Nagaoka City finances

新潟県長岡市の財政

City Niigata Prefecture, Japan Population 255,261 Area 891.05 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥135.6B
Per resident ¥531,212
Local bonds outstanding
¥150.3B
Per resident ¥588,824
Reserve funds
¥19.4B
Per resident ¥75,805
Fiscal strength index
0.59
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.59
#549 of 1718 in Japan · #7 of 30 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
96.1%
#1433 of 1741 in Japan · #27 of 30 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
¥588,824
#974 of 1741 in Japan · #16 of 30 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
¥75,805
#1570 of 1741 in Japan · #27 of 30 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 ratioWorse than peers
41.9%
#618 of 1741 in Japan · #10 of 30 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%
#1508 of 1718 in Japan · #25 of 30 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 ¥141.6B · per resident ¥554,820

Local taxes 26.6%Shared taxes and grants 8.1%Local allocation tax 20.5%National subsidies 16.2%Prefectural subsidies 5.9%Borrowing (local bonds) 7.5%Donations 3.0%Other 12.3%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥37.6B¥147,39426.6%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥11.4B¥44,7358.1%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥29.0B¥113,70320.5%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥22.9B¥89,74416.2%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥8.4B¥32,9265.9%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥10.6B¥41,4297.5%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥4.3B¥16,8093.0%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥17.4B¥68,07912.3%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥4.3B

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
¥45.0B¥176,302¥199,78733.2%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥21.3B¥83,460¥41,69215.7%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥17.6B¥69,137¥43,81313.0%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥16.0B¥62,488¥52,00011.8%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥15.0B¥58,785¥33,03311.1%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥9.3B¥36,502¥36,7886.9%
Fire & emergency¥4.4B¥17,102¥13,6943.2%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥3.3B¥12,899¥7,2012.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥2.8B¥11,053¥4,1502.1%
Assembly¥535M¥2,098¥1,8730.4%
Labor¥285M¥1,116¥5440.2%
Disaster recovery¥69M¥270¥80.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥20.1B
Per resident ¥78,567 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥8.8B
Per resident ¥34,285 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥14.2B
Per resident ¥55,759 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥1.9B
Per resident ¥7,613 (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 48.7% 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

0.500.600.700.800.902015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

88%90%92%94%96%98%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

250K260K270K280K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024255,261¥135.6B¥150.3B¥19.4B0.5996.1%—
FY2023258,205¥137.1B¥154.2B¥20.4B0.5992.6%—
FY2022261,287¥137.4B¥152.6B¥19.3B0.6092.4%—
FY2021263,728¥136.7B¥153.7B¥18.5B0.6189.8%—
FY2020266,344¥152.6B¥154.1B¥15.1B0.6291.5%—
FY2019268,872¥126.8B¥155.3B¥15.1B0.6291.9%—
FY2018271,011¥125.7B¥152.5B¥14.3B0.6191.2%—
FY2017273,296¥129.4B¥151.0B¥14.9B0.6193.3%—
FY2016274,977¥129.6B¥150.3B¥18.1B0.6192.7%—
FY2015276,776¥129.9B¥150.9B¥19.9B0.6289.3%—

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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)