Hagi City finances

山口県萩市の財政

City Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan Population 41,637 Area 698.31 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥31.3B
Per resident ¥752,038
Local bonds outstanding
¥22.0B
Per resident ¥527,271
Reserve funds
¥13.3B
Per resident ¥319,663
Fiscal strength index
0.32
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.32
#1131 of 1718 in Japan · #15 of 19 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.46
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
94.1%
#1214 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 19 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.6%
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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 resident
¥527,271
#857 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 19 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥533,835
What this means

Outstanding local government bonds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥319,663
#719 of 1741 in Japan · #5 of 19 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥215,241
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
27.1%
#1422 of 1741 in Japan · #17 of 19 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 36.6%
What this means

The share of revenue the municipality raises itself: taxes, fees, charges and similar.

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
29.2%
#682 of 1718 in Japan · #5 of 19 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 22.8%
What this means

The freely usable reserve (fiscal adjustment fund) as a percentage of standard annual revenue. Around 10–20% is considered comfortable.

Revenue ¥32.0B · per resident ¥769,606

Local taxes 15.3%Shared taxes and grants 6.2%Local allocation tax 39.8%National subsidies 10.8%Prefectural subsidies 7.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 8.7%Donations 0.5%Other 11.3%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥4.9B¥118,05915.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥2.0B¥47,6866.2%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥12.7B¥305,93839.8%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥3.5B¥83,05410.8%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥2.4B¥56,8037.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥2.8B¥67,2898.7%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥164M¥3,9330.5%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥3.6B¥86,84611.3%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥155M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 30,000–50,000 people (175)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥9.9B¥237,053¥204,71331.5%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥5.0B¥119,780¥95,25715.9%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥3.4B¥81,430¥53,61910.8%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥3.0B¥72,643¥55,6099.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥2.8B¥66,577¥65,1808.9%
Fire & emergency¥2.1B¥50,189¥24,6926.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.9B¥45,992¥24,4986.1%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.6B¥38,263¥56,1095.1%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.1B¥26,715¥15,9793.6%
Disaster recovery¥334M¥8,028¥1,5781.1%
Assembly¥190M¥4,553¥4,5580.6%
Labor¥34M¥815¥4810.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥2.7B
Per resident ¥65,779 (median ¥74,813)
Elderly
¥3.1B
Per resident ¥73,316 (median ¥44,208)
Social welfare
¥3.3B
Per resident ¥80,098 (median ¥69,722)
Public assistance
¥742M
Per resident ¥17,822 (median ¥15,038)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 45.2% 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¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.300.400.500.600.702015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

86%88%90%92%94%96%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

40K42K45K48K50K52K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202441,637¥31.3B¥22.0B¥13.3B0.3294.1%—
FY202342,709¥30.4B¥22.1B¥13.6B0.3292.4%—
FY202243,685¥30.6B¥22.8B¥13.1B0.3293.3%—
FY202144,575¥32.0B¥23.9B¥12.3B0.3287.9%—
FY202045,508¥34.3B¥24.5B¥11.7B0.3392.1%—
FY201946,439¥29.0B¥25.2B¥11.5B0.3295.3%—
FY201847,625¥28.4B¥25.4B¥11.9B0.3294.5%—
FY201748,722¥29.2B¥26.7B¥11.5B0.3295.7%—
FY201649,772¥29.8B¥28.0B¥11.7B0.3293.6%—
FY201550,630¥33.1B¥29.6B¥12.4B0.3294.4%—

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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)