Sanda City finances

兵庫県三田市の財政

City Hyogo Prefecture, Japan Population 106,482 Area 210.32 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥45.5B
Per resident ¥427,312
Local bonds outstanding
¥30.0B
Per resident ¥281,889
Reserve funds
¥11.4B
Per resident ¥107,052
Fiscal strength index
0.82
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.82
#186 of 1718 in Japan · #5 of 41 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
93.6%
#1132 of 1741 in Japan · #21 of 41 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
¥281,889
#301 of 1741 in Japan · #4 of 41 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 resident
¥107,052
#1403 of 1741 in Japan · #33 of 41 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
47.0%
#406 of 1741 in Japan · #12 of 41 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
20.2%
#1086 of 1718 in Japan · #25 of 41 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 ¥46.6B · per resident ¥437,796

Local taxes 38.1%Shared taxes and grants 9.8%Local allocation tax 10.0%National subsidies 17.4%Prefectural subsidies 6.9%Borrowing (local bonds) 8.8%Donations 0.7%Other 8.2%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥17.8B¥166,91638.1%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥4.6B¥43,0299.8%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.7B¥43,80910.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥8.1B¥76,25317.4%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥3.2B¥30,2766.9%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥4.1B¥38,6778.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥323M¥3,0320.7%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥3.8B¥35,8038.2%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥314M

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
¥15.8B¥148,646¥195,91434.8%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥7.1B¥66,806¥56,52715.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥6.9B¥64,851¥58,20715.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥4.7B¥43,814¥37,85710.3%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥4.5B¥42,392¥42,5499.9%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥3.4B¥31,862¥33,4737.5%
Fire & emergency¥1.7B¥15,702¥15,3083.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥743M¥6,976¥5,8151.6%
Assembly¥324M¥3,039¥2,5010.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥312M¥2,934¥8,2830.7%
Labor¥20M¥191¥5670.0%
Disaster recovery¥11M¥101¥250.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥6.9B
Per resident ¥64,900 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥3.1B
Per resident ¥28,906 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥4.9B
Per resident ¥45,743 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥969M
Per resident ¥9,096 (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 50.7% 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

0.700.750.800.850.902015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

88%90%92%95%98%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

106K108K110K112K114K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024106,482¥45.5B¥30.0B¥11.4B0.8293.6%—
FY2023107,208¥41.5B¥29.2B¥10.7B0.8395.4%—
FY2022108,387¥41.3B¥30.6B¥9.9B0.8594.6%—
FY2021109,696¥41.7B¥32.4B¥9.0B0.8692.1%—
FY2020110,863¥49.8B¥33.6B¥8.2B0.8794.2%—
FY2019111,934¥37.0B¥34.6B¥7.4B0.8794.0%—
FY2018112,806¥35.4B¥35.2B¥6.7B0.8796.0%—
FY2017113,473¥36.4B¥36.3B¥6.5B0.8596.0%—
FY2016113,794¥38.9B¥37.5B¥7.0B0.8498.2%—
FY2015113,996¥37.7B¥38.5B¥9.0B0.8394.4%—

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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)