Nishitokyo City finances

東京都西東京市の財政

City Tokyo, Japan Population 206,245 Area 15.75 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥84.3B
Per resident ¥408,672
Local bonds outstanding
¥41.7B
Per resident ¥202,400
Reserve funds
¥16.8B
Per resident ¥81,361
Fiscal strength index
0.89
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Tokyo

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.89
#139 of 1718 in Japan · #18 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
95.5%
#1376 of 1741 in Japan · #55 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
¥202,400
#137 of 1741 in Japan · #42 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 residentBetter than peers
¥81,361
#1537 of 1741 in Japan · #54 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
48.6%
#341 of 1741 in Japan · #20 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 ratioWorse than peers
8.7%
#1628 of 1718 in Japan · #38 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 ¥87.0B · per resident ¥421,596

Local taxes 39.4%Shared taxes and grants 9.6%Local allocation tax 4.6%National subsidies 20.9%Prefectural subsidies 15.5%Borrowing (local bonds) 0.8%Donations 0.1%Other 9.1%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥34.2B¥166,02039.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥8.4B¥40,5279.6%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.0B¥19,5694.6%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥18.1B¥87,93320.9%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥13.4B¥65,21015.5%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥680M¥3,2990.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥97M¥4690.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥8.0B¥38,5709.1%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥11M

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
¥47.8B¥231,684¥199,78756.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥9.1B¥43,895¥52,00010.7%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥7.6B¥36,832¥43,8139.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥6.2B¥30,145¥36,7887.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥5.2B¥25,348¥41,6926.2%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥4.7B¥22,748¥33,0335.6%
Fire & emergency¥2.4B¥11,620¥13,6942.8%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥439M¥2,127¥7,2010.5%
Assembly¥433M¥2,098¥1,8730.5%
Labor¥365M¥1,771¥5440.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥83M¥404¥4,1500.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥19.7B
Per resident ¥95,694 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥6.8B
Per resident ¥33,035 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥13.2B
Per resident ¥63,944 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥8.0B
Per resident ¥39,010 (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 52.4% 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

0.750.800.850.900.952015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

88%90%92%94%96%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

198K200K202K204K206K208K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024206,245¥84.3B¥41.7B¥16.8B0.8995.5%—
FY2023205,899¥83.0B¥45.6B¥15.7B0.8893.3%—
FY2022205,876¥83.5B¥49.5B¥14.7B0.8893.1%—
FY2021205,805¥80.3B¥53.1B¥12.1B0.8989.5%—
FY2020206,047¥99.6B¥55.3B¥9.8B0.9094.0%—
FY2019205,125¥70.8B¥54.8B¥8.2B0.9095.1%—
FY2018202,817¥74.5B¥56.4B¥7.1B0.9195.3%—
FY2017201,058¥70.1B¥54.3B¥6.0B0.9195.1%—
FY2016199,790¥68.7B¥55.4B¥6.3B0.9095.8%—
FY2015198,974¥74.2B¥57.4B¥7.5B0.8992.5%—

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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)