Ikoma City finances

奈良県生駒市の財政

City Nara Prefecture, Japan Population 116,553 Area 53.15 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥47.3B
Per resident ¥405,441
Local bonds outstanding
¥13.3B
Per resident ¥113,725
Reserve funds
¥13.0B
Per resident ¥111,638
Fiscal strength index
0.72
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength index
0.72
#334 of 1718 in Japan · #1 of 39 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 ratioBetter than peers
88.0%
#481 of 1741 in Japan · #11 of 39 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 residentBetter than peers
¥113,725
#54 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 39 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 residentBetter than peers
¥111,638
#1380 of 1741 in Japan · #27 of 39 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 ratio
45.8%
#460 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 39 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
10.4%
#1570 of 1718 in Japan · #37 of 39 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 ¥49.1B · per resident ¥421,285

Local taxes 35.7%Shared taxes and grants 9.1%Local allocation tax 13.7%National subsidies 19.1%Prefectural subsidies 6.7%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.6%Donations 0.4%Other 9.7%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥17.5B¥150,47935.7%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥4.5B¥38,5069.1%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥6.7B¥57,60613.7%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥9.4B¥80,26919.1%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥3.3B¥28,0366.7%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥2.8B¥23,7345.6%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥203M¥1,7420.4%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥4.8B¥40,9149.7%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥186M

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
¥19.3B¥165,174¥195,91440.7%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥8.7B¥74,499¥37,85718.4%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥5.6B¥47,689¥56,52711.8%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥5.1B¥43,886¥58,20710.8%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥3.6B¥31,138¥42,5497.7%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥2.7B¥22,778¥33,4735.6%
Fire & emergency¥1.5B¥13,095¥15,3083.2%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥335M¥2,871¥8,2830.7%
Assembly¥320M¥2,745¥2,5010.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥166M¥1,422¥5,8150.4%
Labor¥12M¥102¥5670.0%
Disaster recovery¥5M¥41¥250.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥7.5B
Per resident ¥64,025 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥4.0B
Per resident ¥34,607 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥6.6B
Per resident ¥56,978 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥1.1B
Per resident ¥9,563 (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 48.6% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥50K¥100K¥150K¥200K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.700.750.800.852015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

82%85%88%90%92%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

116K118K120K122K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024116,553¥47.3B¥13.3B¥13.0B0.7288.0%—
FY2023117,332¥43.6B¥13.1B¥13.0B0.7490.2%—
FY2022117,946¥42.3B¥13.9B¥12.6B0.7790.1%—
FY2021118,485¥43.3B¥15.9B¥10.8B0.7984.4%—
FY2020118,916¥50.6B¥16.7B¥9.9B0.8289.7%—
FY2019119,483¥40.1B¥17.3B¥9.2B0.8394.3%—
FY2018120,132¥35.0B¥17.7B¥11.4B0.8393.5%—
FY2017120,596¥35.7B¥18.5B¥12.0B0.8291.7%—
FY2016120,925¥37.0B¥19.2B¥12.2B0.8291.1%—
FY2015120,944¥37.6B¥18.3B¥12.0B0.8088.1%—

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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)