Suzuka City finances

三重県鈴鹿市の財政

City Mie Prefecture, Japan Population 194,451 Area 194.46 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥76.9B
Per resident ¥395,304
Local bonds outstanding
¥44.3B
Per resident ¥228,006
Reserve funds
¥14.5B
Per resident ¥74,538
Fiscal strength index
0.85
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.85
#157 of 1718 in Japan · #3 of 29 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
95.9%
#1417 of 1741 in Japan · #22 of 29 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 residentBetter than peers
¥228,006
#180 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 29 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
¥74,538
#1579 of 1741 in Japan · #28 of 29 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 ratio
48.1%
#361 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 29 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
24.2%
#883 of 1718 in Japan · #18 of 29 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 ¥77.5B · per resident ¥398,762

Local taxes 38.8%Shared taxes and grants 10.9%Local allocation tax 7.7%National subsidies 20.5%Prefectural subsidies 7.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.3%Donations 0.9%Other 8.4%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥30.1B¥154,61138.8%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥8.5B¥43,50810.9%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥6.0B¥30,8747.7%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥15.9B¥81,79320.5%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥5.8B¥29,6007.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥4.1B¥21,2175.3%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥678M¥3,4870.9%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥6.5B¥33,6738.4%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥547M

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
¥32.1B¥164,971¥195,91441.7%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥9.8B¥50,186¥42,54912.7%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥9.7B¥50,036¥58,20712.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥8.4B¥43,414¥56,52711.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥6.4B¥33,121¥37,8578.4%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥4.4B¥22,677¥33,4735.7%
Fire & emergency¥2.6B¥13,609¥15,3083.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.5B¥7,811¥5,8152.0%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.2B¥6,126¥8,2831.5%
Assembly¥415M¥2,136¥2,5010.5%
その他¥100M¥514¥00.1%
Labor¥87M¥446¥5670.1%
Disaster recovery¥50M¥257¥250.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥15.7B
Per resident ¥80,489 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥5.4B
Per resident ¥27,548 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥8.8B
Per resident ¥45,181 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥2.3B
Per resident ¥11,731 (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 52.7% 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

0.700.750.800.850.900.952015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

88%90%92%94%96%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

194K196K198K200K202K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024194,451¥76.9B¥44.3B¥14.5B0.8595.9%—
FY2023195,589¥71.1B¥44.5B¥14.1B0.8693.4%—
FY2022196,461¥72.3B¥46.8B¥14.0B0.8892.0%—
FY2021197,512¥70.2B¥46.8B¥12.3B0.8988.9%—
FY2020199,091¥86.2B¥47.2B¥11.8B0.9192.1%—
FY2019199,884¥64.0B¥46.8B¥11.6B0.9090.4%—
FY2018200,388¥61.7B¥45.3B¥11.8B0.8992.6%—
FY2017201,173¥62.6B¥44.5B¥11.8B0.8893.9%—
FY2016200,510¥59.0B¥44.3B¥11.4B0.8792.5%—
FY2015200,551¥61.6B¥45.4B¥11.0B0.8691.9%—

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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)