Machida City finances

東京都町田市の財政

City Tokyo, Japan Population 430,170 Area 71.55 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥187.3B
Per resident ¥435,304
Local bonds outstanding
¥85.0B
Per resident ¥197,634
Reserve funds
¥29.2B
Per resident ¥67,958
Fiscal strength index
0.93
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Tokyo

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.93
#109 of 1718 in Japan · #14 of 39 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
93.8%
#1166 of 1741 in Japan · #47 of 62 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
¥197,634
#127 of 1741 in Japan · #40 of 62 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
¥67,958
#1607 of 1741 in Japan · #60 of 62 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 ratio
49.0%
#326 of 1741 in Japan · #16 of 62 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
13.0%
#1460 of 1718 in Japan · #30 of 39 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 ¥195.4B · per resident ¥454,224

Local taxes 36.4%Shared taxes and grants 9.3%Local allocation tax 3.0%National subsidies 21.2%Prefectural subsidies 14.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 3.1%Donations 0.2%Other 12.4%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥71.1B¥165,17736.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥18.2B¥42,4219.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥5.9B¥13,7973.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥41.4B¥96,23821.2%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥28.2B¥65,48614.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥6.0B¥13,9183.1%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥369M¥8570.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥24.2B¥56,33112.4%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥351M

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
¥95.4B¥221,876¥199,78751.0%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥23.0B¥53,479¥52,00012.3%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥23.0B¥53,371¥43,81312.3%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥15.8B¥36,788¥36,7888.5%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥14.9B¥34,641¥41,6928.0%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥8.2B¥18,967¥33,0334.4%
Fire & emergency¥4.8B¥11,148¥13,6942.6%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.1B¥2,451¥7,2010.6%
Assembly¥641M¥1,491¥1,8730.3%
Labor¥237M¥551¥5440.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥233M¥542¥4,1500.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥38.3B
Per resident ¥88,952 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥13.6B
Per resident ¥31,553 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥27.3B
Per resident ¥63,563 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥16.3B
Per resident ¥37,804 (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 52.5% 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

0.800.850.900.951.002015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

85%88%90%92%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

426K427K428K429K430K431K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024430,170¥187.3B¥85.0B¥29.2B0.9393.8%—
FY2023430,380¥178.7B¥86.9B¥28.4B0.9394.3%—
FY2022430,831¥173.9B¥90.6B¥26.7B0.9491.2%—
FY2021430,385¥191.6B¥93.8B¥23.0B0.9586.7%—
FY2020429,152¥216.7B¥87.5B¥21.7B0.9791.9%—
FY2019428,821¥154.3B¥79.9B¥19.1B0.9793.3%—
FY2018428,685¥150.9B¥75.5B¥21.6B0.9891.3%—
FY2017428,742¥148.1B¥74.3B¥18.6B0.9890.5%—
FY2016428,572¥139.9B¥74.2B¥13.5B0.9893.7%—
FY2015426,937¥142.9B¥75.0B¥12.0B0.9790.3%—

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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)