Koriyama City finances

福島県郡山市の財政

City Fukushima Prefecture, Japan Population 312,433 Area 757.20 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥155.1B
Per resident ¥496,508
Local bonds outstanding
¥100.5B
Per resident ¥321,738
Reserve funds
¥30.3B
Per resident ¥96,847
Fiscal strength index
0.81
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength index
0.81
#197 of 1718 in Japan · #5 of 59 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.81
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
91.0%
#798 of 1741 in Japan · #34 of 59 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.9%
708090100
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 resident
¥321,738
#399 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 59 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥321,738
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥96,847
#1449 of 1741 in Japan · #55 of 59 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥70,642
What this means

Fiscal adjustment, debt reduction and special-purpose funds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Own-source revenue ratio
49.1%
#322 of 1741 in Japan · #7 of 59 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 47.6%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
17.7%
#1224 of 1718 in Japan · #49 of 59 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 12.5%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥162.3B · per resident ¥519,486

Local taxes 32.0%Shared taxes and grants 8.5%Local allocation tax 8.9%National subsidies 18.7%Prefectural subsidies 6.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 8.4%Donations 0.2%Other 17.0%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥51.9B¥166,07032.0%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥13.8B¥44,0568.5%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥14.4B¥46,2008.9%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥30.4B¥97,30218.7%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥10.3B¥33,1036.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥13.7B¥43,7458.4%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥283M¥9070.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥27.5B¥88,10417.0%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥185M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 200,000+ people (91)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥54.7B¥175,052¥199,78735.3%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥26.7B¥85,339¥52,00017.2%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥20.5B¥65,540¥43,81313.2%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥19.0B¥60,921¥41,69212.3%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥10.1B¥32,431¥36,7886.5%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥8.0B¥25,516¥33,0335.1%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥7.2B¥22,897¥7,2014.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥4.3B¥13,693¥4,1502.8%
Fire & emergency¥3.7B¥11,961¥13,6942.4%
Assembly¥696M¥2,229¥1,8730.4%
Labor¥176M¥562¥5440.1%
Disaster recovery¥66M¥212¥80.0%
その他¥49M¥157¥00.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥22.7B
Per resident ¥72,564 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥10.2B
Per resident ¥32,596 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥16.1B
Per resident ¥51,646 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥5.7B
Per resident ¥18,211 (median ¥29,092)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 41.0% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K¥400K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.760.780.800.820.840.862015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

310K315K320K325K330K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024312,433¥155.1B¥100.5B¥30.3B0.8191.0%—
FY2023315,155¥142.0B¥94.5B¥32.6B0.8288.8%—
FY2022317,486¥148.8B¥92.6B¥28.6B0.8387.6%—
FY2021319,702¥155.6B¥89.1B¥27.4B0.8480.3%—
FY2020321,394¥186.1B¥83.9B¥21.8B0.8587.4%—
FY2019322,996¥136.0B¥80.9B¥21.1B0.8488.4%—
FY2018324,109¥130.0B¥82.7B¥25.2B0.8288.3%—
FY2017325,683¥137.7B¥85.2B¥23.5B0.8090.6%—
FY2016326,851¥167.9B¥84.5B¥25.6B0.7990.6%—
FY2015327,307¥166.0B¥85.0B¥30.1B0.7788.1%—

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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)