Hida City finances

岐阜県飛騨市の財政

City Gifu Prefecture, Japan Population 21,674 Area 792.53 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥22.8B
Per resident ¥1,053,764
Local bonds outstanding
¥10.5B
Per resident ¥486,587
Reserve funds
¥14.3B
Per resident ¥657,740
Fiscal strength index
0.34
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.34
#1085 of 1718 in Japan · #36 of 42 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.36
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
90.0%
#672 of 1741 in Japan · #27 of 42 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.7%
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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 residentBetter than peers
¥486,587
#773 of 1741 in Japan · #32 of 42 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥704,569
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥657,740
#368 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 42 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥300,303
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
44.7%
#510 of 1741 in Japan · #22 of 42 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 33.3%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
30.5%
#632 of 1718 in Japan · #22 of 42 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 24.0%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥24.2B · per resident ¥1,115,783

Local taxes 15.3%Shared taxes and grants 4.5%Local allocation tax 32.0%National subsidies 8.0%Prefectural subsidies 4.9%Borrowing (local bonds) 6.0%Donations 6.9%Other 22.5%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥3.7B¥170,16115.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.1B¥50,0504.5%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥7.7B¥356,78632.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.9B¥88,9738.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.2B¥54,5204.9%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.5B¥67,1356.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.7B¥76,7796.9%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥5.4B¥251,37922.5%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥1.4B

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities under 30,000 people (128)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥5.9B¥271,439¥155,07825.8%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥4.6B¥212,259¥237,42020.1%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥3.4B¥156,448¥68,44014.8%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.8B¥83,566¥73,0237.9%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.8B¥81,222¥73,4677.7%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.7B¥78,604¥81,9067.5%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.4B¥66,499¥23,3016.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥963M¥44,437¥34,5914.2%
Fire & emergency¥921M¥42,479¥33,1214.0%
Disaster recovery¥234M¥10,800¥3,0781.0%
Assembly¥107M¥4,921¥6,3190.5%
Labor¥24M¥1,089¥6890.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.4B
Per resident ¥65,299 (median ¥72,929)
Elderly
¥1.2B
Per resident ¥54,719 (median ¥56,121)
Social welfare
¥1.9B
Per resident ¥89,014 (median ¥80,674)
Public assistance
¥69M
Per resident ¥3,174 (median ¥18,406)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 31.9% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥250K¥500K¥750K¥1.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.300.320.340.360.382015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

21K22K23K24K25K26K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202421,674¥22.8B¥10.5B¥14.3B0.3490.0%—
FY202322,106¥24.5B¥10.8B¥14.7B0.3492.7%—
FY202222,527¥22.1B¥11.8B¥14.9B0.3393.0%—
FY202123,028¥21.7B¥13.3B¥14.6B0.3290.5%—
FY202023,467¥23.7B¥14.8B¥14.1B0.3294.0%—
FY201923,745¥20.7B¥16.2B¥13.9B0.3192.9%—
FY201824,272¥18.3B¥16.7B¥13.6B0.3192.1%—
FY201724,704¥19.6B¥18.0B¥13.8B0.3191.7%—
FY201625,127¥18.0B¥19.5B¥13.6B0.3188.6%—
FY201525,561¥18.5B¥21.1B¥13.0B0.3184.0%—

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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)