Numazu City finances

静岡県沼津市の財政

City Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Population 185,758 Area 186.85 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥92.6B
Per resident ¥498,261
Local bonds outstanding
¥71.4B
Per resident ¥384,225
Reserve funds
¥19.3B
Per resident ¥103,768
Fiscal strength index
0.90
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.90
#131 of 1718 in Japan · #8 of 35 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.74
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
90.3%
#716 of 1741 in Japan · #21 of 35 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.8%
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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
¥384,225
#555 of 1741 in Japan · #21 of 35 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥314,264
What this means

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

Reserve funds per resident
¥103,768
#1419 of 1741 in Japan · #25 of 35 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥104,054
What this means

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

Own-source revenue ratioBetter than peers
52.8%
#203 of 1741 in Japan · #13 of 35 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 46.5%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
12.7%
#1475 of 1718 in Japan · #28 of 35 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 15.8%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥96.3B · per resident ¥518,631

Local taxes 35.4%Shared taxes and grants 8.7%Local allocation tax 4.6%National subsidies 20.0%Prefectural subsidies 6.7%Borrowing (local bonds) 7.2%Donations 4.8%Other 12.6%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥34.1B¥183,64335.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥8.3B¥44,9178.7%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.4B¥23,7024.6%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥19.3B¥103,97220.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥6.5B¥34,9406.7%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥6.9B¥37,2967.2%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥4.6B¥25,0044.8%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥12.1B¥65,15812.6%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥4.6B

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 100,000–200,000 people (144)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥33.3B¥179,356¥195,91436.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥15.9B¥85,790¥42,54917.2%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥12.9B¥69,546¥58,20714.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥9.8B¥52,948¥37,85710.6%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥8.0B¥43,104¥56,5278.7%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥6.4B¥34,500¥33,4736.9%
Fire & emergency¥3.3B¥17,898¥15,3083.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.0B¥5,500¥5,8151.1%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥977M¥5,260¥8,2831.1%
Assembly¥449M¥2,417¥2,5010.5%
Disaster recovery¥269M¥1,447¥250.3%
Labor¥92M¥496¥5670.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥11.3B
Per resident ¥60,959 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥6.4B
Per resident ¥34,320 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥10.3B
Per resident ¥55,330 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥5.3B
Per resident ¥28,748 (median ¥20,478)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 44.0% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K¥400K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.700.800.901.002015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

185K190K195K200K205K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024185,758¥92.6B¥71.4B¥19.3B0.9090.3%—
FY2023187,826¥87.1B¥70.5B¥19.8B0.9187.8%—
FY2022189,632¥87.9B¥71.1B¥17.9B0.9387.3%—
FY2021191,256¥82.0B¥67.1B¥15.9B0.9485.5%—
FY2020193,375¥95.2B¥67.5B¥15.0B0.9688.6%—
FY2019194,869¥72.4B¥68.5B¥15.1B0.9688.9%—
FY2018195,986¥71.0B¥69.3B¥15.9B0.9687.2%—
FY2017197,349¥69.2B¥70.2B¥17.4B0.9684.9%—
FY2016199,006¥70.6B¥71.8B¥18.0B0.9685.9%—
FY2015200,704¥70.7B¥72.5B¥16.9B0.9680.7%—

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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)