Nishinomiya City finances

兵庫県西宮市の財政

City Hyogo Prefecture, Japan Population 480,818 Area 99.95 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥204.3B
Per resident ¥424,991
Local bonds outstanding
¥122.5B
Per resident ¥254,764
Reserve funds
¥38.4B
Per resident ¥79,964
Fiscal strength index
0.93
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.93
#109 of 1718 in Japan · #2 of 41 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
96.7%
#1478 of 1741 in Japan · #35 of 41 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 residentBetter than peers
¥254,764
#242 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 41 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
¥79,964
#1544 of 1741 in Japan · #38 of 41 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 ratioBetter than peers
53.7%
#176 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 41 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 ratioBetter than peers
14.3%
#1392 of 1718 in Japan · #33 of 41 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 ¥205.3B · per resident ¥426,991

Local taxes 44.6%Shared taxes and grants 9.5%Local allocation tax 4.1%National subsidies 21.4%Prefectural subsidies 6.8%Borrowing (local bonds) 4.5%Donations 0.2%Other 9.0%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥91.6B¥190,40744.6%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥19.4B¥40,3829.5%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥8.3B¥17,3244.1%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥44.0B¥91,54121.4%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥14.0B¥29,1486.8%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥9.2B¥19,1994.5%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥352M¥7320.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥18.4B¥38,2589.0%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥214M

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
¥99.2B¥206,411¥199,78748.6%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥28.9B¥60,126¥52,00014.1%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥19.6B¥40,741¥43,8139.6%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥18.4B¥38,220¥36,7889.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥15.4B¥32,104¥41,6927.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥14.0B¥29,076¥33,0336.8%
Fire & emergency¥6.9B¥14,345¥13,6943.4%
Assembly¥827M¥1,720¥1,8730.4%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥580M¥1,206¥7,2010.3%
Labor¥345M¥718¥5440.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥155M¥322¥4,1500.1%
Disaster recovery¥1M¥3¥80.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥39.2B
Per resident ¥81,501 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥14.7B
Per resident ¥30,493 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥30.2B
Per resident ¥62,764 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥15.2B
Per resident ¥31,624 (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 59.2% 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

0.800.850.900.951.002015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

85%90%95%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

480K482K484K486K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024480,818¥204.3B¥122.5B¥38.4B0.9396.7%—
FY2023482,594¥197.3B¥126.7B¥38.7B0.9398.3%—
FY2022482,796¥200.2B¥133.0B¥39.7B0.9496.6%—
FY2021483,394¥204.7B¥137.5B¥34.9B0.9493.7%—
FY2020484,204¥234.3B¥137.4B¥29.6B0.9697.3%—
FY2019484,357¥174.4B¥136.2B¥28.3B0.9599.6%—
FY2018485,189¥172.1B¥140.4B¥32.9B0.9495.3%—
FY2017485,225¥168.7B¥141.8B¥31.0B0.9396.3%—
FY2016485,788¥166.4B¥144.6B¥29.1B0.9195.9%—
FY2015484,892¥170.6B¥150.1B¥27.0B0.9093.8%—

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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)