Kanonji City finances

香川県観音寺市の財政

City Kagawa Prefecture, Japan Population 56,361 Area 117.83 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥32.7B
Per resident ¥580,583
Local bonds outstanding
¥31.1B
Per resident ¥551,972
Reserve funds
¥7.1B
Per resident ¥126,076
Fiscal strength index
0.59
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.59
#549 of 1718 in Japan · #5 of 17 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
92.5%
#990 of 1741 in Japan · #10 of 17 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.0%
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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 residentWorse than peers
¥551,972
#898 of 1741 in Japan · #10 of 17 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 resident
¥126,076
#1307 of 1741 in Japan · #15 of 17 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
47.2%
#396 of 1741 in Japan · #5 of 17 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 ratio
18.8%
#1173 of 1718 in Japan · #15 of 17 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 ¥33.7B · per resident ¥597,733

Local taxes 25.7%Shared taxes and grants 7.3%Local allocation tax 20.7%National subsidies 14.5%Prefectural subsidies 5.9%Borrowing (local bonds) 4.5%Donations 6.3%Other 15.2%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥8.7B¥153,66125.7%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥2.5B¥43,5347.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥7.0B¥123,52720.7%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥4.9B¥86,45314.5%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥2.0B¥35,0335.9%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.5B¥26,9104.5%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥2.1B¥37,8216.3%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥5.1B¥90,79315.2%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥2.1B

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
¥11.1B¥196,064¥194,51733.8%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥6.2B¥110,402¥69,05319.0%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥3.3B¥59,354¥38,68310.2%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥3.0B¥53,835¥57,0589.3%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥2.9B¥51,918¥44,1778.9%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥2.9B¥50,929¥39,9138.8%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.4B¥24,860¥9,0054.3%
Fire & emergency¥1.1B¥19,994¥17,6233.4%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥456M¥8,094¥8,6411.4%
Assembly¥213M¥3,774¥3,3390.7%
Labor¥55M¥970¥4580.2%
その他¥19M¥346¥00.1%
Disaster recovery¥2M¥42¥810.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥4.9B
Per resident ¥87,170 (median ¥77,676)
Elderly
¥2.4B
Per resident ¥42,902 (median ¥34,812)
Social welfare
¥3.3B
Per resident ¥57,706 (median ¥63,964)
Public assistance
¥467M
Per resident ¥8,286 (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 44.0% 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

0.580.600.630.650.682015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

56K58K60K62K64K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202456,361¥32.7B¥31.1B¥7.1B0.5992.5%—
FY202357,071¥32.9B¥32.8B¥7.1B0.5992.4%—
FY202257,738¥30.1B¥33.5B¥6.6B0.6092.6%—
FY202158,487¥32.1B¥35.3B¥5.9B0.6187.9%—
FY202059,248¥34.0B¥34.9B¥5.6B0.6490.4%—
FY201959,959¥26.0B¥35.9B¥5.7B0.6492.9%—
FY201860,466¥25.7B¥37.5B¥5.9B0.6491.6%—
FY201761,070¥24.8B¥38.0B¥6.4B0.6390.8%—
FY201661,570¥28.9B¥38.4B¥6.7B0.6390.0%—
FY201562,130¥26.5B¥36.0B¥7.1B0.6389.2%—

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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)