Miyakonojo City finances

宮崎県都城市の財政

City Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan Population 162,574 Area 653.36 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥134.7B
Per resident ¥828,580
Local bonds outstanding
¥63.3B
Per resident ¥389,243
Reserve funds
¥54.4B
Per resident ¥334,418
Fiscal strength index
0.55
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.55
#630 of 1718 in Japan · #4 of 26 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
97.3%
#1530 of 1741 in Japan · #24 of 26 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
¥389,243
#572 of 1741 in Japan · #6 of 26 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
¥334,418
#693 of 1741 in Japan · #13 of 26 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 ratioBetter than peers
53.3%
#191 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 26 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
17.2%
#1253 of 1718 in Japan · #21 of 26 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 ¥138.1B · per resident ¥849,562

Local taxes 14.7%Shared taxes and grants 5.0%Local allocation tax 13.6%National subsidies 17.2%Prefectural subsidies 7.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 3.8%Donations 12.8%Other 25.7%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥20.3B¥124,90914.7%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥6.8B¥42,1235.0%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥18.8B¥115,34613.6%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥23.7B¥145,70517.2%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥10.0B¥61,5597.2%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥5.3B¥32,3283.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥17.7B¥108,99412.8%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥35.5B¥218,59825.7%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥17.7B

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 100,000–200,000 people (144)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥43.9B¥269,836¥58,20732.6%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥40.3B¥247,955¥195,91429.9%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥13.2B¥81,056¥42,5499.8%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥11.0B¥67,844¥56,5278.2%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥7.1B¥43,773¥33,4735.3%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥6.2B¥37,983¥8,2834.6%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥5.8B¥35,944¥37,8574.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥4.1B¥24,957¥5,8153.0%
Fire & emergency¥2.2B¥13,455¥15,3081.6%
Disaster recovery¥598M¥3,679¥250.4%
Assembly¥333M¥2,050¥2,5010.2%
Labor¥8M¥51¥5670.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥17.2B
Per resident ¥105,828 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥7.1B
Per resident ¥43,979 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥13.0B
Per resident ¥80,169 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥2.9B
Per resident ¥17,966 (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 38.4% 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¥250K¥500K¥750K¥1.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.500.600.700.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

160K162K164K166K168K170K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024162,574¥134.7B¥63.3B¥54.4B0.5597.3%—
FY2023161,515¥130.0B¥65.0B¥58.6B0.5495.9%—
FY2022161,605¥124.6B¥68.3B¥56.2B0.5595.2%—
FY2021162,572¥121.9B¥69.3B¥51.4B0.5491.2%—
FY2020163,571¥123.6B¥70.5B¥43.6B0.5595.7%—
FY2019164,506¥100.7B¥71.3B¥39.4B0.5495.5%—
FY2018165,433¥92.3B¥72.0B¥37.9B0.5493.4%—
FY2017166,409¥95.0B¥74.4B¥38.3B0.5289.3%—
FY2016167,351¥87.2B¥75.2B¥37.7B0.5288.6%—
FY2015168,448¥80.8B¥77.5B¥34.2B0.5086.5%—

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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)