Marugame City finances

香川県丸亀市の財政

City Kagawa Prefecture, Japan Population 110,803 Area 111.83 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥71.5B
Per resident ¥645,276
Local bonds outstanding
¥59.3B
Per resident ¥535,424
Reserve funds
¥34.4B
Per resident ¥310,057
Fiscal strength index
0.60
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.60
#530 of 1718 in Japan · #4 of 17 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
95.2%
#1344 of 1741 in Japan · #13 of 17 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
¥535,424
#874 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 17 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
¥310,057
#739 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 17 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
51.4%
#247 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 17 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
13.2%
#1448 of 1718 in Japan · #16 of 17 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 ¥74.6B · per resident ¥673,491

Local taxes 19.2%Shared taxes and grants 6.0%Local allocation tax 13.3%National subsidies 13.6%Prefectural subsidies 4.9%Borrowing (local bonds) 10.8%Donations 0.5%Other 31.7%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥14.3B¥128,97919.2%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥4.5B¥40,2156.0%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥10.0B¥89,82513.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥10.1B¥91,28013.6%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥3.7B¥33,3054.9%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥8.1B¥72,65310.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥403M¥3,6370.5%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥23.7B¥213,59631.7%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥339M

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
¥22.3B¥200,816¥195,91431.1%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥19.0B¥171,442¥56,52726.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥12.0B¥107,898¥58,20716.7%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥6.0B¥54,567¥33,4738.5%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥4.3B¥38,883¥42,5496.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥4.3B¥38,714¥37,8576.0%
Fire & emergency¥1.8B¥16,209¥15,3082.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥950M¥8,573¥5,8151.3%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥456M¥4,115¥8,2830.6%
Assembly¥320M¥2,892¥2,5010.4%
Labor¥129M¥1,167¥5670.2%

Welfare spending

Children
¥9.7B
Per resident ¥87,737 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥3.6B
Per resident ¥32,925 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥7.0B
Per resident ¥62,934 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥1.9B
Per resident ¥17,221 (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 41.1% 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

0.550.600.650.700.750.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

85%88%90%92%95%98%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

110K111K112K113K114K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024110,803¥71.5B¥59.3B¥34.4B0.6095.2%—
FY2023111,196¥62.8B¥57.2B¥33.9B0.6093.6%—
FY2022111,575¥60.8B¥57.2B¥29.5B0.6293.4%—
FY2021112,302¥58.4B¥58.1B¥23.1B0.6387.0%—
FY2020112,622¥64.7B¥58.8B¥22.0B0.6692.9%—
FY2019112,899¥46.2B¥56.6B¥25.7B0.6693.3%—
FY2018113,066¥58.8B¥55.9B¥27.6B0.6693.4%—
FY2017113,545¥39.8B¥55.4B¥13.4B0.6790.2%—
FY2016113,564¥39.9B¥55.6B¥13.0B0.6989.5%—
FY2015113,587¥40.8B¥54.9B¥12.8B0.7191.3%—

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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)