Chichibu City finances

埼玉県秩父市の財政

City Saitama Prefecture, Japan Population 57,212 Area 577.83 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥32.0B
Per resident ¥559,748
Local bonds outstanding
¥25.1B
Per resident ¥438,580
Reserve funds
¥12.4B
Per resident ¥217,539
Fiscal strength index
0.56
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.56
#615 of 1718 in Japan · #54 of 63 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 ratioBetter than peers
88.7%
#540 of 1741 in Japan · #13 of 63 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 residentWorse than peers
¥438,580
#680 of 1741 in Japan · #59 of 63 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 residentBetter than peers
¥217,539
#979 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 63 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
45.4%
#478 of 1741 in Japan · #45 of 63 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 ratioWorse than peers
16.9%
#1262 of 1718 in Japan · #30 of 63 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 ¥34.6B · per resident ¥605,367

Local taxes 25.3%Shared taxes and grants 7.3%Local allocation tax 22.4%National subsidies 14.2%Prefectural subsidies 5.1%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.5%Donations 0.7%Other 19.4%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥8.8B¥153,30025.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥2.5B¥44,1037.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥7.8B¥135,88622.4%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥4.9B¥86,08414.2%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.8B¥31,1635.1%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.9B¥33,2975.5%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥238M¥4,1640.7%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥6.7B¥117,37119.4%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥212M

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¥212,840¥194,51738.0%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥4.8B¥83,811¥69,05315.0%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥3.7B¥64,422¥57,05811.5%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥3.6B¥63,475¥39,91311.3%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥2.4B¥42,109¥44,1777.5%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥2.3B¥40,430¥38,6837.2%
Fire & emergency¥1.2B¥20,201¥17,6233.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥799M¥13,960¥9,0052.5%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥731M¥12,773¥8,6412.3%
Assembly¥199M¥3,479¥3,3390.6%
Labor¥95M¥1,653¥4580.3%
Disaster recovery¥34M¥594¥810.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥4.4B
Per resident ¥77,652 (median ¥77,676)
Elderly
¥2.2B
Per resident ¥38,836 (median ¥34,812)
Social welfare
¥4.3B
Per resident ¥74,887 (median ¥63,964)
Public assistance
¥1.2B
Per resident ¥21,455 (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 44.9% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.550.600.650.702015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

55K58K60K62K65K68K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202457,212¥32.0B¥25.1B¥12.4B0.5688.7%—
FY202358,223¥30.7B¥25.4B¥13.8B0.5588.3%—
FY202259,244¥31.9B¥27.1B¥14.0B0.5685.1%—
FY202160,314¥32.1B¥28.6B¥13.7B0.5682.6%—
FY202061,159¥36.7B¥29.7B¥13.3B0.5887.8%—
FY201962,005¥29.9B¥30.6B¥13.3B0.5786.7%—
FY201862,895¥28.6B¥31.1B¥13.5B0.5789.2%—
FY201763,720¥29.4B¥30.9B¥13.3B0.5883.1%—
FY201664,540¥33.0B¥33.0B¥13.5B0.5982.9%—
FY201565,311¥28.5B¥31.0B¥14.0B0.5984.1%—

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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)