Narashino City finances

千葉県習志野市の財政

City Chiba Prefecture, Japan Population 175,105 Area 20.97 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥78.6B
Per resident ¥448,853
Local bonds outstanding
¥51.7B
Per resident ¥295,085
Reserve funds
¥11.1B
Per resident ¥63,116
Fiscal strength index
0.89
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.89
#139 of 1718 in Japan · #13 of 54 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
97.5%
#1551 of 1741 in Japan · #45 of 54 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
¥295,085
#335 of 1741 in Japan · #24 of 54 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
¥63,116
#1634 of 1741 in Japan · #44 of 54 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
52.9%
#199 of 1741 in Japan · #13 of 54 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 ratioWorse than peers
11.0%
#1553 of 1718 in Japan · #47 of 54 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 ¥81.1B · per resident ¥463,063

Local taxes 37.9%Shared taxes and grants 8.4%Local allocation tax 4.5%National subsidies 18.6%Prefectural subsidies 5.7%Borrowing (local bonds) 9.8%Donations 0.2%Other 14.8%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥30.8B¥175,71937.9%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥6.8B¥39,0798.4%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥3.6B¥20,7884.5%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥15.1B¥86,28018.6%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥4.7B¥26,5965.7%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥8.0B¥45,4249.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥132M¥7560.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥12.0B¥68,42114.8%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥96M

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
¥33.3B¥190,262¥195,91442.4%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥17.7B¥100,994¥56,52722.5%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥7.4B¥41,982¥37,8579.4%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥6.0B¥33,980¥58,2077.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥5.4B¥30,970¥33,4736.9%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥5.2B¥29,678¥42,5496.6%
Fire & emergency¥2.3B¥13,110¥15,3082.9%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥853M¥4,869¥8,2831.1%
Assembly¥429M¥2,453¥2,5010.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥75M¥430¥5,8150.1%
Labor¥14M¥83¥5670.0%
その他¥7M¥43¥00.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥16.3B
Per resident ¥93,113 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥4.8B
Per resident ¥27,573 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥7.8B
Per resident ¥44,651 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥4.4B
Per resident ¥24,919 (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 49.6% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.700.800.901.002015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

168K170K172K174K176K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024175,105¥78.6B¥51.7B¥11.1B0.8997.5%—
FY2023174,963¥69.9B¥49.0B¥13.6B0.8996.9%—
FY2022174,812¥63.2B¥49.6B¥15.2B0.9197.6%—
FY2021175,372¥64.7B¥52.3B¥15.6B0.9289.8%—
FY2020175,197¥80.3B¥52.0B¥14.1B0.9597.7%—
FY2019173,885¥63.9B¥50.6B¥16.8B0.9597.9%—
FY2018173,205¥58.8B¥48.6B¥12.6B0.9496.3%—
FY2017172,632¥56.7B¥45.6B¥13.3B0.9394.9%—
FY2016171,861¥61.4B¥43.8B¥14.4B0.9292.9%—
FY2015168,838¥53.4B¥40.4B¥12.0B0.9191.7%—

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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)