Sakai City finances

大阪府堺市の財政

Designated city Osaka Prefecture, Japan Population 811,993 Area 149.83 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥472.2B
Per resident ¥581,523
Local bonds outstanding
¥454.8B
Per resident ¥560,061
Reserve funds
¥67.3B
Per resident ¥82,888
Fiscal strength index
0.75
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.75
#287 of 1718 in Japan · #11 of 43 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 ratio
100.0%
#1710 of 1741 in Japan · #37 of 43 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 98.2%
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
¥560,061
#915 of 1741 in Japan · #41 of 43 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥653,198
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥82,888
#1526 of 1741 in Japan · #34 of 43 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥51,495
What this means

Fiscal adjustment, debt reduction and special-purpose funds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Own-source revenue ratioWorse than peers
40.7%
#696 of 1741 in Japan · #19 of 43 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 48.3%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
11.3%
#1536 of 1718 in Japan · #38 of 43 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 4.7%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥480.0B · per resident ¥591,163

Local taxes 32.6%Shared taxes and grants 8.6%Local allocation tax 11.8%National subsidies 26.7%Prefectural subsidies 6.3%Borrowing (local bonds) 6.0%Donations 0.3%Other 7.7%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥156.5B¥192,77432.6%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥41.1B¥50,6748.6%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥56.6B¥69,70511.8%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥128.0B¥157,58526.7%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥30.3B¥37,3296.3%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥28.9B¥35,5356.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.6B¥2,0320.3%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥37.0B¥45,5297.7%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥1.5B

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of designated cities (20)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥226.9B¥279,422¥227,28248.1%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥84.6B¥104,174¥102,66817.9%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥41.9B¥51,549¥62,1438.9%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥38.1B¥46,868¥54,8948.1%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥31.5B¥38,801¥41,0586.7%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥29.8B¥36,662¥42,7346.3%
Fire & emergency¥13.0B¥16,032¥14,2892.8%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥4.0B¥4,951¥16,6890.9%
Assembly¥1.2B¥1,458¥1,3090.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥942M¥1,160¥1,9340.2%
Labor¥321M¥396¥3710.1%
Disaster recovery¥30M¥37¥1010.0%
その他¥10M¥13¥7330.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥74.6B
Per resident ¥91,815 (median ¥87,073)
Elderly
¥32.5B
Per resident ¥40,026 (median ¥34,413)
Social welfare
¥70.2B
Per resident ¥86,423 (median ¥65,639)
Public assistance
¥49.7B
Per resident ¥61,147 (median ¥38,595)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 63.4% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

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

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.750.800.850.902015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

92%95%98%100%102%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

810K820K830K840K850K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024811,993¥472.2B¥454.8B¥67.3B0.75100.0%—
FY2023817,041¥443.3B¥460.4B¥66.1B0.76100.9%—
FY2022821,428¥454.1B¥470.1B¥64.2B0.78102.4%—
FY2021826,158¥461.2B¥481.4B¥65.5B0.7993.7%—
FY2020831,481¥507.6B¥474.5B¥43.4B0.81100.8%—
FY2019834,787¥415.7B¥464.7B¥41.1B0.81100.7%—
FY2018837,773¥399.1B¥449.6B¥39.8B0.8399.5%—
FY2017840,622¥397.4B¥428.5B¥43.2B0.8497.7%—
FY2016844,030¥349.9B¥407.7B¥45.1B0.8597.4%—
FY2015845,960¥359.6B¥395.1B¥46.5B0.8496.9%—

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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)