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

The government of Ulyanovsk Oblast owed 46.6 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 39,915 roubles per resident, 22nd highest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Ulyanovsk Oblast rising?

Regional debt in Ulyanovsk Oblast rose by 2.3% in the first nine months of 2026, from 45.6 billion roubles on 1 January to 46.6 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 Ulyanovsk Oblast made of?

The debt of Ulyanovsk Oblast on 1 October 2026 was made up of bonds 45%, budget loans from the federal budget 39%, bank loans 16%.

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

How much debt do municipalities in Ulyanovsk Oblast have?

Municipalities in Ulyanovsk Oblast owed a further 4.0 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, 1.1% of all municipal debt in Russia.

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

What is the debt burden of Ulyanovsk Oblast?

In 2025 the debt of Ulyanovsk Oblast equalled 51.7% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 12th 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 Ulyanovsk Oblast have a budget deficit?

The Ulyanovsk Oblast budget ran a deficit equal to 3.5% of its revenue without federal grants in 2025, 28th smallest of 83 among regions (Budget Code limit 15%).

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

How much does Ulyanovsk Oblast spend on debt interest?

Interest on its debt took 3.76% of the Ulyanovsk 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 Ulyanovsk Oblast a rich or poor region?

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Ulyanovsk Oblast at 0.881 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 0.738, cost of services index 0.838), 30th richest of 83 regions.

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

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

Ulyanovsk Oblast is due 3.9 billion roubles in federal equalisation grants for 2026, 3,318 roubles per resident, 9th lowest of 59 recipients; the grant lifts its fiscal capacity to 0.913 of the average.

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

How much income tax is collected in Ulyanovsk Oblast?

Personal income tax assessed in Ulyanovsk Oblast reached 34.8 billion roubles in 2024, 21.3% more than in 2023 and 0.43% of the Russian total, or 29,804 roubles per resident (24th lowest of 83 regions).

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

How Ulyanovskaya Oblast compares with other first-level divisions

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

Ulyanovskaya Oblast ranks 21 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
18	Amurskaya Oblast	42,150
19	Novosibirskaya Oblast	41,811
20	Kostromskaya Oblast	40,089
21	Ulyanovskaya Oblast	39,915
22	Buryatiya Rep.	35,363
23	Tyumenskaya Oblast	33,356
24	Mordoviya Rep.	32,659

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

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

Ulyanovskaya Oblast ranks 25 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
22	Zabaykalsky Kray	+4.7%
23	Arkhangelskaya Oblast	+3.9%
24	Nizhegorodskaya Oblast	+2.6%
25	Ulyanovskaya Oblast	+2.3%
26	Dagestan Rep.	+2.3%
27	Volgogradskaya Oblast	+1.9%
28	Tomskaya Oblast	+1.6%

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

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

Ulyanovskaya Oblast ranks 12 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
9	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	59.5%
10	Omskaya Oblast	57.1%
11	Kostromskaya Oblast	52.7%
12	Ulyanovskaya Oblast	51.7%
13	Mordoviya Rep.	51.4%
14	Severnaya Osetiya-alaniya Rep.	51.0%
15	Chechnya Rep.	49.7%

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

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

Ulyanovskaya Oblast ranks 55 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
52	Penzenskaya Oblast	4.0%
53	Karatchayevo-cherkesiya Rep.	3.7%
54	Omskaya Oblast	3.5%
55	Ulyanovskaya Oblast	3.5%
56	Kalmykiya Rep.	3.4%
57	Orlovskaya Oblast	3.2%
58	Khakasiya Rep.	2.8%

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

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

Ulyanovskaya Oblast ranks 30 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1)
27	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	0.912
28	Primorskiy Kray	0.899
29	Komi Rep.	0.884
30	Ulyanovskaya Oblast	0.881
31	Khabarovskiy Kray	0.880
32	Voronezhskaya Oblast	0.870
33	Smolenskaya Oblast	0.868

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

Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles) (2026)

Ulyanovskaya Oblast ranks 50 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
47	Kurskaya Oblast	3,740
48	Smolenskaya Oblast	3,505
49	Khabarovskiy Kray	3,374
50	Ulyanovskaya Oblast	3,318
51	Novgorodskaya Oblast	2,818
52	Voronezhskaya Oblast	2,779
53	Krasnodarskiy Kray	2,619

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

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Ulyanovskaya Oblast ranks 51 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
48	Ryazanskaya Oblast	39.7 billion
49	Kurskaya Oblast	37.6 billion
50	Kirovskaya Oblast	36.6 billion
51	Ulyanovskaya Oblast	34.8 billion
52	Penzenskaya Oblast	33.2 billion
53	Kamchatskaya Oblast	32.7 billion
54	Chuvashiya Rep.	32.4 billion

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

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

Ulyanovskaya Oblast ranks 42 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
39	Tverskaya Oblast	0
40	Kirovskaya Oblast	0
41	Tyumenskaya Oblast	0
42	Ulyanovskaya Oblast	0
43	Bryanskaya Oblast	0
44	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	0
45	Chechnya 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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