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

The government of Vologda Oblast owed 28.7 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, or 25,712 roubles per resident, 32nd highest of 83 regions (Russian average 23,544 roubles).

Is the debt of Vologda Oblast rising?

Regional debt in Vologda Oblast rose by 51.6% in the first nine months of 2026, from 19.0 billion roubles on 1 January to 28.7 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 Vologda Oblast made of?

The debt of Vologda Oblast on 1 October 2026 was made up of budget loans from the federal budget 82%, bank loans 18%.

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

How much debt do municipalities in Vologda Oblast have?

Municipalities in Vologda Oblast owed a further 1.2 billion roubles on 1 October 2026, 0.3% of all municipal debt in Russia.

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

What is the debt burden of Vologda Oblast?

In 2025 the debt of Vologda Oblast equalled 17.2% of its own budget revenue (excluding federal grants), 24th 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 Vologda Oblast have a budget deficit?

The Vologda Oblast budget ran a deficit equal to 0.1% of its revenue without federal grants in 2025, 16th smallest of 83 among regions (Budget Code limit 15%).

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

How much does Vologda Oblast spend on debt interest?

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

The Ministry of Finance rated the fiscal capacity of Vologda Oblast at 0.959 of the Russian average for 2026 before equalisation grants (tax potential index 0.967, cost of services index 1.008), 23rd richest of 83 regions.

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

Does Vologda Oblast get federal subsidies?

Vologda 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 Vologda Oblast?

Personal income tax assessed in Vologda Oblast reached 55.1 billion roubles in 2024, 41.8% more than in 2023 and 0.68% of the Russian total, or 49,319 roubles per resident (23rd highest of 83 regions).

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

How Vologodskaya Oblast compares with other first-level divisions

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

Vologodskaya Oblast ranks 31 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional government debt per resident (roubles), 1 October 2026
28	Udmurtiya Rep.	29,335
29	Belgorodskaya Oblast	28,999
30	Khabarovskiy Kray	27,993
31	Vologodskaya Oblast	25,712
32	Omskaya Oblast	25,279
33	Tulskaya Oblast	24,329
34	Volgogradskaya Oblast	23,946

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

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

Vologodskaya Oblast ranks 3 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Change in regional government debt, 1 January to 1 October 2026
1	Chukotskiy Okrug	+318.1%
2	Karatchayevo-cherkesiya Rep.	+53.3%
3	Vologodskaya Oblast	+51.6%
4	Sakhalinskaya Oblast	+44.9%
5	Rostovskaya Oblast	+40.3%
6	Stavropolskiy Kray	+38.5%
7	Khanty-mansyiskiy Okrug	+38.1%

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

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

Vologodskaya Oblast ranks 59 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Regional debt as % of own budget revenue (excluding federal grants)
56	Karatchayevo-cherkesiya Rep.	18.8%
57	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	18.0%
58	Adygeya Rep.	17.5%
59	Vologodskaya Oblast	17.2%
60	Sverdlovskaya Oblast	17.2%
61	Khanty-mansyiskiy Okrug	16.9%
62	Krasnoyarskiy Kray	16.4%

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

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

Vologodskaya Oblast ranks 67 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Budget deficit as % of revenue excluding federal grants
64	Moskovskaya Oblast	1.2%
65	Chukotskiy Okrug	0.4%
66	Tverskaya Oblast	0.2%
67	Vologodskaya Oblast	0.1%
68	Tatarstan Rep.	0.1%
69	Chelyabinskaya Oblast	0.0%
70	Dagestan Rep.	0.0%

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

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

Vologodskaya Oblast ranks 23 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Fiscal capacity before equalisation (Russian average = 1)
20	Lipetskaya Oblast	0.985
21	Tulskaya Oblast	0.976
22	Novosibirskaya Oblast	0.964
23	Vologodskaya Oblast	0.959
24	Chelyabinskaya Oblast	0.954
25	Irkutskaya Oblast	0.954
26	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	0.948

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

Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles) (2026)

Vologodskaya Oblast ranks 76 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Federal equalisation grant per resident (roubles)
73	Khanty-mansyiskiy Okrug	0
74	Tyumenskaya Oblast	0
75	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	0
76	Vologodskaya Oblast	0
77	Lipetskaya Oblast	0
78	Kaluzhskaya Oblast	0
79	Amurskaya Oblast	0

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

Personal income tax assessed (roubles) (2024)

Vologodskaya Oblast ranks 34 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Personal income tax assessed (roubles)
31	Omskaya Oblast	58.5 billion
32	Altayskiy Kray	56.7 billion
33	Orenburgskaya Oblast	55.8 billion
34	Vologodskaya Oblast	55.1 billion
35	Udmurtiya Rep.	54.3 billion
36	Kaliningradskaya Oblast	52.6 billion
37	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	49.3 billion

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

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

Vologodskaya Oblast ranks 47 of 82, highest first.

Rank	Region	Breaches of Budget Code requirements found by the Ministry of Finance
44	Yaroslavskaya Oblast	0
45	Chechnya Rep.	0
46	Chuvashiya Rep.	0
47	Vologodskaya Oblast	0
48	Lipetskaya Oblast	0
49	Ryazanskaya Oblast	0
50	Kurskaya 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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