Saito City finances

宮崎県西都市の財政

City Miyazaki Prefecture, Japan Population 28,078 Area 438.79 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥25.8B
Per resident ¥918,852
Local bonds outstanding
¥11.4B
Per resident ¥406,827
Reserve funds
¥12.1B
Per resident ¥432,607
Fiscal strength index
0.39
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.39
#956 of 1718 in Japan · #13 of 26 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.36
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
92.1%
#943 of 1741 in Japan · #12 of 26 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.7%
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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 residentBetter than peers
¥406,827
#612 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 26 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥704,569
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥432,607
#545 of 1741 in Japan · #10 of 26 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥300,303
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
45.7%
#467 of 1741 in Japan · #5 of 26 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 33.3%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
9.9%
#1591 of 1718 in Japan · #25 of 26 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 24.0%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥27.0B · per resident ¥962,302

Local taxes 12.1%Shared taxes and grants 4.4%Local allocation tax 22.9%National subsidies 15.3%Prefectural subsidies 9.0%Borrowing (local bonds) 2.7%Donations 14.6%Other 19.0%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥3.3B¥116,69212.1%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.2B¥42,6794.4%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥6.2B¥220,08622.9%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥4.1B¥146,75215.3%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥2.4B¥86,5419.0%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥737M¥26,2612.7%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥3.9B¥140,51014.6%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥5.1B¥182,78119.0%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥3.9B

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities under 30,000 people (128)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥8.8B¥313,555¥237,42034.1%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥6.9B¥245,442¥155,07826.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥2.1B¥73,479¥73,0238.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.8B¥65,602¥73,4677.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.7B¥59,793¥34,5916.5%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.5B¥51,719¥68,4405.6%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.1B¥37,876¥23,3014.1%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥937M¥33,379¥81,9063.6%
Fire & emergency¥627M¥22,322¥33,1212.4%
Disaster recovery¥252M¥8,970¥3,0781.0%
Assembly¥162M¥5,754¥6,3190.6%
Labor¥27M¥961¥6890.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥4.0B
Per resident ¥142,092 (median ¥72,929)
Elderly
¥1.9B
Per resident ¥67,071 (median ¥56,121)
Social welfare
¥2.2B
Per resident ¥78,158 (median ¥80,674)
Public assistance
¥725M
Per resident ¥25,816 (median ¥18,406)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 35.6% 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

0.300.350.400.452015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

85%88%90%92%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

28K29K30K31K32K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202428,078¥25.8B¥11.4B¥12.1B0.3992.1%—
FY202328,503¥23.7B¥11.6B¥10.8B0.3890.9%—
FY202228,867¥23.1B¥12.3B¥9.6B0.3988.8%—
FY202129,190¥24.8B¥12.7B¥8.4B0.3985.6%—
FY202029,648¥26.3B¥11.6B¥6.9B0.4089.1%—
FY201930,035¥20.6B¥9.7B¥6.3B0.3993.1%—
FY201830,501¥18.7B¥9.5B¥6.0B0.3994.8%—
FY201730,867¥18.0B¥9.5B¥6.7B0.3890.4%—
FY201631,260¥18.5B¥9.7B¥6.8B0.3792.4%—
FY201531,614¥17.4B¥10.0B¥6.7B0.3689.6%—

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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)