Saijo City finances

愛媛県西条市の財政

City Ehime Prefecture, Japan Population 103,413 Area 510.04 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥56.0B
Per resident ¥541,781
Local bonds outstanding
¥58.4B
Per resident ¥564,415
Reserve funds
¥14.8B
Per resident ¥143,417
Fiscal strength index
0.63
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.63
#466 of 1718 in Japan · #5 of 20 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 ratioBetter than peers
89.0%
#568 of 1741 in Japan · #7 of 20 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.8%
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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
¥564,415
#927 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 20 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
¥143,417
#1225 of 1741 in Japan · #16 of 20 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 ratioWorse than peers
42.9%
#578 of 1741 in Japan · #4 of 20 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 ratioBetter than peers
19.2%
#1146 of 1718 in Japan · #12 of 20 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 ¥59.7B · per resident ¥577,430

Local taxes 28.4%Shared taxes and grants 7.4%Local allocation tax 17.0%National subsidies 17.0%Prefectural subsidies 7.0%Borrowing (local bonds) 8.8%Donations 1.5%Other 13.0%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥17.0B¥163,99928.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥4.4B¥42,7337.4%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥10.2B¥98,19017.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥10.1B¥97,87917.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥4.2B¥40,5007.0%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥5.2B¥50,6708.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥893M¥8,6331.5%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥7.7B¥74,82713.0%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥846M

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
¥21.2B¥205,373¥195,91437.9%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥8.4B¥80,919¥56,52714.9%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥6.7B¥64,505¥58,20711.9%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥5.2B¥50,236¥33,4739.3%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥4.7B¥45,921¥37,8578.5%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥4.7B¥45,561¥42,5498.4%
Fire & emergency¥1.6B¥15,261¥15,3082.8%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.6B¥15,228¥5,8152.8%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.4B¥13,658¥8,2832.5%
Assembly¥321M¥3,107¥2,5010.6%
Labor¥185M¥1,789¥5670.3%
Disaster recovery¥23M¥223¥250.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥7.4B
Per resident ¥71,902 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥2.4B
Per resident ¥22,984 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥10.2B
Per resident ¥98,280 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥1.3B
Per resident ¥12,200 (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 50.2% 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

0.600.650.700.750.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

80%85%90%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

102K105K108K110K112K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024103,413¥56.0B¥58.4B¥14.8B0.6389.0%—
FY2023104,474¥52.8B¥58.0B¥15.2B0.6187.3%—
FY2022105,616¥55.3B¥60.6B¥13.9B0.6389.2%—
FY2021106,842¥53.8B¥61.6B¥13.5B0.6482.4%—
FY2020108,025¥58.5B¥62.1B¥11.2B0.6789.7%—
FY2019108,961¥53.9B¥61.9B¥11.3B0.6788.3%—
FY2018109,681¥48.9B¥56.5B¥10.2B0.6989.8%—
FY2017110,767¥49.1B¥52.4B¥9.9B0.6987.8%—
FY2016111,619¥51.6B¥50.2B¥9.0B0.7088.7%—
FY2015112,230¥47.9B¥49.3B¥8.3B0.7184.6%—

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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)