Kishiwada City finances

大阪府岸和田市の財政

City Osaka Prefecture, Japan Population 186,596 Area 72.72 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥87.8B
Per resident ¥470,667
Local bonds outstanding
¥49.9B
Per resident ¥267,396
Reserve funds
¥16.8B
Per resident ¥90,042
Fiscal strength index
0.61
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.61
#517 of 1718 in Japan · #27 of 43 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
94.6%
#1277 of 1741 in Japan · #12 of 43 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
¥267,396
#267 of 1741 in Japan · #15 of 43 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
¥90,042
#1489 of 1741 in Japan · #30 of 43 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 ratioWorse than peers
35.7%
#947 of 1741 in Japan · #29 of 43 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
11.2%
#1543 of 1718 in Japan · #39 of 43 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 ¥88.9B · per resident ¥476,353

Local taxes 28.3%Shared taxes and grants 8.3%Local allocation tax 18.2%National subsidies 25.4%Prefectural subsidies 7.8%Borrowing (local bonds) 4.5%Donations 0.4%Other 7.0%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥25.2B¥134,94928.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥7.4B¥39,5318.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥16.2B¥86,92118.2%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥22.6B¥121,12525.4%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥6.9B¥37,2437.8%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥4.0B¥21,3704.5%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥359M¥1,9260.4%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥6.2B¥33,2887.0%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥329M

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
¥47.5B¥254,748¥195,91454.1%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥10.8B¥57,738¥56,52712.3%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥7.1B¥37,787¥58,2078.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥6.5B¥34,973¥37,8577.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥5.8B¥31,024¥42,5496.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥5.5B¥29,496¥33,4736.3%
Fire & emergency¥2.9B¥15,510¥15,3083.3%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥784M¥4,204¥8,2830.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥541M¥2,898¥5,8150.6%
Assembly¥378M¥2,024¥2,5010.4%
Labor¥50M¥266¥5670.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥15.9B
Per resident ¥85,258 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥6.6B
Per resident ¥35,616 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥14.2B
Per resident ¥75,903 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥10.8B
Per resident ¥57,964 (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 61.4% 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

0.500.600.700.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

85%90%95%100%105%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

185K190K195K200K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024186,596¥87.8B¥49.9B¥16.8B0.6194.6%—
FY2023188,002¥85.0B¥51.2B¥15.2B0.6193.6%—
FY2022189,396¥84.1B¥53.4B¥14.9B0.6196.4%—
FY2021190,853¥85.3B¥58.3B¥13.2B0.6292.4%—
FY2020192,736¥96.8B¥62.2B¥7.9B0.6298.5%—
FY2019194,162¥74.6B¥65.7B¥6.9B0.62101.9%—
FY2018195,350¥75.8B¥69.7B¥5.6B0.62100.2%—
FY2017196,871¥75.6B¥70.3B¥5.5B0.61102.5%—
FY2016198,017¥74.5B¥72.0B¥6.0B0.60101.1%—
FY2015199,214¥75.8B¥74.9B¥6.9B0.5998.5%—

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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)