Kudamatsu City finances

山口県下松市の財政

City Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan Population 56,637 Area 89.34 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥25.3B
Per resident ¥446,846
Local bonds outstanding
¥21.3B
Per resident ¥375,841
Reserve funds
¥6.0B
Per resident ¥106,480
Fiscal strength index
0.83
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.83
#179 of 1718 in Japan · #1 of 19 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.64
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
95.3%
#1355 of 1741 in Japan · #10 of 19 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.0%
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 resident
¥375,841
#536 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 19 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥382,998
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥106,480
#1404 of 1741 in Japan · #15 of 19 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥126,853
What this means

Fiscal adjustment, debt reduction and special-purpose funds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Own-source revenue ratioBetter than peers
52.2%
#216 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 19 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 43.4%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
20.2%
#1084 of 1718 in Japan · #11 of 19 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 18.8%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥26.2B · per resident ¥462,671

Local taxes 39.8%Shared taxes and grants 9.0%Local allocation tax 8.6%National subsidies 19.6%Prefectural subsidies 6.6%Borrowing (local bonds) 4.0%Donations 0.1%Other 12.3%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥10.4B¥184,12739.8%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥2.4B¥41,6709.0%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥2.3B¥40,0008.6%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥5.1B¥90,53919.6%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.7B¥30,5646.6%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.1B¥18,5874.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥23M¥4000.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥3.2B¥56,78512.3%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥11M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 50,000–100,000 people (234)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥10.1B¥178,837¥194,51740.0%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥3.2B¥56,951¥69,05312.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥3.0B¥53,321¥57,05811.9%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥2.5B¥44,160¥44,1779.9%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥2.1B¥37,448¥39,9138.4%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥2.1B¥36,410¥38,6838.1%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥858M¥15,146¥8,6413.4%
Fire & emergency¥740M¥13,063¥17,6232.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥404M¥7,139¥9,0051.6%
Assembly¥206M¥3,631¥3,3390.8%
Labor¥37M¥656¥4580.1%
Disaster recovery¥5M¥86¥810.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥4.5B
Per resident ¥79,756 (median ¥77,676)
Elderly
¥1.9B
Per resident ¥33,331 (median ¥34,812)
Social welfare
¥3.0B
Per resident ¥53,273 (median ¥63,964)
Public assistance
¥707M
Per resident ¥12,476 (median ¥17,030)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 50.4% 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

0.600.700.800.902015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

85%90%95%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

56K57K57K57K57K57K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202456,637¥25.3B¥21.3B¥6.0B0.8395.3%—
FY202356,866¥23.8B¥22.2B¥5.6B0.8397.3%—
FY202257,120¥24.0B¥23.1B¥5.5B0.8594.2%—
FY202157,294¥24.5B¥23.4B¥5.3B0.8789.5%—
FY202057,358¥28.2B¥22.9B¥4.5B0.9097.8%—
FY201957,328¥24.1B¥22.6B¥4.6B0.8994.4%—
FY201857,103¥22.0B¥21.0B¥4.0B0.8996.8%—
FY201757,273¥20.4B¥20.3B¥4.6B0.8889.9%—
FY201656,715¥21.3B¥20.2B¥4.8B0.8893.9%—
FY201556,582¥21.3B¥19.7B¥6.5B0.8786.4%—

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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)