Kushiro City finances

北海道釧路市の財政

City Hokkaido, Japan Population 154,271 Area 1,363.26 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥106.0B
Per resident ¥686,796
Local bonds outstanding
¥98.7B
Per resident ¥639,673
Reserve funds
¥14.6B
Per resident ¥94,457
Fiscal strength index
0.45
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Hokkaido

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.45
#820 of 1718 in Japan · #21 of 179 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.74
0.51.0
What this means

How much of the standard cost of public services a municipality can cover with its own tax revenue. Above 1.0, it receives no ordinary local allocation tax from the national government.

Current balance ratio
95.7%
#1387 of 1741 in Japan · #160 of 179 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.8%
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What this means

Recurring costs that must be paid every year (personnel, social assistance, debt service) as a share of recurring general revenue. The higher it is, the less room for new spending; above 90% is considered rigid.

Local bonds outstanding per residentWorse than peers
¥639,673
#1058 of 1741 in Japan · #23 of 179 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥314,264
What this means

Outstanding local government bonds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥94,457
#1461 of 1741 in Japan · #167 of 179 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥104,054
What this means

Fiscal adjustment, debt reduction and special-purpose funds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Own-source revenue ratioWorse than peers
29.4%
#1297 of 1741 in Japan · #98 of 179 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 46.5%
What this means

The share of revenue the municipality raises itself: taxes, fees, charges and similar.

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
11.7%
#1521 of 1718 in Japan · #160 of 179 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 15.8%
What this means

The freely usable reserve (fiscal adjustment fund) as a percentage of standard annual revenue. Around 10–20% is considered comfortable.

Revenue ¥106.2B · per resident ¥688,187

Local taxes 19.6%Shared taxes and grants 6.3%Local allocation tax 25.6%National subsidies 23.9%Prefectural subsidies 6.3%Borrowing (local bonds) 8.6%Donations 2.1%Other 7.7%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥20.8B¥134,85819.6%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥6.7B¥43,4316.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥27.2B¥176,28025.6%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥25.3B¥164,15323.9%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥6.7B¥43,1256.3%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥9.1B¥59,1618.6%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥2.2B¥14,3952.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥8.1B¥52,7847.7%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥1.9B

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 100,000–200,000 people (144)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥43.8B¥283,942¥195,91441.3%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥12.6B¥81,499¥56,52711.9%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥11.7B¥75,773¥33,47311.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥10.8B¥69,994¥42,54910.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥8.2B¥53,439¥37,8577.8%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥7.7B¥50,063¥58,2077.3%
Fire & emergency¥4.2B¥27,072¥15,3083.9%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥3.6B¥23,536¥8,2833.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥2.7B¥17,630¥5,8152.6%
Assembly¥387M¥2,509¥2,5010.4%
Labor¥191M¥1,239¥5670.2%
Disaster recovery¥15M¥99¥250.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥10.8B
Per resident ¥69,995 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥6.8B
Per resident ¥43,763 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥13.7B
Per resident ¥89,007 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥12.5B
Per resident ¥81,171 (median ¥20,478)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 55.1% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.400.500.600.700.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

88%90%92%95%98%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

150K160K170K180K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024154,271¥106.0B¥98.7B¥14.6B0.4595.7%—
FY2023157,519¥101.6B¥100.8B¥13.5B0.4594.8%—
FY2022160,483¥99.6B¥105.1B¥12.3B0.4594.1%—
FY2021163,110¥102.9B¥111.6B¥9.8B0.4591.0%—
FY2020165,667¥117.0B¥114.5B¥9.5B0.4595.5%—
FY2019168,086¥93.8B¥116.5B¥9.5B0.4596.8%—
FY2018170,364¥92.6B¥121.4B¥9.7B0.4598.0%—
FY2017172,391¥94.8B¥123.9B¥10.1B0.4596.6%—
FY2016174,518¥95.3B¥126.6B¥10.3B0.4597.4%—
FY2015176,576¥96.5B¥129.0B¥9.6B0.4492.1%—

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Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, "Settlement of accounts by municipality" (ordinary accounts), processed by Zaisei Zukan. Per-resident amounts use that year's basic resident register population. Fiscal years run from April to March (FY2024 = April 2024 to March 2025). 日本語のページ(AIの要約・首長と選挙)