Gosen City finances

新潟県五泉市の財政

City Niigata Prefecture, Japan Population 45,690 Area 351.91 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥23.9B
Per resident ¥523,599
Local bonds outstanding
¥25.7B
Per resident ¥563,481
Reserve funds
¥5.9B
Per resident ¥128,159
Fiscal strength index
0.43
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.43
#868 of 1718 in Japan · #15 of 30 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.46
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
91.4%
#857 of 1741 in Japan · #12 of 30 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.6%
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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 residentWorse than peers
¥563,481
#921 of 1741 in Japan · #12 of 30 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥533,835
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥128,159
#1294 of 1741 in Japan · #21 of 30 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥215,241
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
30.0%
#1258 of 1741 in Japan · #24 of 30 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 36.6%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
32.1%
#580 of 1718 in Japan · #10 of 30 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 22.8%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥24.7B · per resident ¥539,627

Local taxes 20.5%Shared taxes and grants 7.7%Local allocation tax 32.6%National subsidies 12.9%Prefectural subsidies 6.8%Borrowing (local bonds) 10.1%Donations 0.8%Other 8.7%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥5.1B¥110,85820.5%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.9B¥41,6497.7%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥8.0B¥175,75932.6%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥3.2B¥69,34312.9%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.7B¥36,7226.8%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥2.5B¥54,28810.1%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥188M¥4,1050.8%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.1B¥46,9048.7%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥186M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 30,000–50,000 people (175)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥8.7B¥190,037¥204,71336.3%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥3.1B¥68,496¥53,61913.1%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.6B¥57,458¥95,25711.0%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥2.5B¥54,396¥55,60910.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥2.5B¥53,836¥56,10910.3%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥2.0B¥44,269¥65,1808.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥930M¥20,364¥24,4983.9%
Fire & emergency¥799M¥17,479¥24,6923.3%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥579M¥12,673¥15,9792.4%
Assembly¥183M¥4,002¥4,5580.8%
Disaster recovery¥18M¥394¥1,5780.1%
Labor¥9M¥195¥4810.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥3.5B
Per resident ¥75,616 (median ¥74,813)
Elderly
¥2.1B
Per resident ¥46,896 (median ¥44,208)
Social welfare
¥2.6B
Per resident ¥57,670 (median ¥69,722)
Public assistance
¥444M
Per resident ¥9,726 (median ¥15,038)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 47.6% 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¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.400.500.600.702015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

82%85%88%90%92%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

44K46K48K50K52K54K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202445,690¥23.9B¥25.7B¥5.9B0.4391.4%—
FY202346,523¥22.9B¥25.7B¥5.9B0.4388.2%—
FY202247,274¥22.4B¥26.3B¥5.5B0.4387.4%—
FY202148,091¥23.2B¥27.6B¥5.0B0.4384.5%—
FY202048,906¥28.7B¥28.7B¥4.4B0.4386.0%—
FY201949,746¥21.7B¥28.6B¥4.8B0.4388.5%—
FY201850,392¥21.7B¥28.4B¥5.0B0.4487.7%—
FY201751,292¥21.9B¥28.4B¥5.3B0.4487.5%—
FY201652,026¥21.6B¥28.1B¥5.5B0.4587.9%—
FY201552,783¥22.7B¥28.0B¥5.2B0.4584.8%—

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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)