The debt of Murmansk Oblast on 1 October 2026 was made up of bank loans 69%, budget loans from the federal budget 25%, guarantees 6%.

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

How much debt do municipalities in Murmansk Oblast have?

Municipalities in Murmansk Oblast owed a further 8.4 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, 2.3% of all municipal debt in Russia.

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

What is the debt burden of Murmansk Oblast?

In 2025 the debt of Murmansk Oblast equalled 77.6% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 2nd 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 Murmansk Oblast have a budget deficit?

The Murmansk Oblast budget ran a deficit equal to 19.7% of its revenue without federal grants in 2025, 2nd largest of 83 among regions (Budget Code limit 15%).

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

How much does Murmansk Oblast spend on debt interest?

Interest on its debt took 4.95% of the Murmansk 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 Murmansk Oblast a rich or poor region?

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Murmansk Oblast at 1.114 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 1.625, cost of services index 1.459), 12th richest of 83 regions.

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

Does Murmansk Oblast get federal subsidies?

Murmansk 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 Murmansk Oblast?

Personal income tax assessed in Murmansk Oblast reached 60.4 billion roubles in 2024, 14.5% more than in 2023 and 0.75% of the Russian total, or 92,404 roubles per resident (9th highest of 83 regions).

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

How Murmanskaya Oblast compares with other first-level divisions

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

Murmanskaya Oblast ranks 3 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
1	Chukotskiy Okrug	684,458
2	Arkhangelskaya Oblast	121,714
3	Murmanskaya Oblast	118,124
4	Magadanskaya Oblast	116,195
5	Yamalo-nenetskiy Okrug	100,711
6	Kamchatskaya Oblast	77,558
7	Nizhegorodskaya Oblast	72,787

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

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

Murmanskaya Oblast ranks 29 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
26	Dagestan Rep.	+2.3%
27	Volgogradskaya Oblast	+1.9%
28	Tomskaya Oblast	+1.6%
29	Murmanskaya Oblast	+0.9%
30	Sankt-peterburg	+0.8%
31	Adygeya Rep.	+0.6%
32	Kostromskaya Oblast	-0.1%

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

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

Murmanskaya Oblast ranks 2 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
1	Arkhangelskaya Oblast	118.3%
2	Murmanskaya Oblast	77.6%
3	Tomskaya Oblast	77.2%
4	Nizhegorodskaya Oblast	77.1%
5	Khakasiya Rep.	76.5%
6	Kemerovskaya Oblast	74.8%
7	Buryatiya Rep.	68.2%

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

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

Murmanskaya Oblast ranks 2 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
1	Arkhangelskaya Oblast	29.1%
2	Murmanskaya Oblast	19.7%
3	Komi Rep.	17.7%
4	Irkutskaya Oblast	13.8%
5	Altayskiy Kray	13.7%
6	Khanty-mansyiskiy Okrug	13.5%
7	Novosibirskaya Oblast	13.4%

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

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

Murmanskaya Oblast ranks 12 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1)
9	Leningradskaya Oblast	1.344
10	Moskovskaya Oblast	1.218
11	Sverdlovskaya Oblast	1.142
12	Murmanskaya Oblast	1.114
13	Belgorodskaya Oblast	1.101
14	Nizhegorodskaya Oblast	1.069
15	Samarskaya Oblast	1.060

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

Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles) (2026)

Murmanskaya Oblast ranks 80 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
76	Vologodskaya Oblast	0
77	Lipetskaya Oblast	0
78	Kaluzhskaya Oblast	0
79	Amurskaya Oblast	0
80	Murmanskaya Oblast	0
81	Yamalo-nenetskiy Okrug	0
82	Sakhalinskaya Oblast	0

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

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Murmanskaya Oblast ranks 29 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
26	Volgogradskaya Oblast	63.2 billion
27	Belgorodskaya Oblast	61.2 billion
28	Stavropolskiy Kray	60.7 billion
29	Murmanskaya Oblast	60.4 billion
30	Tulskaya Oblast	60.2 billion
31	Omskaya Oblast	58.5 billion
32	Altayskiy Kray	56.7 billion

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

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

Murmanskaya Oblast ranks 4 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
1	Arkhangelskaya Oblast	2
2	Khabarovskiy Kray	1
3	Komi Rep.	1
4	Murmanskaya Oblast	1
5	Khakasiya Rep.	1
6	Tyva Rep.	1
7	Moskva	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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