Ryugasaki City finances

茨城県龍ケ崎市の財政

City Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan Population 74,917 Area 78.59 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥32.6B
Per resident ¥435,363
Local bonds outstanding
¥22.9B
Per resident ¥305,899
Reserve funds
¥6.3B
Per resident ¥83,815
Fiscal strength index
0.71
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.71
#344 of 1718 in Japan · #15 of 44 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.64
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
92.6%
#1003 of 1741 in Japan · #20 of 44 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.0%
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 residentBetter than peers
¥305,899
#362 of 1741 in Japan · #11 of 44 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥382,998
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥83,815
#1519 of 1741 in Japan · #37 of 44 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥126,853
What this means

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

Own-source revenue ratio
42.7%
#584 of 1741 in Japan · #25 of 44 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 43.4%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratio
17.9%
#1218 of 1718 in Japan · #24 of 44 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 18.8%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥34.1B · per resident ¥454,795

Local taxes 30.4%Shared taxes and grants 9.0%Local allocation tax 13.6%National subsidies 19.0%Prefectural subsidies 6.1%Borrowing (local bonds) 9.6%Donations 1.1%Other 11.2%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥10.3B¥138,04230.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥3.1B¥40,9539.0%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.6B¥61,87813.6%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥6.5B¥86,52519.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥2.1B¥27,9186.1%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥3.3B¥43,5449.6%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥361M¥4,8221.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥3.8B¥51,11311.2%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥356M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 50,000–100,000 people (234)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥12.2B¥162,284¥194,51737.3%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥5.3B¥70,387¥57,05816.2%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥4.6B¥61,032¥69,05314.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥3.4B¥45,346¥39,91310.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥2.8B¥37,506¥44,1778.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥2.3B¥31,174¥38,6837.2%
Fire & emergency¥1.1B¥15,014¥17,6233.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥457M¥6,094¥9,0051.4%
Assembly¥240M¥3,208¥3,3390.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥228M¥3,044¥8,6410.7%
Labor¥20M¥273¥4580.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥4.9B
Per resident ¥65,034 (median ¥77,676)
Elderly
¥2.3B
Per resident ¥30,381 (median ¥34,812)
Social welfare
¥3.5B
Per resident ¥46,625 (median ¥63,964)
Public assistance
¥1.5B
Per resident ¥20,207 (median ¥17,030)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 46.6% 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

0.600.650.700.750.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

85%90%95%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

74K75K76K77K78K79K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202474,917¥32.6B¥22.9B¥6.3B0.7192.6%—
FY202375,509¥29.6B¥21.9B¥6.7B0.7192.9%—
FY202275,813¥29.3B¥22.0B¥6.8B0.7391.1%—
FY202176,264¥28.6B¥22.6B¥5.8B0.7585.3%—
FY202076,590¥34.9B¥22.4B¥5.4B0.7793.2%—
FY201977,222¥25.0B¥22.8B¥5.4B0.7694.8%—
FY201877,560¥24.2B¥23.3B¥6.1B0.7695.6%—
FY201777,857¥24.3B¥24.0B¥6.5B0.7593.0%—
FY201678,289¥25.4B¥24.6B¥6.6B0.7593.8%—
FY201578,804¥24.8B¥24.7B¥6.4B0.7490.1%—

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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)