Miyazaki City finances

宮崎県宮崎市の財政

City Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan Population 394,504 Area 643.57 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥203.6B
Per resident ¥516,055
Local bonds outstanding
¥158.3B
Per resident ¥401,358
Reserve funds
¥40.9B
Per resident ¥103,630
Fiscal strength index
0.69
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.69
#373 of 1718 in Japan · #2 of 26 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
92.4%
#978 of 1741 in Japan · #15 of 26 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
¥401,358
#599 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 26 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
¥103,630
#1420 of 1741 in Japan · #26 of 26 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
43.8%
#537 of 1741 in Japan · #7 of 26 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
14.7%
#1367 of 1718 in Japan · #23 of 26 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 ¥209.2B · per resident ¥530,176

Local taxes 26.8%Shared taxes and grants 7.8%Local allocation tax 13.3%National subsidies 22.4%Prefectural subsidies 7.8%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.0%Donations 6.4%Other 10.6%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥56.1B¥142,18226.8%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥16.2B¥41,0967.8%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥27.8B¥70,56613.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥46.8B¥118,71122.4%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥16.2B¥41,1477.8%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥10.4B¥26,4885.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥13.4B¥33,8426.4%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥22.1B¥56,14410.6%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥13.2B

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
¥92.3B¥234,081¥199,78745.4%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥32.0B¥81,095¥43,81315.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥18.0B¥45,542¥52,0008.8%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥17.9B¥45,364¥33,0338.8%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥15.9B¥40,254¥36,7887.8%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥15.4B¥39,113¥41,6927.6%
Fire & emergency¥4.3B¥10,917¥13,6942.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥4.3B¥10,846¥4,1502.1%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥2.3B¥5,884¥7,2011.1%
Assembly¥685M¥1,736¥1,8730.3%
Disaster recovery¥362M¥919¥80.2%
Labor¥120M¥305¥5440.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥33.6B
Per resident ¥85,289 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥13.9B
Per resident ¥35,238 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥31.0B
Per resident ¥78,516 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥13.8B
Per resident ¥34,903 (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 55.7% 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

0.600.700.800.902015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

390K395K400K405K410K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024394,504¥203.6B¥158.3B¥40.9B0.6992.4%—
FY2023397,406¥196.2B¥165.3B¥37.3B0.6994.3%—
FY2022399,576¥188.7B¥171.5B¥38.7B0.7090.0%—
FY2021400,918¥198.1B¥176.6B¥34.3B0.6984.0%—
FY2020402,038¥220.0B¥179.4B¥28.2B0.7091.4%—
FY2019402,632¥163.3B¥177.7B¥29.8B0.6893.4%—
FY2018403,238¥158.2B¥181.4B¥31.8B0.6891.2%—
FY2017404,017¥161.9B¥185.4B¥32.7B0.6789.9%—
FY2016404,375¥162.1B¥189.9B¥31.4B0.6593.2%—
FY2015405,681¥160.0B¥194.0B¥32.4B0.6490.8%—

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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)