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

The government of Volgograd Oblast owed 58.5 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 23,946 roubles per resident, 35th highest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Volgograd Oblast rising?

Regional debt in Volgograd Oblast rose by 1.9% in the first nine months of 2026, from 57.4 billion roubles on 1 January to 58.5 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 Volgograd Oblast made of?

The debt of Volgograd Oblast on 1 October 2026 was made up of budget loans from the federal budget 69%, bank loans 31%.

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

How much debt do municipalities in Volgograd Oblast have?

Municipalities in Volgograd Oblast owed a further 6.2 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, 1.7% of all municipal debt in Russia.

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

What is the debt burden of Volgograd Oblast?

In 2025 the debt of Volgograd Oblast equalled 45.4% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 21st 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 Volgograd Oblast have a budget deficit?

The Volgograd Oblast budget ran a deficit equal to 9.1% of its revenue without federal grants in 2025, 26th largest of 83 among regions (Budget Code limit 15%).

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

How much does Volgograd Oblast spend on debt interest?

Interest on its debt took 0.62% of the Volgograd 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 Volgograd Oblast a rich or poor region?

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Volgograd Oblast at 0.678 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 0.531, cost of services index 0.782), 31st poorest of 83 regions.

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

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

Volgograd Oblast is due 16.0 billion roubles in federal equalisation grants for 2026, 6,563 roubles per resident, 20th lowest of 59 recipients; the grant lifts its fiscal capacity to 0.747 of the average.

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

How much income tax is collected in Volgograd Oblast?

Personal income tax assessed in Volgograd Oblast reached 63.2 billion roubles in 2024, 18.4% more than in 2023 and 0.79% of the Russian total, or 25,872 roubles per resident (12th lowest of 83 regions).

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

How Volgogradskaya Oblast compares with other first-level divisions

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

Volgogradskaya Oblast ranks 34 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
31	Vologodskaya Oblast	25,712
32	Omskaya Oblast	25,279
33	Tulskaya Oblast	24,329
34	Volgogradskaya Oblast	23,946
35	Orlovskaya Oblast	23,757
36	Kirovskaya Oblast	22,582
37	Pskovskaya Oblast	22,335

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

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

Volgogradskaya Oblast ranks 27 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
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%
29	Murmanskaya Oblast	+0.9%
30	Sankt-peterburg	+0.8%

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

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

Volgogradskaya Oblast ranks 20 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
17	Dagestan Rep.	48.7%
18	Orlovskaya Oblast	48.4%
19	Tyva Rep.	47.2%
20	Volgogradskaya Oblast	45.4%
21	Udmurtiya Rep.	45.4%
22	Pskovskaya Oblast	45.4%
23	Novosibirskaya Oblast	45.1%

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

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

Volgogradskaya Oblast ranks 26 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
23	Krasnoyarskiy Kray	9.3%
24	Nenetskiy Okrug	9.2%
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%

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

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

Volgogradskaya Oblast ranks 53 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1)
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
55	Tomskaya Oblast	0.657
56	Kirovskaya Oblast	0.649

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

Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles) (2026)

Volgogradskaya Oblast ranks 39 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
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
42	Ryazanskaya Oblast	5,215

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

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Volgogradskaya Oblast ranks 26 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
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
29	Murmanskaya Oblast	60.4 billion

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

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

Volgogradskaya Oblast ranks 24 of 82, highest first.

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