Nishinomote City finances

鹿児島県西之表市の財政

City Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan Population 14,095 Area 205.57 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥14.4B
Per resident ¥1,020,774
Local bonds outstanding
¥7.7B
Per resident ¥544,861
Reserve funds
¥5.9B
Per resident ¥415,051
Fiscal strength index
0.29
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.29
#1208 of 1718 in Japan · #19 of 43 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
89.5%
#614 of 1741 in Japan · #17 of 43 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
¥544,861
#888 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 43 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
¥415,051
#563 of 1741 in Japan · #28 of 43 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 ratioWorse than peers
28.7%
#1333 of 1741 in Japan · #22 of 43 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 ratioBetter than peers
33.2%
#548 of 1718 in Japan · #14 of 43 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 ¥14.8B · per resident ¥1,052,311

Local taxes 12.4%Shared taxes and grants 4.0%Local allocation tax 30.6%National subsidies 25.3%Prefectural subsidies 7.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 3.9%Donations 1.3%Other 15.1%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥1.8B¥130,28012.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥596M¥42,2784.0%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.5B¥321,70630.6%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥3.8B¥266,70325.3%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.1B¥78,2967.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥577M¥40,9523.9%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥191M¥13,5791.3%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.2B¥158,51715.1%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥184M

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
¥3.6B¥255,313¥237,42025.0%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥3.1B¥221,984¥155,07821.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.9B¥136,048¥73,02313.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.4B¥98,323¥34,5919.6%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.2B¥86,823¥73,4678.5%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.1B¥81,347¥68,4408.0%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.1B¥78,476¥81,9067.7%
Fire & emergency¥479M¥34,000¥33,1213.3%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥197M¥13,957¥23,3011.4%
Assembly¥119M¥8,423¥6,3190.8%
Disaster recovery¥86M¥6,079¥3,0780.6%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.2B
Per resident ¥84,418 (median ¥72,929)
Elderly
¥792M
Per resident ¥56,215 (median ¥56,121)
Social welfare
¥1.3B
Per resident ¥95,698 (median ¥80,674)
Public assistance
¥268M
Per resident ¥18,982 (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 36.9% 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¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.250.300.350.402015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

14K15K16K17K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202414,095¥14.4B¥7.7B¥5.9B0.2989.5%—
FY202314,296¥13.8B¥8.2B¥5.8B0.2784.5%—
FY202214,417¥12.2B¥8.9B¥4.4B0.2791.6%—
FY202114,725¥11.9B¥9.5B¥3.6B0.2786.9%—
FY202014,958¥12.6B¥9.9B¥3.1B0.2889.2%—
FY201915,176¥10.5B¥10.2B¥3.2B0.2792.0%—
FY201815,437¥10.7B¥10.6B¥3.0B0.2793.5%—
FY201715,681¥10.0B¥10.1B¥3.1B0.2791.1%—
FY201615,924¥10.5B¥10.5B¥2.8B0.2794.7%—
FY201516,185¥12.3B¥10.8B¥2.6B0.2691.8%—

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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)