Kisarazu City finances

千葉県木更津市の財政

City Chiba Prefecture, Japan Population 136,843 Area 138.90 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥52.7B
Per resident ¥385,213
Local bonds outstanding
¥27.1B
Per resident ¥198,380
Reserve funds
¥11.7B
Per resident ¥85,649
Fiscal strength index
0.85
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.85
#157 of 1718 in Japan · #15 of 54 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
92.1%
#943 of 1741 in Japan · #23 of 54 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.8%
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
¥198,380
#129 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 54 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
¥85,649
#1507 of 1741 in Japan · #35 of 54 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 ratioBetter than peers
51.1%
#257 of 1741 in Japan · #18 of 54 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 ratioBetter than peers
22.2%
#989 of 1718 in Japan · #23 of 54 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 ¥55.4B · per resident ¥405,153

Local taxes 40.5%Shared taxes and grants 10.8%Local allocation tax 7.3%National subsidies 21.2%Prefectural subsidies 7.5%Borrowing (local bonds) 2.1%Donations 1.2%Other 9.4%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥22.4B¥164,01140.5%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥6.0B¥43,80910.8%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.1B¥29,7217.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥11.7B¥85,73721.2%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥4.2B¥30,5807.5%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.1B¥8,3892.1%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥639M¥4,6681.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥5.2B¥38,2409.4%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥485M

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
¥23.6B¥172,368¥195,91444.7%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥5.8B¥42,584¥37,85711.1%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥5.4B¥39,783¥42,54910.3%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥5.4B¥39,684¥58,20710.3%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥5.2B¥37,876¥56,5279.8%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥3.3B¥24,016¥33,4736.2%
Fire & emergency¥2.0B¥14,861¥15,3083.9%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥891M¥6,513¥8,2831.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥681M¥4,974¥5,8151.3%
Assembly¥312M¥2,283¥2,5010.6%
Disaster recovery¥36M¥264¥250.1%
Labor¥1M¥8¥5670.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥8.8B
Per resident ¥64,197 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥3.9B
Per resident ¥28,635 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥7.7B
Per resident ¥56,218 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥3.2B
Per resident ¥23,235 (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 54.6% 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

0.700.750.800.850.902015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

134K135K136K137K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024136,843¥52.7B¥27.1B¥11.7B0.8592.1%—
FY2023136,611¥54.5B¥29.2B¥10.2B0.8492.8%—
FY2022136,303¥53.2B¥31.3B¥10.2B0.8591.7%—
FY2021136,047¥50.3B¥32.3B¥9.2B0.8689.8%—
FY2020136,034¥61.7B¥33.4B¥8.0B0.8893.2%—
FY2019135,617¥46.0B¥33.6B¥8.1B0.8794.2%—
FY2018135,318¥43.1B¥32.7B¥8.5B0.8693.4%—
FY2017135,174¥42.6B¥32.6B¥8.0B0.8594.3%—
FY2016134,646¥39.3B¥33.2B¥7.8B0.8493.2%—
FY2015134,002¥40.9B¥33.9B¥6.8B0.8389.3%—

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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)