Yokosuka City finances

神奈川県横須賀市の財政

City Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Population 379,041 Area 100.81 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥171.3B
Per resident ¥451,971
Local bonds outstanding
¥178.9B
Per resident ¥471,871
Reserve funds
¥17.4B
Per resident ¥46,031
Fiscal strength index
0.74
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.74
#303 of 1718 in Japan · #24 of 33 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
99.4%
#1675 of 1741 in Japan · #30 of 33 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 residentWorse than peers
¥471,871
#748 of 1741 in Japan · #28 of 33 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 residentWorse than peers
¥46,031
#1691 of 1741 in Japan · #26 of 33 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
47.4%
#391 of 1741 in Japan · #27 of 33 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
12.2%
#1507 of 1718 in Japan · #24 of 33 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 ¥177.3B · per resident ¥467,814

Local taxes 34.4%Shared taxes and grants 9.6%Local allocation tax 11.4%National subsidies 19.5%Prefectural subsidies 6.1%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.9%Donations 0.5%Other 12.5%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥61.0B¥161,02034.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥17.0B¥44,9499.6%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥20.3B¥53,46211.4%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥34.7B¥91,42119.5%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥10.8B¥28,5516.1%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥10.5B¥27,7915.9%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥891M¥2,3520.5%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥22.1B¥58,26812.5%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥724M

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
¥72.3B¥190,839¥199,78742.2%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥19.5B¥51,572¥52,00011.4%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥18.6B¥48,970¥43,81310.8%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥17.7B¥46,672¥41,69210.3%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥17.4B¥45,910¥33,03310.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥14.1B¥37,125¥36,7888.2%
Fire & emergency¥6.4B¥16,838¥13,6943.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥3.1B¥8,111¥7,2011.8%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.1B¥2,877¥4,1500.6%
Assembly¥760M¥2,006¥1,8730.4%
Labor¥325M¥857¥5440.2%
Disaster recovery¥73M¥191¥80.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥24.6B
Per resident ¥64,849 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥13.0B
Per resident ¥34,197 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥23.9B
Per resident ¥63,046 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥10.9B
Per resident ¥28,743 (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 56.1% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.700.750.800.852015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

85%90%95%100%105%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

370K380K390K400K410K420K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024379,041¥171.3B¥178.9B¥17.4B0.7499.4%—
FY2023383,488¥167.5B¥185.2B¥17.6B0.7599.9%—
FY2022388,197¥173.3B¥190.4B¥18.5B0.7799.1%—
FY2021392,817¥174.8B¥191.8B¥15.5B0.7995.2%—
FY2020396,992¥198.6B¥185.8B¥11.1B0.81101.8%—
FY2019401,050¥160.9B¥186.2B¥13.2B0.82102.4%—
FY2018405,244¥150.0B¥178.8B¥14.1B0.82102.1%—
FY2017408,739¥143.5B¥174.2B¥14.0B0.8198.8%—
FY2016412,026¥144.3B¥173.4B¥14.1B0.80100.1%—
FY2015414,664¥140.6B¥174.7B¥16.5B0.8096.1%—

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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)