Chigasaki City finances

神奈川県茅ヶ崎市の財政

City Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Population 247,345 Area 35.70 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥99.6B
Per resident ¥402,541
Local bonds outstanding
¥64.9B
Per resident ¥262,463
Reserve funds
¥22.3B
Per resident ¥90,282
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 0.81
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
98.3%
#1606 of 1741 in Japan · #23 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 residentBetter than peers
¥262,463
#254 of 1741 in Japan · #17 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 residentBetter than peers
¥90,282
#1486 of 1741 in Japan · #18 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 ratioBetter than peers
52.0%
#224 of 1741 in Japan · #21 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
12.8%
#1472 of 1718 in Japan · #21 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 ¥104.5B · per resident ¥422,684

Local taxes 37.5%Shared taxes and grants 8.6%Local allocation tax 4.3%National subsidies 18.0%Prefectural subsidies 6.6%Borrowing (local bonds) 10.5%Donations 0.2%Other 14.4%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥39.2B¥158,40837.5%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥9.0B¥36,4318.6%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.5B¥18,0164.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥18.8B¥76,09918.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥6.9B¥27,9036.6%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥10.9B¥44,25810.5%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥167M¥6770.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥15.1B¥60,89214.4%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥136M

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
¥40.6B¥164,020¥199,78740.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥15.8B¥63,697¥52,00015.8%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥11.0B¥44,531¥36,78811.1%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥9.7B¥39,164¥41,6929.7%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥8.6B¥34,740¥43,8138.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥5.9B¥23,911¥33,0335.9%
Fire & emergency¥3.8B¥15,548¥13,6943.9%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥3.3B¥13,320¥7,2013.3%
Assembly¥408M¥1,650¥1,8730.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥251M¥1,013¥4,1500.3%
Labor¥234M¥944¥5440.2%
Disaster recovery¥480,000¥2¥80.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥18.9B
Per resident ¥76,228 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥6.7B
Per resident ¥27,155 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥10.4B
Per resident ¥42,236 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥4.6B
Per resident ¥18,401 (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 50.1% 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%90%95%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

240K242K244K246K248K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024247,345¥99.6B¥64.9B¥22.3B0.9098.3%—
FY2023247,785¥87.2B¥59.7B¥18.7B0.9095.9%—
FY2022246,394¥88.8B¥61.7B¥13.6B0.9296.3%—
FY2021245,852¥83.3B¥64.4B¥10.9B0.9495.9%—
FY2020244,475¥99.4B¥66.4B¥8.1B0.9696.8%—
FY2019243,884¥73.2B¥65.7B¥7.6B0.9699.4%—
FY2018243,931¥74.8B¥64.4B¥6.4B0.9597.7%—
FY2017242,792¥72.3B¥57.6B¥5.9B0.9597.0%—
FY2016241,979¥70.6B¥54.4B¥5.5B0.9598.3%—
FY2015241,264¥72.6B¥52.2B¥5.6B0.9497.6%—

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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)