Government budget and revenue in Sankt-peterburg, Russia: official figures

The government of Saint Petersburg owed 71.8 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 12,756 roubles per resident, 23rd lowest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Saint Petersburg rising?

Regional debt in Saint Petersburg rose by 0.8% in the first nine months of 2026, from 71.2 billion roubles on 1 January to 71.8 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 Saint Petersburg made of?

The debt of Saint Petersburg on 1 October 2026 was made up of budget loans from the federal budget 70%, bonds 30%.

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

What is the debt burden of Saint Petersburg?

In 2025 the debt of Saint Petersburg equalled 5.2% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 4th lowest debt burden of 83 by the Ministry of Finance's Budget Code measure, whose ceiling is 100%.

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Does Saint Petersburg have a budget deficit?

The Saint Petersburg budget ran a deficit equal to 4.8% of its revenue without federal grants in 2025, 38th smallest of 83 among regions (Budget Code limit 15%).

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How much does Saint Petersburg spend on debt interest?

Interest on its debt took 0.24% of the Saint Petersburg budget's spending (excluding subventions) in 2025, against a legal ceiling of 15%.

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Is Saint Petersburg a rich or poor region?

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Saint Petersburg at 1.924 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 1.817, cost of services index 0.944), 3rd richest of 83 regions.

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

Does Saint Petersburg get federal subsidies?

Saint Petersburg 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.

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How much income tax is collected in Saint Petersburg?

Personal income tax assessed in Saint Petersburg reached 584.7 billion roubles in 2024, 25.3% more than in 2023 and 7.26% of the Russian total, or 103,892 roubles per resident (7th highest of 83 regions).

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

How Sankt-peterburg compares with other first-level divisions

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

Sankt-peterburg ranks 60 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
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
62	Lipetskaya Oblast	11,604
63	Vladimirskaya Oblast	11,328

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

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

Sankt-peterburg ranks 30 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
27	Volgogradskaya Oblast	+1.9%
28	Tomskaya Oblast	+1.6%
29	Murmanskaya Oblast	+0.9%
30	Sankt-peterburg	+0.8%
31	Adygeya Rep.	+0.6%
32	Kostromskaya Oblast	-0.1%
33	Saratovskaya Oblast	-0.2%

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

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

Sankt-peterburg ranks 79 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
76	Sakhalinskaya Oblast	10.9%
77	Primorskiy Kray	10.3%
78	Stavropolskiy Kray	10.0%
79	Sankt-peterburg	5.2%
80	Leningradskaya Oblast	4.6%
81	Moskva	3.9%
82	Nenetskiy Okrug	1.6%

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

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

Sankt-peterburg ranks 46 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
43	Bryanskaya Oblast	5.2%
44	Ingushetiya Rep.	5.2%
45	Pskovskaya Oblast	4.9%
46	Sankt-peterburg	4.8%
47	Kostromskaya Oblast	4.6%
48	Mariy-el Rep.	4.5%
49	Rostovskaya Oblast	4.4%

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

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

Sankt-peterburg ranks 3 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)

Sankt-peterburg ranks 61 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
58	Komi Rep.	876
59	Moskva	0
60	Moskovskaya Oblast	0
61	Sankt-peterburg	0
62	Sverdlovskaya Oblast	0
63	Tatarstan Rep.	0
64	Chelyabinskaya Oblast	0

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

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Sankt-peterburg ranks 2 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
1	Moskva	2.29 trillion
2	Sankt-peterburg	584.7 billion
3	Moskovskaya Oblast	526.5 billion
4	Sverdlovskaya Oblast	229.8 billion
5	Tatarstan Rep.	202.6 billion
6	Krasnodarskiy Kray	189.8 billion
7	Khanty-mansyiskiy Okrug	158.8 billion

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

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

Sankt-peterburg ranks 10 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
7	Moskva	0
8	Moskovskaya Oblast	0
9	Krasnodarskiy Kray	0
10	Sankt-peterburg	0
11	Sverdlovskaya Oblast	0
12	Rostovskaya Oblast	0
13	Bashkortostan Rep.	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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