Nagasaki City finances

長崎県長崎市の財政

City Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan Population 390,551 Area 405.69 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥237.6B
Per resident ¥608,468
Local bonds outstanding
¥256.0B
Per resident ¥655,414
Reserve funds
¥42.4B
Per resident ¥108,449
Fiscal strength index
0.57
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.57
#591 of 1718 in Japan · #5 of 21 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
98.8%
#1640 of 1741 in Japan · #20 of 21 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.9%
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
¥655,414
#1076 of 1741 in Japan · #13 of 21 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
¥108,449
#1397 of 1741 in Japan · #20 of 21 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
35.2%
#969 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 21 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
14.0%
#1409 of 1718 in Japan · #15 of 21 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 ¥241.3B · per resident ¥617,748

Local taxes 23.2%Shared taxes and grants 6.2%Local allocation tax 16.7%National subsidies 28.1%Prefectural subsidies 6.3%Borrowing (local bonds) 7.5%Donations 0.5%Other 11.5%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥55.9B¥143,11423.2%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥15.0B¥38,3666.2%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥40.4B¥103,32316.7%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥67.7B¥173,39428.1%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥15.2B¥39,0016.3%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥18.1B¥46,4577.5%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.2B¥3,1640.5%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥27.7B¥70,93111.5%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥1.0B

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
¥101.9B¥260,960¥199,78742.9%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥32.0B¥81,932¥36,78813.5%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥27.1B¥69,305¥33,03311.4%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥22.1B¥56,506¥43,8139.3%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥21.4B¥54,894¥41,6929.0%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥17.6B¥44,998¥52,0007.4%
Fire & emergency¥4.8B¥12,238¥13,6942.0%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥3.7B¥9,379¥7,2011.5%
その他¥3.1B¥7,851¥01.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥3.1B¥7,840¥4,1501.3%
Assembly¥803M¥2,056¥1,8730.3%
Disaster recovery¥199M¥509¥80.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥31.7B
Per resident ¥81,235 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥18.3B
Per resident ¥46,817 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥31.4B
Per resident ¥80,317 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥20.5B
Per resident ¥52,587 (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 58.4% 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¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.500.600.700.800.902015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

88%90%92%95%98%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

380K400K420K440K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024390,551¥237.6B¥256.0B¥42.4B0.5798.8%—
FY2023395,843¥231.0B¥263.7B¥42.0B0.5797.9%—
FY2022401,195¥231.9B¥272.9B¥42.8B0.5897.2%—
FY2021406,116¥255.1B¥274.9B¥45.5B0.5891.7%—
FY2020411,505¥275.4B¥265.2B¥44.1B0.5997.4%—
FY2019416,405¥213.2B¥256.0B¥46.4B0.5997.6%—
FY2018421,799¥207.7B¥250.0B¥49.1B0.5997.5%—
FY2017426,631¥203.7B¥250.4B¥49.2B0.5996.4%—
FY2016432,088¥205.7B¥251.3B¥48.2B0.5797.3%—
FY2015435,525¥206.3B¥252.2B¥44.6B0.5693.3%—

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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)