Obihiro City finances

北海道帯広市の財政

City Hokkaido, Japan Population 160,810 Area 619.34 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥99.8B
Per resident ¥620,873
Local bonds outstanding
¥67.1B
Per resident ¥417,265
Reserve funds
¥13.5B
Per resident ¥83,969
Fiscal strength index
0.60
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Hokkaido

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.60
#530 of 1718 in Japan · #8 of 179 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
91.1%
#812 of 1741 in Japan · #129 of 179 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
¥417,265
#639 of 1741 in Japan · #7 of 179 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 residentWorse than peers
¥83,969
#1518 of 1741 in Japan · #172 of 179 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 ratio
44.8%
#501 of 1741 in Japan · #14 of 179 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 ratioWorse than peers
12.1%
#1511 of 1718 in Japan · #159 of 179 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 ¥101.1B · per resident ¥628,966

Local taxes 22.8%Shared taxes and grants 7.5%Local allocation tax 16.3%National subsidies 19.2%Prefectural subsidies 6.6%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.6%Donations 1.1%Other 20.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥23.0B¥143,22122.8%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥7.6B¥47,4157.5%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥16.4B¥102,24916.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥19.4B¥120,54619.2%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥6.7B¥41,7776.6%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥5.7B¥35,2625.6%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.1B¥7,0861.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥21.1B¥131,40920.9%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥1.1B

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
¥38.6B¥240,309¥195,91438.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥11.7B¥72,482¥56,52711.7%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥9.8B¥60,795¥58,2079.8%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥9.1B¥56,297¥42,5499.1%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥7.8B¥48,678¥33,4737.8%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥7.4B¥45,925¥37,8577.4%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥6.4B¥39,565¥8,2836.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥5.0B¥30,948¥5,8155.0%
Fire & emergency¥3.7B¥22,753¥15,3083.7%
Assembly¥422M¥2,626¥2,5010.4%
Labor¥80M¥495¥5670.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥11.1B
Per resident ¥69,295 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥6.1B
Per resident ¥38,108 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥13.0B
Per resident ¥80,804 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥8.4B
Per resident ¥52,103 (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 48.0% 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

88%90%92%94%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

160K162K164K166K168K170K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024160,810¥99.8B¥67.1B¥13.5B0.6091.1%—
FY2023162,460¥89.9B¥68.9B¥10.2B0.6089.4%—
FY2022164,014¥89.1B¥73.4B¥8.5B0.6089.6%—
FY2021165,047¥93.3B¥78.3B¥6.7B0.6089.8%—
FY2020165,670¥102.7B¥82.3B¥5.6B0.6191.0%—
FY2019166,043¥85.2B¥84.3B¥5.1B0.6091.6%—
FY2018166,889¥80.5B¥87.6B¥4.9B0.5990.1%—
FY2017167,653¥85.0B¥90.5B¥4.6B0.5892.3%—
FY2016168,096¥81.9B¥93.3B¥4.6B0.5792.0%—
FY2015168,539¥82.6B¥96.3B¥4.7B0.5689.7%—

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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)