Kokubunji City finances

東京都国分寺市の財政

City Tokyo, Japan Population 129,500 Area 11.46 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥67.6B
Per resident ¥521,663
Local bonds outstanding
¥27.5B
Per resident ¥212,522
Reserve funds
¥10.0B
Per resident ¥77,563
Fiscal strength index
1.06
1.0 or more: no ordinary allocation tax

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Tokyo

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
1.06
#59 of 1718 in Japan · #7 of 39 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
95.7%
#1387 of 1741 in Japan · #56 of 62 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
¥212,522
#154 of 1741 in Japan · #45 of 62 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
¥77,563
#1558 of 1741 in Japan · #56 of 62 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
54.3%
#168 of 1741 in Japan · #10 of 62 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
11.3%
#1535 of 1718 in Japan · #33 of 39 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 ¥69.7B · per resident ¥538,007

Local taxes 36.2%Shared taxes and grants 7.9%Local allocation tax 0.0%National subsidies 15.8%Prefectural subsidies 13.1%Borrowing (local bonds) 8.9%Donations 0.1%Other 18.0%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥25.2B¥194,78736.2%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥5.5B¥42,4427.9%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥24M¥1880.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥11.0B¥84,94215.8%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥9.1B¥70,49913.1%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥6.2B¥47,9358.9%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥67M¥5210.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥12.5B¥96,69218.0%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥46M

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
¥28.7B¥221,337¥195,91442.4%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥14.4B¥111,032¥58,20721.3%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥8.1B¥62,728¥56,52712.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥5.6B¥43,423¥42,5498.3%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥5.4B¥41,721¥37,8578.0%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥2.1B¥15,889¥33,4733.0%
Fire & emergency¥2.1B¥15,856¥15,3083.0%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥524M¥4,043¥8,2830.8%
Assembly¥403M¥3,110¥2,5010.6%
Labor¥210M¥1,619¥5670.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥113M¥870¥5,8150.2%
Disaster recovery¥4M¥34¥250.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥14.4B
Per resident ¥111,415 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥3.8B
Per resident ¥29,236 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥7.9B
Per resident ¥60,979 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥2.6B
Per resident ¥19,704 (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 41.2% 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

0.700.800.901.001.102015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

118K120K122K125K128K130K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024129,500¥67.6B¥27.5B¥10.0B1.0695.7%—
FY2023128,762¥59.8B¥23.2B¥14.8B1.0395.7%—
FY2022128,238¥54.2B¥20.9B¥13.7B1.0394.2%—
FY2021127,792¥56.5B¥21.0B¥13.1B1.0494.3%—
FY2020126,862¥62.9B¥19.9B¥12.6B1.0493.4%—
FY2019125,170¥47.1B¥19.8B¥12.3B1.0394.5%—
FY2018123,689¥45.3B¥19.4B¥11.8B1.0296.8%—
FY2017121,673¥55.3B¥19.9B¥11.3B1.0294.6%—
FY2016120,656¥46.8B¥20.4B¥4.4B1.0192.9%—
FY2015119,940¥41.7B¥21.6B¥3.7B0.9990.9%—

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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)