Ogaki City finances

岐阜県大垣市の財政

City Gifu Prefecture, Japan Population 156,912 Area 206.57 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥67.4B
Per resident ¥429,291
Local bonds outstanding
¥60.4B
Per resident ¥385,032
Reserve funds
¥16.6B
Per resident ¥105,741
Fiscal strength index
0.84
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.84
#167 of 1718 in Japan · #3 of 42 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
92.2%
#958 of 1741 in Japan · #37 of 42 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.8%
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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
¥385,032
#560 of 1741 in Japan · #27 of 42 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 resident
¥105,741
#1408 of 1741 in Japan · #36 of 42 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
55.7%
#141 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 42 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
25.0%
#843 of 1718 in Japan · #27 of 42 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 ¥69.6B · per resident ¥443,638

Local taxes 41.2%Shared taxes and grants 9.9%Local allocation tax 8.2%National subsidies 14.7%Prefectural subsidies 6.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.1%Donations 1.0%Other 13.5%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥28.7B¥182,79141.2%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥6.9B¥43,8889.9%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥5.7B¥36,3298.2%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥10.2B¥65,20214.7%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥4.4B¥28,2726.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥3.6B¥22,7985.1%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥670M¥4,2711.0%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥9.4B¥60,08813.5%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥573M

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
¥26.8B¥170,631¥195,91439.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥8.8B¥56,254¥56,52713.1%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥7.5B¥47,987¥58,20711.2%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥6.9B¥43,881¥42,54910.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥5.8B¥36,964¥37,8578.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥5.7B¥36,420¥33,4738.5%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥2.3B¥14,851¥8,2833.5%
Fire & emergency¥2.0B¥12,828¥15,3083.0%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥939M¥5,986¥5,8151.4%
Assembly¥356M¥2,267¥2,5010.5%
Labor¥144M¥920¥5670.2%
Disaster recovery¥47M¥302¥250.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥10.7B
Per resident ¥67,997 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥5.7B
Per resident ¥36,080 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥8.8B
Per resident ¥55,964 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥1.7B
Per resident ¥10,541 (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 50.1% 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

0.700.750.800.850.902015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

156K158K160K162K164K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024156,912¥67.4B¥60.4B¥16.6B0.8492.2%—
FY2023158,049¥64.4B¥62.4B¥16.3B0.8389.0%—
FY2022159,280¥65.6B¥64.5B¥15.2B0.8588.6%—
FY2021159,894¥65.0B¥68.5B¥12.2B0.8682.5%—
FY2020160,794¥77.4B¥69.3B¥10.0B0.8890.0%—
FY2019161,310¥65.4B¥69.8B¥9.6B0.8889.9%—
FY2018161,539¥59.1B¥67.5B¥13.7B0.8987.5%—
FY2017161,926¥57.3B¥65.2B¥13.2B0.8988.3%—
FY2016162,038¥61.0B¥65.5B¥11.7B0.8989.0%—
FY2015162,395¥60.1B¥63.3B¥11.0B0.8985.4%—

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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)