Kakegawa City finances

静岡県掛川市の財政

City Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Population 115,126 Area 265.69 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥56.2B
Per resident ¥488,289
Local bonds outstanding
¥40.9B
Per resident ¥355,589
Reserve funds
¥7.7B
Per resident ¥66,871
Fiscal strength index
0.83
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.83
#179 of 1718 in Japan · #14 of 35 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
90.0%
#672 of 1741 in Japan · #20 of 35 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
¥355,589
#489 of 1741 in Japan · #16 of 35 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 residentWorse than peers
¥66,871
#1611 of 1741 in Japan · #29 of 35 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
50.4%
#280 of 1741 in Japan · #17 of 35 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
8.8%
#1624 of 1718 in Japan · #33 of 35 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 ¥57.8B · per resident ¥501,945

Local taxes 36.4%Shared taxes and grants 9.4%Local allocation tax 8.7%National subsidies 15.1%Prefectural subsidies 7.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 9.1%Donations 0.9%Other 13.1%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥21.0B¥182,75736.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥5.4B¥46,9739.4%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥5.0B¥43,7338.7%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥8.7B¥75,62815.1%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥4.3B¥36,9227.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥5.2B¥45,5869.1%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥526M¥4,5720.9%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥7.6B¥65,77513.1%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥502M

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
¥19.3B¥167,686¥195,91434.3%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥7.3B¥63,000¥58,20712.9%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥6.0B¥52,253¥56,52710.7%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥5.6B¥48,621¥37,85710.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥5.6B¥48,320¥42,5499.9%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥5.0B¥43,697¥33,4738.9%
Fire & emergency¥2.5B¥21,415¥15,3084.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.6B¥14,210¥5,8152.9%
Labor¥1.6B¥13,619¥5672.8%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.1B¥9,420¥8,2831.9%
Disaster recovery¥435M¥3,775¥250.8%
Assembly¥262M¥2,274¥2,5010.5%

Welfare spending

Children
¥9.4B
Per resident ¥81,764 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥3.6B
Per resident ¥31,518 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥5.5B
Per resident ¥47,642 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥773M
Per resident ¥6,717 (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 43.4% 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

0.700.750.800.850.900.952015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

115K116K117K118K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024115,126¥56.2B¥40.9B¥7.7B0.8390.0%—
FY2023115,419¥49.8B¥40.6B¥7.8B0.8489.2%—
FY2022115,873¥51.0B¥43.7B¥7.3B0.8686.8%—
FY2021116,418¥53.4B¥45.4B¥7.3B0.8780.1%—
FY2020116,907¥61.9B¥44.8B¥5.2B0.9088.5%—
FY2019117,804¥46.5B¥45.0B¥6.1B0.8988.2%—
FY2018117,931¥45.6B¥45.5B¥6.3B0.9088.5%—
FY2017117,835¥46.0B¥46.0B¥6.6B0.9088.9%—
FY2016117,792¥45.7B¥46.1B¥7.1B0.9088.2%—
FY2015117,609¥44.9B¥46.5B¥7.8B0.9182.8%—

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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)