Yamato City finances

神奈川県大和市の財政

City Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Population 245,750 Area 27.09 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥90.6B
Per resident ¥368,751
Local bonds outstanding
¥54.0B
Per resident ¥219,571
Reserve funds
¥6.3B
Per resident ¥25,538
Fiscal strength index
0.93
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.93
#109 of 1718 in Japan · #11 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 ratioWorse than peers
101.5%
#1726 of 1741 in Japan · #33 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
¥219,571
#164 of 1741 in Japan · #14 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
¥25,538
#1733 of 1741 in Japan · #30 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
50.8%
#267 of 1741 in Japan · #23 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 ratioWorse than peers
8.7%
#1626 of 1718 in Japan · #30 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 ¥93.8B · per resident ¥381,761

Local taxes 40.8%Shared taxes and grants 10.2%Local allocation tax 3.6%National subsidies 24.7%Prefectural subsidies 7.8%Borrowing (local bonds) 2.8%Donations 0.1%Other 9.8%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥38.3B¥155,93740.8%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥9.6B¥39,11210.2%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥3.4B¥13,8323.6%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥23.2B¥94,31324.7%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥7.3B¥29,8597.8%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥2.7B¥10,8552.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥110M¥4460.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥9.2B¥37,4069.8%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥65M

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
¥46.6B¥189,794¥199,78751.5%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥10.1B¥41,185¥52,00011.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥8.7B¥35,220¥36,7889.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥8.6B¥35,063¥43,8139.5%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥5.9B¥24,171¥33,0336.6%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥5.4B¥22,122¥41,6926.0%
Fire & emergency¥2.9B¥11,771¥13,6943.2%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.6B¥6,483¥7,2011.8%
Assembly¥390M¥1,585¥1,8730.4%
Labor¥216M¥879¥5440.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥117M¥478¥4,1500.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥20.9B
Per resident ¥84,890 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥6.2B
Per resident ¥25,250 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥12.2B
Per resident ¥49,756 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥7.3B
Per resident ¥29,899 (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 60.2% 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

0.800.850.900.951.002015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

230K235K240K245K250K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024245,750¥90.6B¥54.0B¥6.3B0.93101.5%—
FY2023245,038¥87.3B¥57.0B¥8.1B0.9399.3%—
FY2022244,421¥87.9B¥58.6B¥8.2B0.9496.8%—
FY2021242,937¥88.1B¥58.3B¥6.7B0.9692.2%—
FY2020240,998¥102.1B¥56.4B¥4.9B0.9798.0%—
FY2019239,192¥76.0B¥56.2B¥5.5B0.9799.7%—
FY2018237,112¥74.4B¥55.5B¥7.1B0.9798.4%—
FY2017236,675¥73.2B¥53.7B¥7.2B0.9797.4%—
FY2016235,434¥71.7B¥52.6B¥7.4B0.9794.5%—
FY2015234,627¥76.4B¥52.0B¥7.4B0.9692.7%—

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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)