Morioka City finances

岩手県盛岡市の財政

City Iwate Prefecture, Japan Population 277,423 Area 886.47 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥132.9B
Per resident ¥479,000
Local bonds outstanding
¥139.5B
Per resident ¥502,832
Reserve funds
¥12.3B
Per resident ¥44,434
Fiscal strength index
0.70
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Iwate Prefecture

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.70
#363 of 1718 in Japan · #2 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.81
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
96.4%
#1453 of 1741 in Japan · #29 of 33 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.9%
708090100
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
¥502,832
#807 of 1741 in Japan · #7 of 33 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥321,738
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥44,434
#1697 of 1741 in Japan · #33 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥70,642
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
40.6%
#700 of 1741 in Japan · #6 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 47.6%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
5.1%
#1689 of 1718 in Japan · #32 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 12.5%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥135.2B · per resident ¥487,183

Local taxes 31.3%Shared taxes and grants 8.6%Local allocation tax 14.6%National subsidies 21.4%Prefectural subsidies 7.0%Borrowing (local bonds) 7.8%Donations 0.4%Other 8.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥42.3B¥152,33331.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥11.6B¥41,7608.6%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥19.7B¥71,12314.6%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥28.9B¥104,07121.4%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥9.5B¥34,1817.0%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥10.6B¥38,1907.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥537M¥1,9360.4%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥12.1B¥43,5908.9%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥493M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 200,000+ people (91)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥56.0B¥201,922¥199,78742.2%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥15.3B¥55,085¥41,69211.5%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥14.9B¥53,805¥43,81311.2%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥12.8B¥46,067¥52,0009.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥11.7B¥42,309¥33,0338.8%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥11.5B¥41,521¥36,7888.7%
Fire & emergency¥4.6B¥16,608¥13,6943.5%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥2.5B¥9,072¥7,2011.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥2.0B¥7,381¥4,1501.5%
Assembly¥636M¥2,292¥1,8730.5%
Disaster recovery¥625M¥2,252¥80.5%
Labor¥191M¥687¥5440.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥24.3B
Per resident ¥87,659 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥10.4B
Per resident ¥37,487 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥13.3B
Per resident ¥47,833 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥8.0B
Per resident ¥28,939 (median ¥29,092)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 50.8% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

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

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.650.700.750.800.852015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

88%90%92%94%96%98%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

275K280K285K290K295K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024277,423¥132.9B¥139.5B¥12.3B0.7096.4%—
FY2023280,286¥131.1B¥139.9B¥14.8B0.7196.1%—
FY2022282,960¥136.6B¥140.3B¥15.7B0.7396.4%—
FY2021285,270¥136.6B¥138.7B¥17.8B0.7492.1%—
FY2020286,820¥153.2B¥135.3B¥15.5B0.7596.0%—
FY2019288,470¥116.0B¥133.4B¥13.0B0.7596.3%—
FY2018290,136¥110.3B¥131.0B¥13.3B0.7595.1%—
FY2017291,859¥109.3B¥131.0B¥13.2B0.7494.4%—
FY2016292,795¥111.5B¥131.9B¥14.0B0.7392.3%—
FY2015294,106¥112.6B¥132.1B¥12.9B0.7294.6%—

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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)