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

The government of Saratov Oblast owed 44.7 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 18,789 roubles per resident, 38th lowest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Saratov Oblast rising?

Regional debt in Saratov Oblast fell by 0.2% in the first nine months of 2026, from 44.8 billion roubles on 1 January to 44.7 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 Saratov Oblast made of?

The debt of Saratov Oblast on 1 October 2026 was made up of budget loans from the federal budget 100%.

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

How much debt do municipalities in Saratov Oblast have?

Municipalities in Saratov Oblast owed a further 18.9 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, 5.1% of all municipal debt in Russia.

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

What is the debt burden of Saratov Oblast?

In 2025 the debt of Saratov Oblast equalled 35.6% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 29th highest 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 Saratov Oblast have a budget deficit?

The Saratov Oblast budget ran a deficit equal to 11.4% of its revenue without federal grants in 2025, 15th largest of 83 among regions (Budget Code limit 15%).

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

How much does Saratov Oblast spend on debt interest?

Interest on its debt took 0.11% of the Saratov 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 Saratov Oblast a rich or poor region?

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Saratov Oblast at 0.697 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 0.560, cost of services index 0.804), 33rd poorest of 83 regions.

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

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

Saratov Oblast is due 16.5 billion roubles in federal equalisation grants for 2026, 6,959 roubles per resident, 21st lowest of 59 recipients; the grant lifts its fiscal capacity to 0.768 of the average.

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

How much income tax is collected in Saratov Oblast?

Personal income tax assessed in Saratov Oblast reached 66.0 billion roubles in 2024, 18.0% more than in 2023 and 0.82% of the Russian total, or 27,753 roubles per resident (18th lowest of 83 regions).

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

How Saratovskaya Oblast compares with other first-level divisions

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

Saratovskaya Oblast ranks 45 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
42	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	19,460
43	Kalmykiya Rep.	19,388
44	Kaluzhskaya Oblast	19,183
45	Saratovskaya Oblast	18,789
46	Tatarstan Rep.	18,573
47	Smolenskaya Oblast	17,899
48	Sverdlovskaya Oblast	17,121

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

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

Saratovskaya Oblast ranks 33 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
30	Sankt-peterburg	+0.8%
31	Adygeya Rep.	+0.6%
32	Kostromskaya Oblast	-0.1%
33	Saratovskaya Oblast	-0.2%
34	Bryanskaya Oblast	-0.4%
35	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	-1.2%
36	Altayskiy Kray	-1.6%

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

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

Saratovskaya Oblast ranks 28 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
25	Chelyabinskaya Oblast	42.3%
26	Kirovskaya Oblast	41.2%
27	Kalmykiya Rep.	38.0%
28	Saratovskaya Oblast	35.6%
29	Irkutskaya Oblast	35.6%
30	Belgorodskaya Oblast	32.6%
31	Kamchatskaya Oblast	31.7%

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

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

Saratovskaya Oblast ranks 15 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
12	Buryatiya Rep.	11.6%
13	Kemerovskaya Oblast	11.6%
14	Tulskaya Oblast	11.5%
15	Saratovskaya Oblast	11.4%
16	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	11.3%
17	Severnaya Osetiya-alaniya Rep.	11.1%
18	Orenburgskaya Oblast	11.0%

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

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

Saratovskaya Oblast ranks 51 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1)
48	Omskaya Oblast	0.720
49	Mordoviya Rep.	0.714
50	Arkhangelskaya Oblast	0.703
51	Saratovskaya Oblast	0.697
52	Karelya Rep.	0.689
53	Volgogradskaya Oblast	0.678
54	Penzenskaya Oblast	0.667

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

Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles) (2026)

Saratovskaya Oblast ranks 38 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
35	Omskaya Oblast	7,514
36	Bashkortostan Rep.	7,457
37	Mordoviya Rep.	7,274
38	Saratovskaya Oblast	6,959
39	Volgogradskaya Oblast	6,563
40	Udmurtiya Rep.	6,041
41	Orenburgskaya Oblast	5,602

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

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Saratovskaya Oblast ranks 25 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
22	Sakha Rep.	80.0 billion
23	Khabarovskiy Kray	76.1 billion
24	Tyumenskaya Oblast	73.2 billion
25	Saratovskaya Oblast	66.0 billion
26	Volgogradskaya Oblast	63.2 billion
27	Belgorodskaya Oblast	61.2 billion
28	Stavropolskiy Kray	60.7 billion

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

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

Saratovskaya Oblast ranks 25 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
22	Novosibirskaya Oblast	0
23	Permskaya Oblast	0
24	Volgogradskaya Oblast	0
25	Saratovskaya Oblast	0
26	Irkutskaya Oblast	0
27	Altay Rep.	0
28	Voronezhskaya 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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