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

The government of Rostov Oblast owed 57.2 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 13,810 roubles per resident, 25th lowest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Rostov Oblast rising?

Regional debt in Rostov Oblast rose by 40.3% in the first nine months of 2026, from 40.8 billion roubles on 1 January to 57.2 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 Rostov Oblast made of?

The debt of Rostov Oblast on 1 October 2026 was made up of budget loans from the federal budget 74%, bonds 26%.

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

How much debt do municipalities in Rostov Oblast have?

Municipalities in Rostov Oblast owed a further 5.1 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, 1.4% of all municipal debt in Russia.

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

What is the debt burden of Rostov Oblast?

In 2025 the debt of Rostov Oblast equalled 15.1% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 17th 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 Rostov Oblast have a budget deficit?

The Rostov Oblast budget ran a deficit equal to 4.4% of its revenue without federal grants in 2025, 34th smallest of 83 among regions (Budget Code limit 15%).

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

How much does Rostov Oblast spend on debt interest?

Interest on its debt took 0.46% of the Rostov 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 Rostov Oblast a rich or poor region?

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Rostov Oblast at 0.804 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 0.671, cost of services index 0.834), 38th richest of 83 regions.

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

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

Rostov Oblast is due 18.9 billion roubles in federal equalisation grants for 2026, 4,569 roubles per resident, 14th lowest of 59 recipients; the grant lifts its fiscal capacity to 0.849 of the average.

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

How much income tax is collected in Rostov Oblast?

Personal income tax assessed in Rostov Oblast reached 139.2 billion roubles in 2024, 19.5% more than in 2023 and 1.73% of the Russian total, or 33,595 roubles per resident (34th lowest of 83 regions).

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

How Rostovskaya Oblast compares with other first-level divisions

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

Rostovskaya Oblast ranks 58 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
55	Tyva Rep.	14,657
56	Primorskiy Kray	14,090
57	Kurskaya Oblast	13,945
58	Rostovskaya Oblast	13,810
59	Chechnya Rep.	13,234
60	Sankt-peterburg	12,756
61	Permskaya Oblast	12,199

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

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

Rostovskaya Oblast ranks 5 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
2	Karatchayevo-cherkesiya Rep.	+53.3%
3	Vologodskaya Oblast	+51.6%
4	Sakhalinskaya Oblast	+44.9%
5	Rostovskaya Oblast	+40.3%
6	Stavropolskiy Kray	+38.5%
7	Khanty-mansyiskiy Okrug	+38.1%
8	Chechnya Rep.	+32.0%

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

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

Rostovskaya Oblast ranks 66 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
63	Yamalo-nenetskiy Okrug	15.8%
64	Permskaya Oblast	15.5%
65	Vladimirskaya Oblast	15.4%
66	Rostovskaya Oblast	15.1%
67	Ivanovskaya Oblast	14.8%
68	Moskovskaya Oblast	14.7%
69	Chuvashiya Rep.	14.2%

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

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

Rostovskaya Oblast ranks 49 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
46	Sankt-peterburg	4.8%
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%

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

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

Rostovskaya Oblast ranks 38 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1)
35	Kemerovskaya Oblast	0.831
36	Krasnodarskiy Kray	0.822
37	Tverskaya Oblast	0.814
38	Rostovskaya Oblast	0.804
39	Kurskaya Oblast	0.797
40	Udmurtiya Rep.	0.796
41	Zabaykalsky Kray	0.789

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

Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles) (2026)

Rostovskaya Oblast ranks 45 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
42	Ryazanskaya Oblast	5,215
43	Vladimirskaya Oblast	4,837
44	Astrakhanskaya Oblast	4,630
45	Rostovskaya Oblast	4,569
46	Tverskaya Oblast	3,901
47	Kurskaya Oblast	3,740
48	Smolenskaya Oblast	3,505

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

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Rostovskaya Oblast ranks 11 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
8	Krasnoyarskiy Kray	156.4 billion
9	Nizhegorodskaya Oblast	151.0 billion
10	Chelyabinskaya Oblast	144.0 billion
11	Rostovskaya Oblast	139.2 billion
12	Novosibirskaya Oblast	134.1 billion
13	Samarskaya Oblast	130.5 billion
14	Irkutskaya Oblast	125.7 billion

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

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

Rostovskaya Oblast ranks 12 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
9	Krasnodarskiy Kray	0
10	Sankt-peterburg	0
11	Sverdlovskaya Oblast	0
12	Rostovskaya Oblast	0
13	Bashkortostan Rep.	0
14	Tatarstan Rep.	0
15	Chelyabinskaya 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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