総務省｜平成29年版 地方財政白書ビジュアル版｜地方財政の役割

This page introduces the role of local finance from Japan's Fiscal Year 2015 Local Finance White Paper. Prefectures and municipalities are central providers of public services including education, welfare, infrastructure, and emergency services. The page presents fiscal statistics covering revenue and expenditure structures, financial flexibility, local debt trends, public enterprise operations, earthquake recovery impacts, and financial soundness measures. Local government expenditure accounts for 11.0% of nominal GDP, exceeding central government proportionally. In public expenditure, local governments provide 42.8% of government final consumption and 49.4% of public capital formation, demonstrating their significant role in the national economy.