Matsuyama City finances

愛媛県松山市の財政

City Ehime Prefecture, Japan Population 496,666 Area 429.35 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥228.6B
Per resident ¥460,236
Local bonds outstanding
¥155.4B
Per resident ¥312,840
Reserve funds
¥51.4B
Per resident ¥103,588
Fiscal strength index
0.74
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.74
#303 of 1718 in Japan · #2 of 20 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
91.3%
#841 of 1741 in Japan · #10 of 20 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.9%
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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 resident
¥312,840
#384 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 20 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 residentBetter than peers
¥103,588
#1421 of 1741 in Japan · #17 of 20 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 ratioWorse than peers
42.0%
#610 of 1741 in Japan · #6 of 20 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 ratioBetter than peers
16.7%
#1279 of 1718 in Japan · #15 of 20 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 ¥233.2B · per resident ¥469,489

Local taxes 30.3%Shared taxes and grants 9.1%Local allocation tax 12.3%National subsidies 23.6%Prefectural subsidies 7.3%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.7%Donations 1.1%Other 10.6%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥70.7B¥142,36830.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥21.2B¥42,6869.1%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥28.7B¥57,82612.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥55.0B¥110,64923.6%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥17.0B¥34,2827.3%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥13.3B¥26,6955.7%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥2.5B¥5,1121.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥24.8B¥49,87110.6%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥2.5B

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
¥111.1B¥223,674¥199,78748.6%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥25.1B¥50,444¥52,00011.0%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥20.4B¥41,072¥43,8138.9%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥19.7B¥39,683¥41,6928.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥16.4B¥33,033¥33,0337.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥15.5B¥31,177¥36,7886.8%
Fire & emergency¥7.3B¥14,789¥13,6943.2%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥7.2B¥14,405¥7,2013.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥3.2B¥6,502¥4,1501.4%
Disaster recovery¥1.5B¥3,037¥80.7%
Assembly¥835M¥1,681¥1,8730.4%
Labor¥344M¥692¥5440.2%
その他¥24M¥48¥00.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥34.0B
Per resident ¥68,432 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥17.3B
Per resident ¥34,794 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥38.6B
Per resident ¥77,679 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥21.2B
Per resident ¥42,671 (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 55.0% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K¥400K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.700.750.800.852015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

86%88%90%92%94%96%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

490K500K510K520K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024496,666¥228.6B¥155.4B¥51.4B0.7491.3%—
FY2023500,231¥219.2B¥157.9B¥53.8B0.7489.6%—
FY2022503,865¥209.9B¥162.8B¥53.0B0.7589.7%—
FY2021507,211¥226.5B¥169.8B¥53.4B0.7687.7%—
FY2020509,483¥247.1B¥174.7B¥49.6B0.7789.9%—
FY2019511,310¥184.1B¥175.3B¥47.4B0.7689.4%—
FY2018513,227¥184.6B¥178.0B¥46.5B0.7687.7%—
FY2017514,877¥187.1B¥174.5B¥45.4B0.7688.4%—
FY2016515,882¥184.2B¥173.6B¥45.8B0.7589.8%—
FY2015517,057¥184.8B¥173.5B¥46.9B0.7387.7%—

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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)