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

The government of Orenburg Oblast owed 27.6 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 15,167 roubles per resident, 31st lowest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Orenburg Oblast rising?

Regional debt in Orenburg Oblast fell by 6.8% in the first nine months of 2026, from 29.7 billion roubles on 1 January to 27.6 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 Orenburg Oblast made of?

The debt of Orenburg Oblast on 1 October 2026 was made up of budget loans from the federal budget 62%, bank loans 37%, bonds 1%.

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

How much debt do municipalities in Orenburg Oblast have?

Municipalities in Orenburg Oblast owed a further 77.86 million roubles on 1 October 2026, 0.02% of all municipal debt in Russia.

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

What is the debt burden of Orenburg Oblast?

In 2025 the debt of Orenburg Oblast equalled 27.5% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 42nd 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 Orenburg Oblast have a budget deficit?

The Orenburg Oblast budget ran a deficit equal to 11.0% of its revenue without federal grants in 2025, 18th largest of 83 among regions (Budget Code limit 15%).

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

How much does Orenburg Oblast spend on debt interest?

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

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Orenburg Oblast at 0.756 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 0.681, cost of services index 0.901), 38th poorest of 83 regions.

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

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

Orenburg Oblast is due 10.2 billion roubles in federal equalisation grants for 2026, 5,602 roubles per resident, 18th lowest of 59 recipients; the grant lifts its fiscal capacity to 0.807 of the average.

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

How much income tax is collected in Orenburg Oblast?

Personal income tax assessed in Orenburg Oblast reached 55.8 billion roubles in 2024, 18.0% more than in 2023 and 0.69% of the Russian total, or 30,637 roubles per resident (27th lowest of 83 regions).

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

How Orenburgskaya Oblast compares with other first-level divisions

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

Orenburgskaya Oblast ranks 52 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
49	Severnaya Osetiya-alaniya Rep.	16,785
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

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

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

Orenburgskaya Oblast ranks 48 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
45	Tulskaya Oblast	-5.7%
46	Sverdlovskaya Oblast	-5.9%
47	Amurskaya Oblast	-6.7%
48	Orenburgskaya Oblast	-6.8%
49	Krasnoyarskiy Kray	-7.1%
50	Bashkortostan Rep.	-8.5%
51	Samarskaya Oblast	-9.5%

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

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

Orenburgskaya Oblast ranks 41 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
38	Ingushetiya Rep.	28.3%
39	Sakha Rep.	28.1%
40	Khabarovskiy Kray	27.8%
41	Orenburgskaya Oblast	27.5%
42	Zabaykalsky Kray	26.5%
43	Samarskaya Oblast	25.4%
44	Krasnodarskiy Kray	24.5%

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

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

Orenburgskaya Oblast ranks 18 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
15	Saratovskaya Oblast	11.4%
16	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	11.3%
17	Severnaya Osetiya-alaniya Rep.	11.1%
18	Orenburgskaya Oblast	11.0%
19	Novgorodskaya Oblast	10.7%
20	Krasnodarskiy Kray	10.3%
21	Belgorodskaya Oblast	10.1%

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

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

Orenburgskaya Oblast ranks 46 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1)
43	Novgorodskaya Oblast	0.778
44	Ryazanskaya Oblast	0.773
45	Kostromskaya Oblast	0.773
46	Orenburgskaya Oblast	0.756
47	Astrakhanskaya Oblast	0.723
48	Omskaya Oblast	0.720
49	Mordoviya Rep.	0.714

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

Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles) (2026)

Orenburgskaya Oblast ranks 41 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
38	Saratovskaya Oblast	6,959
39	Volgogradskaya Oblast	6,563
40	Udmurtiya Rep.	6,041
41	Orenburgskaya Oblast	5,602
42	Ryazanskaya Oblast	5,215
43	Vladimirskaya Oblast	4,837
44	Astrakhanskaya Oblast	4,630

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

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Orenburgskaya Oblast ranks 33 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
30	Tulskaya Oblast	60.2 billion
31	Omskaya Oblast	58.5 billion
32	Altayskiy Kray	56.7 billion
33	Orenburgskaya Oblast	55.8 billion
34	Vologodskaya Oblast	55.1 billion
35	Udmurtiya Rep.	54.3 billion
36	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	52.6 billion

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

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

Orenburgskaya Oblast ranks 29 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
26	Irkutskaya Oblast	0
27	Altay Rep.	0
28	Voronezhskaya Oblast	0
29	Orenburgskaya Oblast	0
30	Omskaya Oblast	0
31	Primorskiy Kray	0
32	Leningradskaya Oblast	0

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

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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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