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

The government of Sakhalin Oblast owed 29.0 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 63,459 roubles per resident, 10th highest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Sakhalin Oblast rising?

Regional debt in Sakhalin Oblast rose by 44.9% in the first nine months of 2026, from 20.0 billion roubles on 1 January to 29.0 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 Sakhalin Oblast made of?

The debt of Sakhalin Oblast on 1 October 2026 was made up of bank loans 90%, budget loans from the federal budget 10%.

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

How much debt do municipalities in Sakhalin Oblast have?

Municipalities in Sakhalin Oblast owed a further 12.2 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, 3.3% of all municipal debt in Russia.

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

What is the debt burden of Sakhalin Oblast?

In 2025 the debt of Sakhalin Oblast equalled 10.9% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 7th 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 Sakhalin Oblast have a budget deficit?

The Sakhalin Oblast budget ran a deficit equal to 9.1% of its revenue without federal grants in 2025, 28th largest of 83 among regions (Budget Code limit 15%).

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

How much does Sakhalin Oblast spend on debt interest?

Interest on its debt took 0.08% of the Sakhalin 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 Sakhalin Oblast a rich or poor region?

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Sakhalin Oblast at 1.671 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 2.960, cost of services index 1.771), 4th richest of 83 regions.

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

Does Sakhalin Oblast get federal subsidies?

Sakhalin 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 Sakhalin Oblast?

Personal income tax assessed in Sakhalin Oblast reached 45.7 billion roubles in 2024, 16.6% more than in 2023 and 0.57% of the Russian total, or 99,932 roubles per resident (8th highest of 83 regions).

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

How Sakhalinskaya Oblast compares with other first-level divisions

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

Sakhalinskaya Oblast ranks 10 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
7	Nizhegorodskaya Oblast	72,787
8	Sakha Rep.	70,909
9	Komi Rep.	68,782
10	Sakhalinskaya Oblast	63,459
11	Tomskaya Oblast	57,095
12	Khakasiya Rep.	54,470
13	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	53,893

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

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

Sakhalinskaya Oblast ranks 4 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
1	Chukotskiy Okrug	+318.1%
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%

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

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

Sakhalinskaya Oblast ranks 76 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
73	Tverskaya Oblast	12.0%
74	Bryanskaya Oblast	11.7%
75	Altayskiy Kray	11.3%
76	Sakhalinskaya Oblast	10.9%
77	Primorskiy Kray	10.3%
78	Stavropolskiy Kray	10.0%
79	Sankt-peterburg	5.2%

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

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

Sakhalinskaya Oblast ranks 28 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
25	Stavropolskiy Kray	9.2%
26	Volgogradskaya Oblast	9.1%
27	Tyva Rep.	9.1%
28	Sakhalinskaya Oblast	9.1%
29	Ryazanskaya Oblast	8.9%
30	Astrakhanskaya Oblast	8.6%
31	Kabardino-balkariya Rep.	8.2%

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

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

Sakhalinskaya Oblast ranks 4 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)

Sakhalinskaya Oblast ranks 82 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)

Sakhalinskaya Oblast ranks 40 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
37	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	49.3 billion
38	Amurskaya Oblast	48.3 billion
39	Vladimirskaya Oblast	47.3 billion
40	Sakhalinskaya Oblast	45.7 billion
41	Kaluzhskaya Oblast	44.6 billion
42	Tomskaya Oblast	44.3 billion
43	Lipetskaya Oblast	43.0 billion

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

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

Sakhalinskaya Oblast ranks 73 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
70	Karelya Rep.	0
71	Novgorodskaya Oblast	0
72	Yamalo-nenetskiy Okrug	0
73	Sakhalinskaya Oblast	0
74	Karatchayevo-cherkesiya Rep.	0
75	Adygeya Rep.	0
76	Ingushetiya Rep.	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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