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

The government of Penza Oblast owed 12.7 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 10,291 roubles per resident, 19th lowest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Penza Oblast rising?

Regional debt in Penza Oblast fell by 25.8% in the first nine months of 2026, from 17.1 billion roubles on 1 January to 12.7 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 Penza Oblast made of?

The debt of Penza Oblast on 1 October 2026 was made up of budget loans from the federal budget 98%, guarantees 2%.

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

How much debt do municipalities in Penza Oblast have?

Municipalities in Penza Oblast owed a further 4.2 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, 1.1% of all municipal debt in Russia.

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

What is the debt burden of Penza Oblast?

In 2025 the debt of Penza Oblast equalled 23.2% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 38th 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 Penza Oblast have a budget deficit?

The Penza Oblast budget ran a deficit equal to 4.0% of its revenue without federal grants in 2025, 31st smallest of 83 among regions (Budget Code limit 15%).

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

How much does Penza Oblast spend on debt interest?

Interest on its debt took 0.17% of the Penza 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 Penza Oblast a rich or poor region?

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Penza Oblast at 0.667 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 0.536, cost of services index 0.804), 30th poorest of 83 regions.

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

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

Penza Oblast is due 10.3 billion roubles in federal equalisation grants for 2026, 8,337 roubles per resident, 27th lowest of 59 recipients; the grant lifts its fiscal capacity to 0.752 of the average.

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

How much income tax is collected in Penza Oblast?

Personal income tax assessed in Penza Oblast reached 33.2 billion roubles in 2024, 20.0% more than in 2023 and 0.41% of the Russian total, or 26,956 roubles per resident (16th lowest of 83 regions).

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

How Penzenskaya Oblast compares with other first-level divisions

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

Penzenskaya Oblast ranks 64 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
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
66	Voronezhskaya Oblast	9,527
67	Kurganskaya Oblast	9,367

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

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

Penzenskaya Oblast ranks 74 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
71	Nenetskiy Okrug	-23.3%
72	Tatarstan Rep.	-24.0%
73	Novgorodskaya Oblast	-24.3%
74	Penzenskaya Oblast	-25.8%
75	Kaluzhskaya Oblast	-29.0%
76	Khabarovskiy Kray	-29.4%
77	Omskaya Oblast	-29.6%

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

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

Penzenskaya Oblast ranks 45 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
42	Zabaykalsky Kray	26.5%
43	Samarskaya Oblast	25.4%
44	Krasnodarskiy Kray	24.5%
45	Penzenskaya Oblast	23.2%
46	Tambovskaya Oblast	22.5%
47	Smolenskaya Oblast	22.4%
48	Tyumenskaya Oblast	21.9%

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

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

Penzenskaya Oblast ranks 52 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
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%
54	Omskaya Oblast	3.5%
55	Ulyanovskaya Oblast	3.5%

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

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

Penzenskaya Oblast ranks 54 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1)
51	Saratovskaya Oblast	0.697
52	Karelya Rep.	0.689
53	Volgogradskaya Oblast	0.678
54	Penzenskaya Oblast	0.667
55	Tomskaya Oblast	0.657
56	Kirovskaya Oblast	0.649
57	Bashkortostan Rep.	0.640

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

Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles) (2026)

Penzenskaya Oblast ranks 32 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
29	Orlovskaya Oblast	10,754
30	Arkhangelskaya Oblast	10,300
31	Nenetskiy Okrug	9,761
32	Penzenskaya Oblast	8,337
33	Kostromskaya Oblast	8,099
34	Khakasiya Rep.	7,940
35	Omskaya Oblast	7,514

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

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Penzenskaya Oblast ranks 52 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
49	Kurskaya Oblast	37.6 billion
50	Kirovskaya Oblast	36.6 billion
51	Ulyanovskaya Oblast	34.8 billion
52	Penzenskaya Oblast	33.2 billion
53	Kamchatskaya Oblast	32.7 billion
54	Chuvashiya Rep.	32.4 billion
55	Smolenskaya Oblast	32.3 billion

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

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

Penzenskaya Oblast ranks 38 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
35	Khanty-mansyiskiy Okrug	0
36	Udmurtiya Rep.	0
37	Vladimirskaya Oblast	0
38	Penzenskaya Oblast	0
39	Tverskaya Oblast	0
40	Kirovskaya Oblast	0
41	Tyumenskaya Oblast	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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