Kawaguchi City finances

埼玉県川口市の財政

City Saitama Prefecture, Japan Population 607,447 Area 61.95 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥247.9B
Per resident ¥408,108
Local bonds outstanding
¥186.5B
Per resident ¥307,005
Reserve funds
¥42.7B
Per resident ¥70,354
Fiscal strength index
0.94
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.94
#99 of 1718 in Japan · #7 of 63 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
98.5%
#1615 of 1741 in Japan · #58 of 63 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
¥307,005
#364 of 1741 in Japan · #44 of 63 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 resident
¥70,354
#1598 of 1741 in Japan · #36 of 63 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
50.6%
#272 of 1741 in Japan · #20 of 63 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 ratio
12.3%
#1503 of 1718 in Japan · #45 of 63 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 ¥259.9B · per resident ¥427,804

Local taxes 39.7%Shared taxes and grants 8.4%Local allocation tax 3.2%National subsidies 22.1%Prefectural subsidies 5.6%Borrowing (local bonds) 10.1%Donations 0.1%Other 10.8%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥103.2B¥169,82739.7%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥21.9B¥36,1038.4%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥8.3B¥13,6023.2%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥57.5B¥94,65822.1%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥14.5B¥23,8805.6%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥26.2B¥43,09610.1%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥193M¥3170.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥28.1B¥46,32210.8%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥180M

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
¥115.5B¥190,068¥199,78746.6%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥30.5B¥50,227¥52,00012.3%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥27.4B¥45,032¥43,81311.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥25.6B¥42,161¥36,78810.3%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥24.1B¥39,647¥41,6929.7%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥14.1B¥23,289¥33,0335.7%
Fire & emergency¥7.7B¥12,598¥13,6943.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.2B¥1,922¥4,1500.5%
Assembly¥886M¥1,459¥1,8730.4%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥757M¥1,246¥7,2010.3%
Labor¥279M¥459¥5440.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥45.9B
Per resident ¥75,623 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥15.7B
Per resident ¥25,851 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥29.8B
Per resident ¥49,082 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥24.0B
Per resident ¥39,498 (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 51.7% 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

0.800.850.900.951.002015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

88%90%92%95%98%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

590K595K600K605K610K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024607,447¥247.9B¥186.5B¥42.7B0.9498.5%—
FY2023606,315¥227.2B¥173.8B¥46.6B0.9398.5%—
FY2022604,715¥234.4B¥174.6B¥46.4B0.9497.8%—
FY2021605,545¥235.2B¥174.4B¥43.7B0.9593.9%—
FY2020607,373¥273.2B¥169.4B¥38.3B0.9697.1%—
FY2019607,105¥203.9B¥168.3B¥44.5B0.9695.4%—
FY2018603,838¥189.0B¥166.8B¥49.3B0.9794.3%—
FY2017600,050¥201.2B¥168.3B¥50.8B0.9794.5%—
FY2016595,495¥191.1B¥162.5B¥54.1B0.9695.1%—
FY2015592,684¥183.9B¥161.5B¥46.5B0.9594.0%—

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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)