Odawara City finances

神奈川県小田原市の財政

City Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Population 186,464 Area 113.60 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥86.0B
Per resident ¥460,960
Local bonds outstanding
¥57.6B
Per resident ¥309,037
Reserve funds
¥6.4B
Per resident ¥34,433
Fiscal strength index
0.90
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.90
#131 of 1718 in Japan · #13 of 33 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
98.2%
#1598 of 1741 in Japan · #22 of 33 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.8%
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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 resident
¥309,037
#368 of 1741 in Japan · #19 of 33 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
¥34,433
#1722 of 1741 in Japan · #29 of 33 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
53.3%
#190 of 1741 in Japan · #20 of 33 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
8.8%
#1623 of 1718 in Japan · #29 of 33 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 ¥89.6B · per resident ¥480,408

Local taxes 36.2%Shared taxes and grants 8.5%Local allocation tax 4.8%National subsidies 20.1%Prefectural subsidies 6.3%Borrowing (local bonds) 7.0%Donations 1.2%Other 15.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥32.5B¥174,14536.2%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥7.6B¥40,8848.5%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.3B¥23,0044.8%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥18.0B¥96,59820.1%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥5.6B¥30,2126.3%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥6.2B¥33,4227.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.1B¥5,9081.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥14.2B¥76,23415.9%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥1.1B

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
¥36.1B¥193,646¥195,91442.0%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥11.4B¥61,007¥56,52713.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥9.1B¥48,880¥37,85710.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥8.8B¥47,356¥58,20710.3%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥6.7B¥35,747¥42,5497.8%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥6.1B¥32,767¥33,4737.1%
Fire & emergency¥4.6B¥24,488¥15,3085.3%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.4B¥7,265¥8,2831.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.1B¥5,775¥5,8151.3%
Assembly¥429M¥2,300¥2,5010.5%
Disaster recovery¥198M¥1,063¥250.2%
Labor¥124M¥666¥5670.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥11.4B
Per resident ¥61,324 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥6.1B
Per resident ¥32,799 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥11.9B
Per resident ¥64,067 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥6.6B
Per resident ¥35,447 (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 54.3% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K¥400K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt 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

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

Population

185K188K190K192K195K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024186,464¥86.0B¥57.6B¥6.4B0.9098.2%—
FY2023187,040¥82.7B¥57.3B¥8.6B0.9194.0%—
FY2022187,880¥80.2B¥58.6B¥9.0B0.9393.8%—
FY2021188,739¥79.1B¥59.6B¥8.6B0.9587.9%—
FY2020189,425¥100.2B¥59.6B¥8.6B0.9692.9%—
FY2019190,580¥73.8B¥55.7B¥9.5B0.9792.4%—
FY2018191,557¥72.2B¥52.1B¥10.7B0.9793.1%—
FY2017192,674¥67.7B¥50.0B¥11.1B0.9790.5%—
FY2016193,803¥69.0B¥50.8B¥10.9B0.9693.1%—
FY2015194,502¥68.9B¥50.9B¥10.4B0.9689.2%—

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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)