Kitakyushu City finances

福岡県北九州市の財政

Designated city Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan Population 913,577 Area 492.50 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥621.4B
Per resident ¥680,217
Local bonds outstanding
¥1.00T
Per resident ¥1,096,983
Reserve funds
¥45.4B
Per resident ¥49,673
Fiscal strength index
0.69
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.69
#373 of 1718 in Japan · #10 of 60 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
99.3%
#1665 of 1741 in Japan · #57 of 60 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 98.2%
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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
¥1,096,983
#1412 of 1741 in Japan · #57 of 60 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥653,198
What this means

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

Reserve funds per resident
¥49,673
#1680 of 1741 in Japan · #60 of 60 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥51,495
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%
#577 of 1741 in Japan · #13 of 60 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 48.3%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratio
4.8%
#1693 of 1718 in Japan · #60 of 60 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 4.7%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥626.1B · per resident ¥685,276

Local taxes 28.8%Shared taxes and grants 7.4%Local allocation tax 13.3%National subsidies 22.2%Prefectural subsidies 5.3%Borrowing (local bonds) 8.9%Donations 0.5%Other 13.6%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥180.2B¥197,22228.8%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥46.2B¥50,5277.4%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥83.2B¥91,11113.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥139.3B¥152,45922.2%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥33.3B¥36,4075.3%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥55.7B¥61,0228.9%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥3.0B¥3,2790.5%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥85.2B¥93,24913.6%

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

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of designated cities (20)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥239.7B¥262,395¥227,28238.6%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥92.9B¥101,674¥102,66814.9%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥70.7B¥77,380¥54,89411.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥59.8B¥65,406¥62,1439.6%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥57.5B¥62,961¥42,7349.3%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥43.8B¥47,945¥41,0587.0%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥38.5B¥42,120¥16,6896.2%
Fire & emergency¥13.5B¥14,812¥14,2892.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥2.2B¥2,442¥1,9340.4%
Assembly¥1.5B¥1,691¥1,3090.2%
その他¥644M¥704¥7330.1%
Labor¥456M¥499¥3710.1%
Disaster recovery¥173M¥189¥1010.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥79.0B
Per resident ¥86,477 (median ¥87,073)
Elderly
¥40.0B
Per resident ¥43,821 (median ¥34,413)
Social welfare
¥75.8B
Per resident ¥82,981 (median ¥65,639)
Public assistance
¥44.8B
Per resident ¥49,079 (median ¥38,595)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 57.5% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.600.700.800.902015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

92%94%96%98%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

900K920K940K960K980K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024913,577¥621.4B¥1.00T¥45.4B0.6999.3%—
FY2023921,241¥614.0B¥1.01T¥50.7B0.6997.1%—
FY2022929,396¥601.5B¥1.01T¥45.5B0.7099.3%—
FY2021936,586¥643.0B¥1.02T¥43.1B0.7096.3%—
FY2020944,712¥677.1B¥1.02T¥35.8B0.7199.4%—
FY2019950,602¥550.1B¥1.02T¥36.7B0.7199.6%—
FY2018955,935¥548.6B¥1.01T¥38.8B0.7299.8%—
FY2017961,024¥552.0B¥995.2B¥40.0B0.7399.4%—
FY2016966,628¥515.5B¥981.0B¥40.6B0.7399.6%—
FY2015971,608¥545.0B¥970.0B¥41.9B0.7295.7%—

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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)