Tochigi City finances

栃木県栃木市の財政

City Tochigi Prefecture, Japan Population 153,088 Area 331.50 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥78.2B
Per resident ¥510,608
Local bonds outstanding
¥60.1B
Per resident ¥392,647
Reserve funds
¥15.7B
Per resident ¥102,526
Fiscal strength index
0.69
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.69
#373 of 1718 in Japan · #12 of 25 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
97.3%
#1530 of 1741 in Japan · #23 of 25 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.8%
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 residentWorse than peers
¥392,647
#580 of 1741 in Japan · #17 of 25 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 resident
¥102,526
#1423 of 1741 in Japan · #21 of 25 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
44.9%
#499 of 1741 in Japan · #17 of 25 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 ratio
16.4%
#1291 of 1718 in Japan · #18 of 25 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 ¥81.7B · per resident ¥533,777

Local taxes 27.3%Shared taxes and grants 8.4%Local allocation tax 14.4%National subsidies 15.8%Prefectural subsidies 6.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 10.2%Donations 2.1%Other 15.4%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥22.3B¥145,80127.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥6.9B¥44,8698.4%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥11.8B¥76,93414.4%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥12.9B¥84,31515.8%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥5.2B¥33,9616.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥8.3B¥54,25710.2%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.7B¥11,2992.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥12.6B¥82,34115.4%

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¥183,102¥195,91435.9%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥10.8B¥70,543¥37,85713.8%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥10.7B¥70,174¥58,20713.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥7.7B¥50,454¥56,5279.9%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥6.5B¥42,620¥42,5498.3%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥6.3B¥41,334¥33,4738.1%
Fire & emergency¥3.1B¥20,476¥15,3084.0%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥3.0B¥19,660¥8,2833.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.4B¥9,145¥5,8151.8%
Assembly¥357M¥2,332¥2,5010.5%
Labor¥118M¥769¥5670.2%

Welfare spending

Children
¥10.0B
Per resident ¥65,302 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥5.8B
Per resident ¥37,618 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥9.9B
Per resident ¥64,588 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥2.4B
Per resident ¥15,585 (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 46.3% 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

0.650.700.750.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

88%90%92%95%98%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

150K155K160K165K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024153,088¥78.2B¥60.1B¥15.7B0.6997.3%—
FY2023154,371¥77.2B¥58.0B¥16.0B0.6997.5%—
FY2022155,669¥67.8B¥56.9B¥15.2B0.7192.9%—
FY2021156,930¥72.9B¥60.1B¥15.0B0.7289.0%—
FY2020158,397¥89.4B¥60.7B¥10.2B0.7493.3%—
FY2019159,951¥67.3B¥58.5B¥8.0B0.7496.6%—
FY2018161,363¥60.5B¥58.0B¥12.3B0.7496.0%—
FY2017162,027¥63.6B¥59.6B¥11.4B0.7396.0%—
FY2016162,734¥63.9B¥60.9B¥13.1B0.7395.7%—
FY2015163,536¥66.4B¥62.1B¥13.3B0.7293.3%—

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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)