Ota City finances

群馬県太田市の財政

City Gunma Prefecture, Japan Population 223,075 Area 175.54 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥97.0B
Per resident ¥434,652
Local bonds outstanding
¥53.8B
Per resident ¥241,316
Reserve funds
¥17.8B
Per resident ¥79,885
Fiscal strength index
0.94
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.94
#99 of 1718 in Japan · #1 of 35 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 ratioBetter than peers
87.8%
#467 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 35 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 residentBetter than peers
¥241,316
#208 of 1741 in Japan · #5 of 35 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
¥79,885
#1545 of 1741 in Japan · #31 of 35 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 ratioBetter than peers
55.5%
#148 of 1741 in Japan · #4 of 35 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
32.2%
#576 of 1718 in Japan · #23 of 35 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 ¥100.6B · per resident ¥451,169

Local taxes 45.1%Shared taxes and grants 10.0%Local allocation tax 2.1%National subsidies 19.0%Prefectural subsidies 7.7%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.8%Donations 0.8%Other 9.6%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥45.4B¥203,37645.1%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥10.0B¥45,03710.0%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥2.1B¥9,4942.1%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥19.1B¥85,55419.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥7.8B¥34,7637.7%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥5.8B¥26,0215.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥773M¥3,4650.8%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥9.7B¥43,4599.6%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥684M

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
¥39.1B¥175,128¥199,78740.3%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥14.1B¥63,420¥52,00014.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥10.7B¥47,881¥43,81311.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥10.1B¥45,417¥41,69210.4%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥6.5B¥29,141¥36,7886.7%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥6.3B¥28,243¥33,0336.5%
Fire & emergency¥4.2B¥18,627¥13,6944.3%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥4.0B¥17,777¥7,2014.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.5B¥6,568¥4,1501.5%
Assembly¥474M¥2,126¥1,8730.5%
Labor¥72M¥323¥5440.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥16.8B
Per resident ¥75,505 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥7.1B
Per resident ¥31,939 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥12.4B
Per resident ¥55,533 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥2.7B
Per resident ¥12,147 (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 49.8% 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

0.800.901.001.102015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

222K223K224K225K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024223,075¥97.0B¥53.8B¥17.8B0.9487.8%—
FY2023222,518¥90.8B¥54.1B¥15.1B0.9492.1%—
FY2022222,403¥88.5B¥56.4B¥15.4B0.9591.0%—
FY2021223,022¥88.4B¥59.0B¥14.0B0.9787.4%—
FY2020224,217¥108.3B¥60.6B¥10.9B0.9992.8%—
FY2019224,415¥76.2B¥60.7B¥11.4B1.0399.1%—
FY2018224,635¥75.6B¥64.9B¥13.5B1.0490.5%—
FY2017224,574¥77.6B¥68.8B¥11.7B1.0693.8%—
FY2016223,665¥82.1B¥72.7B¥12.3B1.0186.4%—
FY2015222,897¥79.4B¥72.9B¥10.1B0.9889.9%—

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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)