Shunan City finances

山口県周南市の財政

City Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan Population 134,733 Area 656.29 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥80.0B
Per resident ¥593,661
Local bonds outstanding
¥73.4B
Per resident ¥544,992
Reserve funds
¥21.0B
Per resident ¥156,049
Fiscal strength index
0.77
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength index
0.77
#254 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 ratio
94.3%
#1244 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 19 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.8%
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 residentWorse than peers
¥544,992
#889 of 1741 in Japan · #10 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 residentBetter than peers
¥156,049
#1178 of 1741 in Japan · #12 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 ratioBetter than peers
56.3%
#129 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 ratio
15.9%
#1320 of 1718 in Japan · #13 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 ¥82.7B · per resident ¥613,864

Local taxes 33.1%Shared taxes and grants 7.5%Local allocation tax 10.0%National subsidies 14.8%Prefectural subsidies 5.6%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.9%Donations 0.2%Other 23.0%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥27.4B¥203,15933.1%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥6.2B¥45,7497.5%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥8.3B¥61,41210.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥12.2B¥90,61814.8%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥4.7B¥34,6365.6%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥4.8B¥35,9365.9%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥145M¥1,0760.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥19.0B¥141,27923.0%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥132M

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
¥24.9B¥184,457¥195,91431.1%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥15.9B¥118,140¥58,20719.9%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥10.7B¥79,144¥56,52713.3%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥8.1B¥60,361¥33,47310.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥6.3B¥46,832¥37,8577.9%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥6.2B¥46,136¥42,5497.8%
Fire & emergency¥3.2B¥23,601¥15,3084.0%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.7B¥12,741¥8,2832.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.7B¥12,655¥5,8152.1%
Disaster recovery¥852M¥6,321¥251.1%
Assembly¥375M¥2,784¥2,5010.5%
Labor¥66M¥489¥5670.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥9.3B
Per resident ¥68,928 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥5.3B
Per resident ¥39,142 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥8.1B
Per resident ¥60,175 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥2.2B
Per resident ¥16,212 (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 44.1% 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¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.740.760.780.800.822015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

130K135K140K145K150K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024134,733¥80.0B¥73.4B¥21.0B0.7794.3%—
FY2023136,179¥76.9B¥76.5B¥19.2B0.7694.7%—
FY2022138,104¥74.7B¥79.3B¥19.8B0.7692.3%—
FY2021139,488¥73.3B¥82.8B¥15.6B0.7886.7%—
FY2020140,998¥81.0B¥86.3B¥8.5B0.8097.4%—
FY2019142,482¥63.6B¥87.1B¥8.3B0.8098.2%—
FY2018143,827¥65.3B¥88.8B¥9.2B0.7997.6%—
FY2017145,188¥70.8B¥89.3B¥10.1B0.7996.0%—
FY2016146,475¥63.6B¥86.6B¥13.3B0.7992.8%—
FY2015147,482¥63.1B¥87.2B¥11.8B0.8193.3%—

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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)