Nishiwaki City finances

兵庫県西脇市の財政

City Hyogo Prefecture, Japan Population 37,688 Area 132.44 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥22.3B
Per resident ¥591,609
Local bonds outstanding
¥18.9B
Per resident ¥500,825
Reserve funds
¥11.3B
Per resident ¥300,336
Fiscal strength index
0.45
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength index
0.45
#820 of 1718 in Japan · #27 of 41 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
90.1%
#685 of 1741 in Japan · #10 of 41 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.6%
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
¥500,825
#804 of 1741 in Japan · #24 of 41 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 residentBetter than peers
¥300,336
#756 of 1741 in Japan · #13 of 41 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 ratioBetter than peers
40.3%
#718 of 1741 in Japan · #23 of 41 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
44.1%
#329 of 1718 in Japan · #5 of 41 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 ¥22.4B · per resident ¥594,878

Local taxes 21.9%Shared taxes and grants 7.3%Local allocation tax 30.8%National subsidies 13.4%Prefectural subsidies 7.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 1.1%Donations 7.7%Other 10.6%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥4.9B¥130,44821.9%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.6B¥43,3277.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥6.9B¥183,28830.8%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥3.0B¥79,65013.4%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.6B¥42,7947.2%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥236M¥6,2571.1%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.7B¥45,9687.7%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.4B¥63,14710.6%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥1.7B

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
¥7.3B¥192,632¥204,71332.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥4.2B¥110,818¥95,25718.7%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥2.9B¥77,517¥53,61913.1%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥2.1B¥56,968¥56,1099.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.9B¥51,191¥55,6098.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.8B¥47,505¥65,1808.0%
Fire & emergency¥821M¥21,785¥24,6923.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥695M¥18,429¥24,4983.1%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥274M¥7,279¥15,9791.2%
Assembly¥179M¥4,738¥4,5580.8%
Labor¥97M¥2,586¥4810.4%
Disaster recovery¥6M¥161¥1,5780.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥2.6B
Per resident ¥69,406 (median ¥74,813)
Elderly
¥1.8B
Per resident ¥47,065 (median ¥44,208)
Social welfare
¥2.4B
Per resident ¥63,632 (median ¥69,722)
Public assistance
¥472M
Per resident ¥12,526 (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 42.0% 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

0.440.450.460.470.482015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

86%88%90%92%94%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

36K38K40K42K44K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202437,688¥22.3B¥18.9B¥11.3B0.4590.1%—
FY202338,185¥21.9B¥20.5B¥11.0B0.4490.8%—
FY202238,716¥21.2B¥22.2B¥10.9B0.4591.5%—
FY202139,203¥21.8B¥23.8B¥10.2B0.4587.3%—
FY202039,871¥30.9B¥24.3B¥9.9B0.4590.4%—
FY201940,412¥20.5B¥20.1B¥10.2B0.4592.9%—
FY201840,867¥18.8B¥20.0B¥10.5B0.4589.7%—
FY201741,177¥19.3B¥20.2B¥10.4B0.4689.1%—
FY201641,654¥19.6B¥19.6B¥10.1B0.4789.5%—
FY201542,082¥20.0B¥19.1B¥9.6B0.4888.7%—

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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)