Yokkaichi City finances

三重県四日市市の財政

City Mie Prefecture, Japan Population 306,378 Area 206.50 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥138.9B
Per resident ¥453,314
Local bonds outstanding
¥34.7B
Per resident ¥113,360
Reserve funds
¥52.3B
Per resident ¥170,708
Fiscal strength index
1.15
1.0 or more: no ordinary allocation tax

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
1.15
#36 of 1718 in Japan · #2 of 29 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.81
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
86.5%
#371 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 29 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.9%
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
¥113,360
#52 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 29 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥321,738
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥170,708
#1129 of 1741 in Japan · #18 of 29 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥70,642
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
63.6%
#61 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 29 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 47.6%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
19.8%
#1105 of 1718 in Japan · #25 of 29 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 12.5%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥143.7B · per resident ¥469,000

Local taxes 50.0%Shared taxes and grants 9.8%Local allocation tax 0.3%National subsidies 17.4%Prefectural subsidies 6.1%Borrowing (local bonds) 2.8%Donations 0.6%Other 13.0%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥71.8B¥234,47150.0%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥14.1B¥46,1259.8%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥466M¥1,5220.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥25.0B¥81,50817.4%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥8.7B¥28,4156.1%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥4.1B¥13,2282.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥849M¥2,7710.6%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥18.7B¥60,95913.0%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥754M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 200,000+ people (91)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥54.5B¥177,843¥199,78739.2%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥22.1B¥72,265¥41,69215.9%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥19.5B¥63,487¥52,00014.0%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥14.8B¥48,442¥43,81310.7%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥12.5B¥40,842¥36,7889.0%
Fire & emergency¥5.3B¥17,241¥13,6943.8%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥5.0B¥16,436¥33,0333.6%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥3.1B¥10,226¥7,2012.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.3B¥4,150¥4,1500.9%
Assembly¥642M¥2,095¥1,8730.5%
Labor¥88M¥286¥5440.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥23.4B
Per resident ¥76,434 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥8.5B
Per resident ¥27,808 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥15.7B
Per resident ¥51,102 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥6.9B
Per resident ¥22,496 (median ¥29,092)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 46.2% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.800.901.001.101.201.302015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

70%80%90%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

306K308K310K312K314K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024306,378¥138.9B¥34.7B¥52.3B1.1586.5%—
FY2023307,825¥133.9B¥35.6B¥51.0B1.1480.7%—
FY2022309,719¥139.1B¥39.2B¥47.0B1.1380.8%—
FY2021309,825¥132.0B¥43.6B¥44.8B1.2178.2%—
FY2020311,347¥152.7B¥48.9B¥43.8B1.2178.1%—
FY2019311,551¥123.2B¥53.6B¥41.2B1.1774.8%—
FY2018312,168¥122.4B¥56.8B¥38.5B1.0774.4%—
FY2017312,134¥109.3B¥62.0B¥29.4B1.0283.7%—
FY2016312,211¥107.6B¥68.7B¥28.3B1.0088.4%—
FY2015312,457¥118.6B¥73.9B¥27.7B0.9985.6%—

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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)