Toyama City finances

富山県富山市の財政

City Toyama Prefecture, Japan Population 403,757 Area 1,241.70 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥186.1B
Per resident ¥460,992
Local bonds outstanding
¥212.9B
Per resident ¥527,329
Reserve funds
¥27.0B
Per resident ¥66,867
Fiscal strength index
0.80
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength index
0.80
#212 of 1718 in Japan · #1 of 15 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
94.1%
#1214 of 1741 in Japan · #14 of 15 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
¥527,329
#858 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 15 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
¥66,867
#1612 of 1741 in Japan · #14 of 15 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 ratio
49.8%
#302 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 15 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
9.2%
#1610 of 1718 in Japan · #14 of 15 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 ¥190.3B · per resident ¥471,288

Local taxes 40.3%Shared taxes and grants 9.5%Local allocation tax 11.6%National subsidies 17.0%Prefectural subsidies 7.0%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.0%Donations 0.3%Other 9.2%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥76.7B¥189,90540.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥18.1B¥44,8959.5%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥22.2B¥54,89511.6%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥32.4B¥80,27517.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥13.3B¥32,9927.0%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥9.5B¥23,5555.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥492M¥1,2190.3%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥17.6B¥43,5529.2%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥341M

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
¥71.5B¥177,013¥199,78738.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥23.5B¥58,298¥41,69212.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥22.7B¥56,216¥33,03312.2%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥19.6B¥48,540¥43,81310.5%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥19.4B¥48,026¥52,00010.4%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥11.8B¥29,327¥36,7886.4%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥5.0B¥12,335¥7,2012.7%
Fire & emergency¥4.8B¥11,804¥13,6942.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥4.0B¥9,847¥4,1502.1%
Disaster recovery¥2.4B¥5,937¥81.3%
Labor¥757M¥1,874¥5440.4%
Assembly¥717M¥1,775¥1,8730.4%

Welfare spending

Children
¥29.7B
Per resident ¥73,541 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥16.2B
Per resident ¥40,224 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥20.3B
Per resident ¥50,365 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥5.1B
Per resident ¥12,714 (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 52.4% 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

0.780.800.820.840.862015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

400K405K410K415K420K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024403,757¥186.1B¥212.9B¥27.0B0.8094.1%—
FY2023406,483¥178.4B¥225.2B¥29.2B0.8092.9%—
FY2022409,075¥185.5B¥235.4B¥29.8B0.8190.9%—
FY2021411,222¥193.5B¥239.1B¥25.9B0.8186.7%—
FY2020414,102¥216.1B¥233.8B¥22.6B0.8389.3%—
FY2019415,765¥166.7B¥234.6B¥19.3B0.8391.0%—
FY2018417,234¥162.5B¥236.0B¥19.7B0.8389.5%—
FY2017418,045¥160.9B¥238.0B¥16.4B0.8292.2%—
FY2016418,304¥158.0B¥242.2B¥16.1B0.8092.6%—
FY2015419,123¥169.6B¥245.8B¥16.1B0.7989.5%—

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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)