Matsumoto City finances

長野県松本市の財政

City Nagano Prefecture, Japan Population 234,111 Area 978.47 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥113.6B
Per resident ¥485,314
Local bonds outstanding
¥67.4B
Per resident ¥287,822
Reserve funds
¥36.5B
Per resident ¥155,814
Fiscal strength index
0.70
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.70
#363 of 1718 in Japan · #3 of 77 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 ratioBetter than peers
86.9%
#400 of 1741 in Japan · #45 of 77 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 residentBetter than peers
¥287,822
#317 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 77 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 residentBetter than peers
¥155,814
#1179 of 1741 in Japan · #66 of 77 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 ratio
49.7%
#305 of 1741 in Japan · #6 of 77 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 ratioBetter than peers
22.9%
#949 of 1718 in Japan · #57 of 77 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 ¥116.6B · per resident ¥498,160

Local taxes 32.7%Shared taxes and grants 8.9%Local allocation tax 15.2%National subsidies 14.8%Prefectural subsidies 5.5%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.9%Donations 0.5%Other 16.5%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥38.2B¥162,98932.7%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥10.4B¥44,3298.9%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥17.7B¥75,59315.2%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥17.2B¥73,57414.8%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥6.4B¥27,3875.5%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥6.9B¥29,5745.9%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥598M¥2,5540.5%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥19.2B¥82,15916.5%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥526M

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
¥41.7B¥178,313¥199,78736.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥17.2B¥73,648¥52,00015.2%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥14.5B¥61,814¥43,81312.7%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥10.5B¥44,848¥41,6929.2%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥8.5B¥36,151¥33,0337.4%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥8.2B¥34,851¥36,7887.2%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥7.2B¥30,581¥7,2016.3%
Fire & emergency¥2.9B¥12,276¥13,6942.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥2.4B¥10,039¥4,1502.1%
Assembly¥450M¥1,922¥1,8730.4%
Labor¥131M¥559¥5440.1%
Disaster recovery¥73M¥311¥80.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥15.5B
Per resident ¥66,385 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥8.6B
Per resident ¥36,687 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥14.2B
Per resident ¥60,747 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥3.4B
Per resident ¥14,473 (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 44.3% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K¥400K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt 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

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

Population

234K236K238K240K242K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024234,111¥113.6B¥67.4B¥36.5B0.7086.9%—
FY2023235,475¥110.5B¥68.7B¥35.6B0.7087.8%—
FY2022236,447¥112.0B¥71.4B¥35.7B0.7186.9%—
FY2021236,968¥110.8B¥73.0B¥37.4B0.7282.9%—
FY2020237,970¥127.6B¥71.7B¥35.8B0.7487.4%—
FY2019238,737¥92.3B¥72.2B¥36.5B0.7384.2%—
FY2018239,635¥87.5B¥73.6B¥37.7B0.7385.1%—
FY2017240,342¥89.7B¥75.8B¥37.7B0.7283.4%—
FY2016241,272¥90.1B¥78.8B¥36.5B0.7284.4%—
FY2015241,796¥88.8B¥82.6B¥34.3B0.7182.0%—

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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)