Niiza City finances

埼玉県新座市の財政

City Saitama Prefecture, Japan Population 166,412 Area 22.78 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥65.0B
Per resident ¥390,477
Local bonds outstanding
¥47.8B
Per resident ¥287,411
Reserve funds
¥9.6B
Per resident ¥57,637
Fiscal strength index
0.87
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.87
#147 of 1718 in Japan · #12 of 63 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 ratioWorse than peers
98.7%
#1630 of 1741 in Japan · #59 of 63 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 residentBetter than peers
¥287,411
#315 of 1741 in Japan · #37 of 63 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 residentWorse than peers
¥57,637
#1655 of 1741 in Japan · #44 of 63 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 ratioBetter than peers
50.1%
#294 of 1741 in Japan · #23 of 63 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 ratioBetter than peers
16.7%
#1281 of 1718 in Japan · #31 of 63 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 ¥67.7B · per resident ¥406,807

Local taxes 38.0%Shared taxes and grants 9.3%Local allocation tax 6.2%National subsidies 21.7%Prefectural subsidies 6.8%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.8%Donations 0.1%Other 12.1%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥25.7B¥154,52938.0%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥6.3B¥37,8499.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.2B¥25,3396.2%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥14.7B¥88,42421.7%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥4.6B¥27,6866.8%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥3.9B¥23,6075.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥41M¥2490.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥8.2B¥49,12512.1%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥37M

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
¥32.9B¥197,750¥195,91450.6%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥8.4B¥50,478¥56,52712.9%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥7.2B¥43,020¥58,20711.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥4.9B¥29,279¥42,5497.5%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥4.8B¥29,026¥33,4737.4%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥4.3B¥25,949¥37,8576.6%
Fire & emergency¥1.9B¥11,197¥15,3082.9%
Assembly¥312M¥1,872¥2,5010.5%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥248M¥1,491¥8,2830.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥69M¥414¥5,8150.1%
Labor¥252,000¥2¥5670.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥13.9B
Per resident ¥83,562 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥5.0B
Per resident ¥30,307 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥8.5B
Per resident ¥50,968 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥5.5B
Per resident ¥32,904 (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 54.2% 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

0.700.750.800.850.900.952015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

164K165K166K167K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024166,412¥65.0B¥47.8B¥9.6B0.8798.7%—
FY2023166,036¥63.3B¥48.6B¥10.5B0.8798.5%—
FY2022165,730¥63.0B¥49.5B¥9.7B0.8995.6%—
FY2021166,108¥62.2B¥52.0B¥7.7B0.9088.1%—
FY2020166,208¥73.3B¥52.7B¥3.2B0.9296.1%—
FY2019165,727¥56.0B¥53.1B¥3.8B0.9196.8%—
FY2018165,336¥52.6B¥51.3B¥3.5B0.9195.3%—
FY2017165,486¥56.1B¥50.7B¥3.4B0.9194.7%—
FY2016164,767¥50.8B¥47.6B¥3.2B0.9095.2%—
FY2015164,028¥48.4B¥46.8B¥3.7B0.9095.1%—

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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)