Ueda City finances

長野県上田市の財政

City Nagano Prefecture, Japan Population 151,540 Area 552.04 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥78.3B
Per resident ¥516,606
Local bonds outstanding
¥60.7B
Per resident ¥400,723
Reserve funds
¥20.7B
Per resident ¥136,281
Fiscal strength index
0.59
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.59
#549 of 1718 in Japan · #9 of 77 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
93.4%
#1103 of 1741 in Japan · #72 of 77 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 residentWorse than peers
¥400,723
#597 of 1741 in Japan · #21 of 77 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 residentBetter than peers
¥136,281
#1267 of 1741 in Japan · #70 of 77 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 ratio
45.9%
#457 of 1741 in Japan · #15 of 77 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 ratioWorse than peers
9.0%
#1620 of 1718 in Japan · #76 of 77 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 ¥80.2B · per resident ¥529,451

Local taxes 27.4%Shared taxes and grants 8.1%Local allocation tax 20.3%National subsidies 14.1%Prefectural subsidies 5.8%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.7%Donations 0.9%Other 17.6%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥22.0B¥145,24627.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥6.5B¥42,9338.1%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥16.3B¥107,63520.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥11.3B¥74,75214.1%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥4.7B¥30,8735.8%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥4.6B¥30,0695.7%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥713M¥4,7030.9%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥14.1B¥93,24017.6%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥521M

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
¥27.4B¥180,613¥195,91435.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥9.4B¥61,762¥42,54912.0%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥9.1B¥59,910¥56,52711.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥9.0B¥59,326¥58,20711.5%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥6.8B¥45,084¥33,4738.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥5.6B¥37,077¥8,2837.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥5.1B¥33,752¥37,8576.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥2.9B¥18,821¥5,8153.6%
Fire & emergency¥2.2B¥14,503¥15,3082.8%
Assembly¥363M¥2,395¥2,5010.5%
Disaster recovery¥283M¥1,869¥250.4%
Labor¥227M¥1,495¥5670.3%

Welfare spending

Children
¥10.3B
Per resident ¥67,939 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥5.6B
Per resident ¥37,260 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥9.6B
Per resident ¥63,427 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥1.8B
Per resident ¥11,977 (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 45.7% 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¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.500.600.700.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

150K152K155K158K160K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024151,540¥78.3B¥60.7B¥20.7B0.5993.4%—
FY2023152,484¥77.0B¥62.8B¥21.6B0.5890.5%—
FY2022153,507¥73.7B¥64.0B¥21.7B0.5989.7%—
FY2021154,615¥77.2B¥66.6B¥21.3B0.5985.5%—
FY2020155,595¥94.5B¥67.1B¥19.8B0.6089.8%—
FY2019156,810¥69.3B¥62.4B¥20.5B0.6090.0%—
FY2018158,111¥66.3B¥62.9B¥20.7B0.6089.9%—
FY2017158,537¥65.4B¥65.8B¥20.2B0.6088.8%—
FY2016159,271¥69.3B¥68.4B¥20.1B0.6089.1%—
FY2015159,639¥69.5B¥69.4B¥20.2B0.6085.7%—

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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)