Takamatsu City finances

香川県高松市の財政

City Kagawa Prefecture, Japan Population 417,660 Area 375.54 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥177.8B
Per resident ¥425,593
Local bonds outstanding
¥169.4B
Per resident ¥405,705
Reserve funds
¥22.2B
Per resident ¥53,242
Fiscal strength index
0.76
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.76
#269 of 1718 in Japan · #3 of 17 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.81
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
96.3%
#1448 of 1741 in Japan · #15 of 17 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.9%
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
¥405,705
#608 of 1741 in Japan · #6 of 17 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥321,738
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥53,242
#1670 of 1741 in Japan · #17 of 17 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥70,642
What this means

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

Own-source revenue ratio
45.6%
#469 of 1741 in Japan · #6 of 17 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 47.6%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratio
12.5%
#1486 of 1718 in Japan · #17 of 17 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 12.5%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥183.0B · per resident ¥438,263

Local taxes 35.6%Shared taxes and grants 9.8%Local allocation tax 13.0%National subsidies 19.6%Prefectural subsidies 7.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 4.8%Donations 0.6%Other 9.4%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥65.1B¥155,96935.6%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥18.0B¥43,1669.8%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥23.8B¥56,89613.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥36.0B¥86,10819.6%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥13.2B¥31,5297.2%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥8.7B¥20,8394.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.1B¥2,5220.6%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥17.2B¥41,2349.4%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥1.0B

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 200,000+ people (91)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥84.1B¥201,302¥199,78747.3%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥19.3B¥46,236¥52,00010.9%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥18.4B¥44,010¥33,03310.3%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥16.7B¥39,888¥43,8139.4%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥15.3B¥36,695¥36,7888.6%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥11.9B¥28,515¥41,6926.7%
Fire & emergency¥6.1B¥14,507¥13,6943.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥2.4B¥5,848¥4,1501.4%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥2.4B¥5,801¥7,2011.4%
Assembly¥712M¥1,705¥1,8730.4%
Labor¥310M¥741¥5440.2%
Disaster recovery¥145M¥346¥80.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥34.3B
Per resident ¥82,072 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥14.9B
Per resident ¥35,573 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥22.9B
Per resident ¥54,901 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥12.0B
Per resident ¥28,735 (median ¥29,092)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 60.9% 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

0.750.780.800.830.852015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

88%90%92%94%96%98%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

415K420K425K430K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024417,660¥177.8B¥169.4B¥22.2B0.7696.3%—
FY2023419,739¥181.3B¥178.4B¥22.4B0.7793.3%—
FY2022422,424¥173.4B¥176.4B¥20.9B0.7994.1%—
FY2021424,414¥182.8B¥180.2B¥20.5B0.8089.8%—
FY2020426,260¥213.1B¥178.1B¥16.2B0.8294.8%—
FY2019427,131¥154.4B¥177.2B¥14.6B0.8293.4%—
FY2018428,296¥157.6B¥177.9B¥16.5B0.8392.1%—
FY2017429,189¥172.5B¥175.2B¥18.7B0.8390.2%—
FY2016429,242¥163.9B¥165.3B¥20.6B0.8291.8%—
FY2015429,451¥156.6B¥157.2B¥23.1B0.8189.8%—

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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)