Moriya City finances

茨城県守谷市の財政

City Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan Population 70,900 Area 35.71 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥36.7B
Per resident ¥517,241
Local bonds outstanding
¥15.3B
Per resident ¥216,059
Reserve funds
¥11.1B
Per resident ¥157,100
Fiscal strength index
0.96
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.96
#86 of 1718 in Japan · #4 of 44 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.64
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
94.8%
#1297 of 1741 in Japan · #30 of 44 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.0%
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 residentBetter than peers
¥216,059
#160 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 44 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥382,998
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥157,100
#1176 of 1741 in Japan · #18 of 44 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥126,853
What this means

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

Own-source revenue ratioBetter than peers
65.8%
#43 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 44 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 43.4%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
36.0%
#473 of 1718 in Japan · #4 of 44 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 18.8%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥39.4B · per resident ¥555,686

Local taxes 31.6%Shared taxes and grants 7.1%Local allocation tax 2.1%National subsidies 14.3%Prefectural subsidies 5.0%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.7%Donations 17.9%Other 16.4%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥12.4B¥175,47831.6%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥2.8B¥39,3727.1%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥810M¥11,4292.1%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥5.6B¥79,54714.3%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥2.0B¥27,9725.0%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥2.2B¥31,4775.7%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥7.0B¥99,38417.9%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥6.5B¥91,02616.4%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥7.0B

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 50,000–100,000 people (234)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥12.0B¥169,537¥194,51732.8%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥11.4B¥161,002¥69,05331.1%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥4.9B¥68,708¥57,05813.3%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥3.7B¥51,855¥44,17710.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.7B¥23,677¥39,9134.6%
Fire & emergency¥1.5B¥20,469¥17,6234.0%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.1B¥15,091¥38,6832.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥230M¥3,244¥9,0050.6%
Assembly¥202M¥2,842¥3,3390.5%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥58M¥816¥8,6410.2%
Labor¥50,000¥1¥4580.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥6.0B
Per resident ¥84,684 (median ¥77,676)
Elderly
¥1.7B
Per resident ¥23,537 (median ¥34,812)
Social welfare
¥3.7B
Per resident ¥51,586 (median ¥63,964)
Public assistance
¥689M
Per resident ¥9,717 (median ¥17,030)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 36.7% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.600.700.800.901.002015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

80%85%90%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

64K66K68K70K72K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202470,900¥36.7B¥15.3B¥11.1B0.9694.8%—
FY202370,659¥37.1B¥14.1B¥9.8B0.9693.4%—
FY202270,414¥31.7B¥13.8B¥9.6B0.9790.3%—
FY202169,966¥31.5B¥13.3B¥8.0B0.9885.0%—
FY202069,392¥35.7B¥11.2B¥6.8B1.0091.2%—
FY201968,498¥22.5B¥9.9B¥6.9B1.0084.9%—
FY201867,634¥20.9B¥9.9B¥7.4B1.0083.2%—
FY201766,922¥20.6B¥10.7B¥6.0B0.9984.3%—
FY201666,251¥20.0B¥11.8B¥5.4B0.9891.3%—
FY201565,413¥20.6B¥13.0B¥5.6B0.9889.9%—

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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)