Yonago City finances

鳥取県米子市の財政

City Tottori Prefecture, Japan Population 144,056 Area 132.42 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥82.1B
Per resident ¥570,251
Local bonds outstanding
¥57.7B
Per resident ¥400,569
Reserve funds
¥12.2B
Per resident ¥85,019
Fiscal strength index
0.65
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.65
#437 of 1718 in Japan · #1 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
93.1%
#1067 of 1741 in Japan · #13 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
¥400,569
#595 of 1741 in Japan · #3 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
¥85,019
#1512 of 1741 in Japan · #18 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 ratio
44.6%
#513 of 1741 in Japan · #1 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
8.3%
#1638 of 1718 in Japan · #18 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 ¥83.2B · per resident ¥577,547

Local taxes 22.8%Shared taxes and grants 7.2%Local allocation tax 13.9%National subsidies 20.3%Prefectural subsidies 8.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.8%Donations 2.0%Other 19.8%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥18.9B¥131,54222.8%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥6.0B¥41,6737.2%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥11.6B¥80,31013.9%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥16.9B¥117,26820.3%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥6.8B¥47,2118.2%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥4.9B¥33,7165.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.7B¥11,6062.0%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥16.5B¥114,22119.8%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥1.6B

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
¥32.1B¥222,536¥195,91439.0%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥11.3B¥78,658¥8,28313.8%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥8.8B¥61,054¥58,20710.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥7.8B¥53,960¥56,5279.5%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥7.2B¥49,646¥42,5498.7%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥6.0B¥41,692¥33,4737.3%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥5.4B¥37,210¥37,8576.5%
Fire & emergency¥1.9B¥13,236¥15,3082.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.3B¥8,815¥5,8151.5%
Assembly¥348M¥2,415¥2,5010.4%
Labor¥143M¥995¥5670.2%
Disaster recovery¥5M¥35¥250.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥13.6B
Per resident ¥94,572 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥5.3B
Per resident ¥37,084 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥9.6B
Per resident ¥66,474 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥3.5B
Per resident ¥24,402 (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 43.7% 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¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.650.700.750.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

86%88%90%92%94%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

144K146K148K150K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024144,056¥82.1B¥57.7B¥12.2B0.6593.1%—
FY2023145,163¥80.5B¥58.6B¥12.0B0.6591.4%—
FY2022146,139¥78.1B¥60.2B¥11.0B0.6689.9%—
FY2021146,899¥80.5B¥62.0B¥9.3B0.6787.1%—
FY2020147,536¥87.0B¥62.7B¥8.8B0.6891.0%—
FY2019147,857¥67.6B¥64.3B¥8.4B0.6890.7%—
FY2018148,524¥66.3B¥64.1B¥7.9B0.6791.0%—
FY2017148,910¥63.8B¥63.8B¥7.1B0.6790.7%—
FY2016149,407¥62.2B¥64.9B¥6.6B0.6791.1%—
FY2015149,731¥64.5B¥66.3B¥6.3B0.6691.3%—

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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)