Kirishima City finances

鹿児島県霧島市の財政

City Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan Population 123,070 Area 603.17 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥76.0B
Per resident ¥617,637
Local bonds outstanding
¥46.2B
Per resident ¥375,499
Reserve funds
¥25.7B
Per resident ¥208,903
Fiscal strength index
0.55
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.55
#630 of 1718 in Japan · #3 of 43 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 ratioBetter than peers
87.2%
#418 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 43 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
¥375,499
#535 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 43 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
¥208,903
#1011 of 1741 in Japan · #40 of 43 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 ratioWorse than peers
39.4%
#755 of 1741 in Japan · #5 of 43 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
22.1%
#997 of 1718 in Japan · #35 of 43 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 ¥79.8B · per resident ¥648,285

Local taxes 21.6%Shared taxes and grants 6.5%Local allocation tax 19.7%National subsidies 20.2%Prefectural subsidies 7.5%Borrowing (local bonds) 6.6%Donations 2.1%Other 15.7%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥17.3B¥140,20321.6%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥5.2B¥42,3806.5%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥15.7B¥127,42719.7%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥16.2B¥131,24420.2%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥6.0B¥48,8407.5%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥5.3B¥42,6806.6%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.7B¥13,6162.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥12.5B¥101,89515.7%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥1.7B

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 100,000–200,000 people (144)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥28.0B¥227,788¥195,91436.9%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥10.5B¥85,311¥37,85713.8%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥10.5B¥85,027¥58,20713.8%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥8.9B¥72,171¥56,52711.7%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥5.8B¥47,104¥33,4737.6%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥5.2B¥41,917¥42,5496.8%
Fire & emergency¥2.5B¥20,227¥15,3083.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥2.1B¥17,457¥5,8152.8%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.1B¥9,072¥8,2831.5%
Disaster recovery¥1.1B¥8,646¥251.4%
Assembly¥303M¥2,458¥2,5010.4%
Labor¥56M¥458¥5670.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥12.1B
Per resident ¥98,212 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥4.5B
Per resident ¥36,455 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥8.1B
Per resident ¥65,652 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥3.4B
Per resident ¥27,442 (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 50.4% 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¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.500.600.700.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

123K124K125K126K127K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024123,070¥76.0B¥46.2B¥25.7B0.5587.2%—
FY2023123,979¥73.2B¥46.6B¥26.6B0.5487.8%—
FY2022124,751¥68.3B¥48.6B¥25.3B0.5487.2%—
FY2021124,826¥71.9B¥51.6B¥24.1B0.5483.3%—
FY2020124,993¥78.3B¥52.9B¥21.2B0.5690.5%—
FY2019125,469¥60.9B¥54.3B¥21.8B0.5692.0%—
FY2018125,824¥56.4B¥55.9B¥22.5B0.5590.5%—
FY2017126,368¥61.4B¥59.0B¥23.2B0.5488.8%—
FY2016126,620¥59.0B¥60.5B¥22.2B0.5487.3%—
FY2015126,966¥59.5B¥62.2B¥22.0B0.5484.9%—

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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)