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

The government of Samara Oblast owed 61.6 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 19,761 roubles per resident, 41st highest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Samara Oblast rising?

Regional debt in Samara Oblast fell by 9.5% in the first nine months of 2026, from 68.1 billion roubles on 1 January to 61.6 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 Samara Oblast made of?

The debt of Samara Oblast on 1 October 2026 was made up of budget loans from the federal budget 61%, bank loans 24%, bonds 15%.

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

How much debt do municipalities in Samara Oblast have?

Municipalities in Samara Oblast owed a further 17.4 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, 4.7% of all municipal debt in Russia.

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

What is the debt burden of Samara Oblast?

In 2025 the debt of Samara Oblast equalled 25.4% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 40th 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 Samara Oblast have a budget deficit?

The Samara Oblast budget ran a deficit equal to 6.3% of its revenue without federal grants in 2025, 37th largest of 83 among regions (Budget Code limit 15%).

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

How much does Samara Oblast spend on debt interest?

Interest on its debt took 0.25% of the Samara 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 Samara Oblast a rich or poor region?

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Samara Oblast at 1.060 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 0.867, cost of services index 0.818), 15th richest of 83 regions.

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

Does Samara Oblast get federal subsidies?

Samara 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 Samara Oblast?

Personal income tax assessed in Samara Oblast reached 130.5 billion roubles in 2024, 21.8% more than in 2023 and 1.62% of the Russian total, or 41,832 roubles per resident (33rd highest of 83 regions).

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

How Samarskaya Oblast compares with other first-level divisions

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

Samarskaya Oblast ranks 40 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
37	Pskovskaya Oblast	22,335
38	Krasnoyarskiy Kray	22,082
39	Astrakhanskaya Oblast	20,105
40	Samarskaya Oblast	19,761
41	Ryazanskaya Oblast	19,559
42	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	19,460
43	Kalmykiya Rep.	19,388

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

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

Samarskaya Oblast ranks 51 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
48	Orenburgskaya Oblast	-6.8%
49	Krasnoyarskiy Kray	-7.1%
50	Bashkortostan Rep.	-8.5%
51	Samarskaya Oblast	-9.5%
52	Chuvashiya Rep.	-9.7%
53	Buryatiya Rep.	-11.0%
54	Kabardino-balkariya Rep.	-11.6%

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

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

Samarskaya Oblast ranks 43 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
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%
45	Penzenskaya Oblast	23.2%
46	Tambovskaya Oblast	22.5%

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

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

Samarskaya Oblast ranks 37 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
34	Tyumenskaya Oblast	6.9%
35	Karelya Rep.	6.6%
36	Adygeya Rep.	6.3%
37	Samarskaya Oblast	6.3%
38	Kaluzhskaya Oblast	5.9%
39	Vladimirskaya Oblast	5.9%
40	Sakha Rep.	5.8%

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

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

Samarskaya Oblast ranks 15 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1)
12	Murmanskaya Oblast	1.114
13	Belgorodskaya Oblast	1.101
14	Nizhegorodskaya Oblast	1.069
15	Samarskaya Oblast	1.060
16	Amurskaya Oblast	1.058
17	Magadanskaya Oblast	1.039
18	Krasnoyarskiy Kray	1.029

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

Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles) (2026)

Samarskaya Oblast ranks 66 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
63	Tatarstan Rep.	0
64	Chelyabinskaya Oblast	0
65	Nizhegorodskaya Oblast	0
66	Samarskaya Oblast	0
67	Krasnoyarskiy Kray	0
68	Novosibirskaya Oblast	0
69	Irkutskaya Oblast	0

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

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Samarskaya Oblast ranks 13 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
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
15	Bashkortostan Rep.	113.4 billion
16	Kemerovskaya Oblast	109.0 billion

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

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

Samarskaya Oblast ranks 17 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
14	Tatarstan Rep.	0
15	Chelyabinskaya Oblast	0
16	Nizhegorodskaya Oblast	0
17	Samarskaya Oblast	0
18	Dagestan Rep.	0
19	Krasnoyarskiy Kray	0
20	Stavropolskiy Kray	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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