Izumo City finances

島根県出雲市の財政

City Shimane Prefecture, Japan Population 172,327 Area 624.32 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥95.5B
Per resident ¥553,933
Local bonds outstanding
¥95.4B
Per resident ¥553,630
Reserve funds
¥11.0B
Per resident ¥63,856
Fiscal strength index
0.56
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.56
#615 of 1718 in Japan · #2 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 ratioBetter than peers
86.0%
#346 of 1741 in Japan · #2 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
¥553,630
#902 of 1741 in Japan · #2 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
¥63,856
#1629 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
37.1%
#882 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
5.4%
#1686 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 ¥97.8B · per resident ¥567,484

Local taxes 24.4%Shared taxes and grants 7.6%Local allocation tax 21.2%National subsidies 18.1%Prefectural subsidies 8.0%Borrowing (local bonds) 7.9%Donations 1.7%Other 11.0%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥23.8B¥138,35324.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥7.5B¥43,4077.6%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥20.8B¥120,41921.2%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥17.7B¥102,99318.1%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥7.8B¥45,4368.0%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥7.7B¥44,5757.9%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.7B¥9,6831.7%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥10.8B¥62,61911.0%

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
¥34.6B¥200,780¥195,91436.2%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥14.4B¥83,287¥56,52715.0%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥11.6B¥67,460¥58,20712.2%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥9.1B¥52,754¥33,4739.5%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥8.5B¥49,315¥42,5498.9%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥6.6B¥38,385¥37,8576.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥4.5B¥26,114¥5,8154.7%
Fire & emergency¥2.5B¥14,685¥15,3082.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.9B¥10,862¥8,2832.0%
Disaster recovery¥1.3B¥7,447¥251.3%
Assembly¥385M¥2,235¥2,5010.4%
Labor¥105M¥609¥5670.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥16.6B
Per resident ¥96,313 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥6.1B
Per resident ¥35,647 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥10.1B
Per resident ¥58,560 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥1.8B
Per resident ¥10,262 (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 48.4% 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

80%85%90%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

172K173K174K175K176K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024172,327¥95.5B¥95.4B¥11.0B0.5686.0%—
FY2023172,607¥95.3B¥96.5B¥11.1B0.5684.3%—
FY2022173,835¥85.9B¥94.8B¥11.0B0.5682.9%—
FY2021174,693¥98.6B¥99.5B¥10.4B0.5682.6%—
FY2020174,684¥107.9B¥96.1B¥10.7B0.5686.7%—
FY2019174,995¥79.7B¥94.9B¥11.3B0.5585.8%—
FY2018175,790¥77.7B¥98.1B¥11.1B0.5488.2%—
FY2017175,227¥80.1B¥102.0B¥10.9B0.5391.7%—
FY2016174,948¥76.8B¥106.2B¥11.1B0.5291.3%—
FY2015175,118¥79.7B¥112.6B¥10.9B0.5188.7%—

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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)