Takayama City finances

岐阜県高山市の財政

City Gifu Prefecture, Japan Population 82,486 Area 2,177.61 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥61.7B
Per resident ¥747,703
Local bonds outstanding
¥16.1B
Per resident ¥195,252
Reserve funds
¥52.9B
Per resident ¥640,840
Fiscal strength index
0.54
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.54
#649 of 1718 in Japan · #23 of 42 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.64
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
81.4%
#150 of 1741 in Japan · #4 of 42 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.0%
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
¥195,252
#123 of 1741 in Japan · #5 of 42 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥382,998
What this means

Outstanding local government bonds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥640,840
#378 of 1741 in Japan · #4 of 42 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥126,853
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
46.4%
#434 of 1741 in Japan · #17 of 42 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 43.4%
What this means

The share of revenue the municipality raises itself: taxes, fees, charges and similar.

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
73.0%
#104 of 1718 in Japan · #3 of 42 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 18.8%
What this means

The freely usable reserve (fiscal adjustment fund) as a percentage of standard annual revenue. Around 10–20% is considered comfortable.

Revenue ¥64.3B · per resident ¥780,007

Local taxes 22.4%Shared taxes and grants 6.3%Local allocation tax 21.6%National subsidies 15.1%Prefectural subsidies 5.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.2%Donations 5.3%Other 18.7%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥14.4B¥174,78522.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥4.0B¥49,0836.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥13.9B¥168,50321.6%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥9.7B¥117,79315.1%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥3.4B¥41,7875.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥3.4B¥40,8745.2%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥3.4B¥41,0285.3%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥12.1B¥146,15518.7%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥3.3B

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 50,000–100,000 people (234)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥16.1B¥195,033¥194,51726.1%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥10.7B¥130,259¥69,05317.4%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥8.7B¥105,307¥39,91314.1%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥8.3B¥101,049¥57,05813.5%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥7.3B¥88,725¥44,17711.9%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥3.0B¥36,593¥38,6834.9%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥2.8B¥33,732¥8,6414.5%
Fire & emergency¥2.0B¥23,881¥17,6233.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.9B¥23,033¥9,0053.1%
Disaster recovery¥318M¥3,858¥810.5%
Assembly¥304M¥3,691¥3,3390.5%
Labor¥210M¥2,541¥4580.3%

Welfare spending

Children
¥7.2B
Per resident ¥86,704 (median ¥77,676)
Elderly
¥3.3B
Per resident ¥39,427 (median ¥34,812)
Social welfare
¥5.0B
Per resident ¥60,938 (median ¥63,964)
Public assistance
¥655M
Per resident ¥7,935 (median ¥17,030)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 33.6% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.500.550.600.650.702015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

75%80%85%90%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

80K82K85K88K90K92K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202482,486¥61.7B¥16.1B¥52.9B0.5481.4%—
FY202383,281¥52.5B¥15.7B¥54.9B0.5379.9%—
FY202284,338¥52.9B¥18.2B¥52.4B0.5383.1%—
FY202185,463¥54.1B¥20.3B¥50.6B0.5277.8%—
FY202086,683¥60.7B¥21.4B¥48.8B0.5385.6%—
FY201987,595¥48.1B¥22.4B¥51.6B0.5384.6%—
FY201888,482¥44.4B¥24.3B¥51.7B0.5384.8%—
FY201789,208¥46.8B¥26.9B¥50.8B0.5282.6%—
FY201689,913¥46.8B¥29.2B¥50.0B0.5279.8%—
FY201590,763¥48.2B¥32.3B¥48.0B0.5277.6%—

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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)