Kakogawa City finances

兵庫県加古川市の財政

City Hyogo Prefecture, Japan Population 257,203 Area 138.48 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥99.3B
Per resident ¥386,041
Local bonds outstanding
¥76.3B
Per resident ¥296,480
Reserve funds
¥24.7B
Per resident ¥95,867
Fiscal strength index
0.84
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength index
0.84
#167 of 1718 in Japan · #4 of 41 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
94.0%
#1197 of 1741 in Japan · #25 of 41 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
¥296,480
#342 of 1741 in Japan · #5 of 41 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
¥95,867
#1457 of 1741 in Japan · #34 of 41 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 ratio
48.9%
#329 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 41 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
13.2%
#1453 of 1718 in Japan · #35 of 41 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 ¥100.5B · per resident ¥390,562

Local taxes 40.3%Shared taxes and grants 10.2%Local allocation tax 8.5%National subsidies 20.0%Prefectural subsidies 7.8%Borrowing (local bonds) 4.5%Donations 0.5%Other 8.1%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥40.5B¥157,51340.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥10.3B¥39,99810.2%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥8.6B¥33,3568.5%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥20.1B¥78,08220.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥7.9B¥30,5287.8%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥4.6B¥17,7604.5%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥460M¥1,7900.5%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥8.1B¥31,5348.1%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥452M

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
¥44.4B¥172,647¥199,78744.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥11.8B¥45,755¥52,00011.9%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥11.3B¥43,966¥43,81311.4%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥9.2B¥35,761¥36,7889.3%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥8.6B¥33,371¥33,0338.6%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥8.0B¥31,218¥41,6928.1%
Fire & emergency¥3.5B¥13,675¥13,6943.5%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥925M¥3,598¥7,2010.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥691M¥2,686¥4,1500.7%
Assembly¥525M¥2,043¥1,8730.5%
Labor¥253M¥983¥5440.3%
Disaster recovery¥87M¥337¥80.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥18.4B
Per resident ¥71,642 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥7.5B
Per resident ¥29,275 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥14.1B
Per resident ¥54,663 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥4.4B
Per resident ¥17,064 (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 58.1% 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

0.800.830.850.880.900.932015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

255K260K265K270K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024257,203¥99.3B¥76.3B¥24.7B0.8494.0%—
FY2023258,691¥99.4B¥80.0B¥25.0B0.8693.2%—
FY2022259,884¥92.7B¥80.5B¥24.1B0.8893.0%—
FY2021261,661¥105.6B¥83.8B¥22.9B0.8988.1%—
FY2020263,134¥119.7B¥78.6B¥21.2B0.9193.8%—
FY2019264,364¥86.0B¥73.7B¥21.2B0.9194.0%—
FY2018265,716¥79.4B¥71.7B¥20.4B0.9193.6%—
FY2017267,151¥81.4B¥72.2B¥20.6B0.9093.8%—
FY2016268,541¥87.2B¥72.5B¥19.6B0.8892.0%—
FY2015269,555¥78.4B¥74.2B¥21.6B0.8790.9%—

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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)