Omuta City finances

福岡県大牟田市の財政

City Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan Population 104,688 Area 81.45 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥60.9B
Per resident ¥581,656
Local bonds outstanding
¥45.4B
Per resident ¥433,765
Reserve funds
¥9.8B
Per resident ¥93,793
Fiscal strength index
0.53
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.53
#665 of 1718 in Japan · #28 of 60 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
96.6%
#1469 of 1741 in Japan · #50 of 60 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
¥433,765
#672 of 1741 in Japan · #32 of 60 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 residentWorse than peers
¥93,793
#1464 of 1741 in Japan · #57 of 60 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
32.9%
#1084 of 1741 in Japan · #41 of 60 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
9.7%
#1600 of 1718 in Japan · #57 of 60 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 ¥61.3B · per resident ¥585,432

Local taxes 23.7%Shared taxes and grants 7.0%Local allocation tax 22.2%National subsidies 24.5%Prefectural subsidies 7.1%Borrowing (local bonds) 6.4%Donations 0.4%Other 8.7%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥14.5B¥138,80223.7%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥4.3B¥40,7557.0%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥13.6B¥130,02222.2%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥15.0B¥143,34624.5%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥4.4B¥41,7777.1%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥3.9B¥37,1966.4%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥273M¥2,6090.4%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥5.3B¥50,9248.7%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥207M

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
¥29.4B¥280,594¥195,91448.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥6.6B¥63,251¥37,85710.9%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥5.9B¥56,388¥58,2079.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥5.4B¥51,604¥56,5278.9%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥5.2B¥49,303¥33,4738.5%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥4.5B¥42,691¥42,5497.3%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.4B¥13,683¥8,2832.4%
Fire & emergency¥1.4B¥13,417¥15,3082.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥684M¥6,534¥5,8151.1%
Assembly¥307M¥2,931¥2,5010.5%
Disaster recovery¥107M¥1,022¥250.2%
Labor¥25M¥237¥5670.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥8.6B
Per resident ¥81,673 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥5.4B
Per resident ¥51,812 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥8.3B
Per resident ¥79,696 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥7.1B
Per resident ¥67,412 (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 57.8% 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

0.400.500.600.700.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

85%90%95%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

100K105K110K115K120K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024104,688¥60.9B¥45.4B¥9.8B0.5396.6%—
FY2023106,597¥65.4B¥46.5B¥9.7B0.5296.0%—
FY2022108,421¥62.6B¥44.8B¥9.8B0.5293.8%—
FY2021110,266¥64.7B¥46.2B¥9.5B0.5288.6%—
FY2020111,967¥69.1B¥45.4B¥7.4B0.5495.9%—
FY2019113,587¥54.2B¥46.0B¥7.5B0.5396.9%—
FY2018115,310¥53.4B¥46.9B¥7.4B0.5398.2%—
FY2017116,578¥54.8B¥47.4B¥7.2B0.5196.3%—
FY2016118,005¥56.3B¥47.9B¥6.9B0.5099.2%—
FY2015119,407¥56.6B¥48.7B¥6.3B0.4994.9%—

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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)