Fukui City finances

福井県福井市の財政

City Fukui Prefecture, Japan Population 254,029 Area 536.37 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥126.6B
Per resident ¥498,239
Local bonds outstanding
¥134.6B
Per resident ¥529,946
Reserve funds
¥12.2B
Per resident ¥48,003
Fiscal strength index
0.77
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength index
0.77
#254 of 1718 in Japan · #5 of 17 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
91.1%
#812 of 1741 in Japan · #6 of 17 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
¥529,946
#863 of 1741 in Japan · #10 of 17 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
¥48,003
#1686 of 1741 in Japan · #16 of 17 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
42.0%
#612 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 17 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
6.0%
#1674 of 1718 in Japan · #17 of 17 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 ¥129.8B · per resident ¥510,928

Local taxes 34.5%Shared taxes and grants 9.5%Local allocation tax 12.1%National subsidies 19.4%Prefectural subsidies 8.3%Borrowing (local bonds) 8.7%Donations 0.7%Other 6.8%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥44.8B¥176,51934.5%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥12.3B¥48,2909.5%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥15.7B¥62,00112.1%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥25.2B¥99,07719.4%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥10.7B¥42,3048.3%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥11.3B¥44,5038.7%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥874M¥3,4410.7%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥8.8B¥34,7946.8%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥771M

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
¥51.9B¥204,122¥199,78741.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥16.9B¥66,640¥41,69213.4%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥12.8B¥50,312¥33,03310.1%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥12.6B¥49,552¥52,0009.9%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥11.9B¥46,884¥36,7889.4%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥10.2B¥40,231¥43,8138.1%
Fire & emergency¥3.6B¥14,320¥13,6942.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥2.8B¥11,154¥4,1502.2%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥2.5B¥9,955¥7,2012.0%
Assembly¥661M¥2,602¥1,8730.5%
Disaster recovery¥402M¥1,583¥80.3%
Labor¥225M¥885¥5440.2%

Welfare spending

Children
¥21.5B
Per resident ¥84,569 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥9.1B
Per resident ¥36,006 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥16.6B
Per resident ¥65,413 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥4.6B
Per resident ¥18,134 (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 53.8% 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

0.760.780.800.820.840.862015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

85%88%90%92%95%98%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

250K255K260K265K270K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024254,029¥126.6B¥134.6B¥12.2B0.7791.1%—
FY2023255,949¥132.8B¥135.6B¥12.9B0.7891.1%—
FY2022257,941¥123.9B¥132.8B¥12.6B0.8093.1%—
FY2021259,642¥121.6B¥137.8B¥12.3B0.8187.0%—
FY2020261,619¥147.4B¥142.9B¥8.3B0.8392.8%—
FY2019263,152¥100.6B¥146.6B¥3.7B0.8493.1%—
FY2018264,356¥99.9B¥151.0B¥2.6B0.8594.5%—
FY2017265,260¥108.8B¥153.7B¥2.9B0.8596.4%—
FY2016265,796¥104.3B¥153.9B¥6.4B0.8496.6%—
FY2015266,553¥113.2B¥152.5B¥7.3B0.8491.0%—

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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)