Ninomiya Town finances

神奈川県二宮町の財政

Town Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Population 27,415 Area 9.08 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥10.1B
Per resident ¥368,250
Local bonds outstanding
¥6.2B
Per resident ¥226,878
Reserve funds
¥2.4B
Per resident ¥88,572
Fiscal strength index
0.62
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength index
0.62
#493 of 1718 in Japan · #29 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.63
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
96.7%
#1478 of 1741 in Japan · #17 of 33 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 91.1%
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
¥226,878
#179 of 1741 in Japan · #16 of 33 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥303,943
What this means

Outstanding local government bonds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥88,572
#1495 of 1741 in Japan · #19 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥135,471
What this means

Fiscal adjustment, debt reduction and special-purpose funds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Own-source revenue ratio
45.3%
#479 of 1741 in Japan · #29 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 45.0%
What this means

The share of revenue the municipality raises itself: taxes, fees, charges and similar.

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
13.7%
#1428 of 1718 in Japan · #19 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 22.5%
What this means

The freely usable reserve (fiscal adjustment fund) as a percentage of standard annual revenue. Around 10–20% is considered comfortable.

Revenue ¥10.5B · per resident ¥382,504

Local taxes 31.7%Shared taxes and grants 9.5%Local allocation tax 21.8%National subsidies 12.8%Prefectural subsidies 7.0%Borrowing (local bonds) 3.6%Donations 0.1%Other 13.5%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥3.3B¥121,18831.7%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥998M¥36,4029.5%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥2.3B¥83,19621.8%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.3B¥49,10512.8%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥730M¥26,6257.0%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥376M¥13,7263.6%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥15M¥5590.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.4B¥51,70413.5%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥3M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 20,000+ people (131)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥3.7B¥133,934¥168,25836.4%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.7B¥62,944¥66,27317.1%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.1B¥41,839¥56,48111.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥899M¥32,808¥40,6738.9%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥877M¥32,001¥35,8348.7%
Fire & emergency¥759M¥27,688¥17,4747.5%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥708M¥25,818¥30,1657.0%
Assembly¥122M¥4,437¥3,8461.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥111M¥4,058¥7,5081.1%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥68M¥2,490¥5,7690.7%
Labor¥6M¥234¥2190.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.4B
Per resident ¥49,276 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥996M
Per resident ¥36,315 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥1.3B
Per resident ¥48,259 (median ¥61,434)
Public assistance
¥17,000
Per resident ¥1 (median ¥0)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 49.8% 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

0.600.650.700.750.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

80%85%90%95%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

27K28K28K28K29K30K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202427,415¥10.1B¥6.2B¥2.4B0.6296.7%—
FY202327,752¥9.8B¥6.5B¥2.6B0.6395.0%—
FY202227,925¥9.6B¥7.0B¥2.4B0.6694.9%—
FY202128,183¥9.6B¥7.3B¥2.3B0.7088.5%—
FY202028,321¥11.5B¥7.5B¥1.8B0.7393.5%—
FY201928,547¥8.8B¥7.6B¥1.7B0.7893.9%—
FY201828,792¥7.7B¥7.1B¥1.4B0.7794.0%—
FY201728,887¥8.1B¥7.1B¥1.3B0.7890.6%—
FY201629,087¥7.6B¥7.1B¥765M0.7594.8%—
FY201529,267¥7.9B¥7.3B¥532M0.7696.3%—

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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)