Shizuoka City finances

静岡県静岡市の財政

Designated city Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Population 672,775 Area 1,411.93 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥375.3B
Per resident ¥557,766
Local bonds outstanding
¥438.0B
Per resident ¥650,970
Reserve funds
¥40.9B
Per resident ¥60,860
Fiscal strength index
0.82
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength index
0.82
#186 of 1718 in Japan · #15 of 35 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
95.3%
#1355 of 1741 in Japan · #34 of 35 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 98.2%
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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 resident
¥650,970
#1070 of 1741 in Japan · #33 of 35 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥653,198
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥60,860
#1643 of 1741 in Japan · #31 of 35 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥51,495
What this means

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

Own-source revenue ratio
47.5%
#386 of 1741 in Japan · #22 of 35 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 48.3%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
5.7%
#1677 of 1718 in Japan · #35 of 35 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 4.7%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥386.5B · per resident ¥574,430

Local taxes 36.7%Shared taxes and grants 10.0%Local allocation tax 9.0%National subsidies 19.8%Prefectural subsidies 5.5%Borrowing (local bonds) 8.1%Donations 0.7%Other 10.1%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥141.9B¥210,95636.7%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥38.8B¥57,72810.0%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥34.8B¥51,7199.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥76.7B¥113,96119.8%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥21.2B¥31,4795.5%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥31.3B¥46,5548.1%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥2.9B¥4,2920.7%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥38.8B¥57,74010.1%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥2.6B

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of designated cities (20)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥131.6B¥195,537¥227,28235.1%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥56.8B¥84,434¥102,66815.1%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥47.0B¥69,854¥62,14312.5%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥39.6B¥58,801¥42,73410.5%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥36.9B¥54,861¥54,8949.8%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥33.2B¥49,330¥41,0588.8%
Fire & emergency¥13.7B¥20,377¥14,2893.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥6.0B¥8,965¥16,6891.6%
Disaster recovery¥4.9B¥7,349¥1011.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥4.0B¥5,898¥1,9341.1%
Assembly¥1.0B¥1,547¥1,3090.3%
Labor¥546M¥812¥3710.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥46.5B
Per resident ¥69,084 (median ¥87,073)
Elderly
¥24.6B
Per resident ¥36,513 (median ¥34,413)
Social welfare
¥43.4B
Per resident ¥64,460 (median ¥65,639)
Public assistance
¥17.1B
Per resident ¥25,467 (median ¥38,595)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 56.2% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.800.850.900.952015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

90%92%95%98%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

670K680K690K700K710K720K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024672,775¥375.3B¥438.0B¥40.9B0.8295.3%—
FY2023677,736¥352.6B¥441.8B¥43.0B0.8392.8%—
FY2022683,739¥349.5B¥443.0B¥38.6B0.8593.1%—
FY2021689,079¥353.3B¥442.1B¥37.7B0.8790.0%—
FY2020694,296¥401.4B¥440.4B¥29.4B0.8994.6%—
FY2019698,275¥313.6B¥433.6B¥27.6B0.8994.7%—
FY2018702,395¥304.7B¥428.9B¥28.4B0.9092.6%—
FY2017706,287¥308.1B¥426.8B¥28.8B0.9194.0%—
FY2016709,041¥277.0B¥420.3B¥29.4B0.9293.8%—
FY2015712,184¥276.8B¥418.5B¥30.0B0.9191.3%—

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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)