Tottori City finances

鳥取県鳥取市の財政

City Tottori Prefecture, Japan Population 179,215 Area 765.31 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥111.4B
Per resident ¥621,326
Local bonds outstanding
¥108.4B
Per resident ¥605,070
Reserve funds
¥10.2B
Per resident ¥57,176
Fiscal strength index
0.51
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.51
#706 of 1718 in Japan · #3 of 19 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
90.3%
#716 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 19 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.8%
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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 residentWorse than peers
¥605,070
#1009 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 19 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
¥57,176
#1658 of 1741 in Japan · #19 of 19 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
40.9%
#680 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 19 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
7.2%
#1659 of 1718 in Japan · #19 of 19 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 ¥113.5B · per resident ¥633,459

Local taxes 21.0%Shared taxes and grants 6.8%Local allocation tax 23.3%National subsidies 16.3%Prefectural subsidies 7.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.3%Donations 0.9%Other 19.1%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥23.8B¥132,89521.0%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥7.7B¥42,9086.8%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥26.5B¥147,84023.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥18.5B¥102,97616.3%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥8.4B¥47,0737.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥6.0B¥33,3275.3%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥973M¥5,4300.9%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥21.7B¥121,01019.1%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥935M

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
¥40.4B¥225,195¥195,91436.2%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥14.4B¥80,443¥8,28312.9%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥11.5B¥64,255¥56,52710.3%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥11.4B¥63,728¥58,20710.3%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥9.8B¥54,729¥33,4738.8%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥7.9B¥44,190¥37,8577.1%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥6.8B¥37,773¥42,5496.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥3.6B¥20,021¥5,8153.2%
Fire & emergency¥2.7B¥15,096¥15,3082.4%
Disaster recovery¥2.4B¥13,457¥252.2%
Assembly¥437M¥2,440¥2,5010.4%

Welfare spending

Children
¥16.4B
Per resident ¥91,502 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥6.3B
Per resident ¥35,226 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥13.6B
Per resident ¥75,625 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥4.1B
Per resident ¥22,839 (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 43.6% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.500.600.700.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

85%88%90%92%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

175K180K185K190K195K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024179,215¥111.4B¥108.4B¥10.2B0.5190.3%—
FY2023181,203¥111.3B¥111.7B¥10.7B0.5088.7%—
FY2022183,269¥112.4B¥115.2B¥10.8B0.5188.2%—
FY2021184,557¥120.4B¥116.1B¥10.4B0.5185.6%—
FY2020185,890¥129.9B¥112.8B¥10.3B0.5288.5%—
FY2019186,960¥102.2B¥110.8B¥11.7B0.5287.9%—
FY2018188,286¥98.3B¥105.0B¥12.9B0.5287.8%—
FY2017189,799¥100.7B¥101.3B¥13.5B0.5286.6%—
FY2016190,960¥95.5B¥96.8B¥15.4B0.5287.9%—
FY2015191,969¥93.9B¥96.4B¥15.7B0.5185.0%—

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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)