Tokushima City finances

徳島県徳島市の財政

City Tokushima Prefecture, Japan Population 244,830 Area 191.52 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥117.7B
Per resident ¥480,709
Local bonds outstanding
¥100.2B
Per resident ¥409,311
Reserve funds
¥13.2B
Per resident ¥53,860
Fiscal strength index
0.77
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength index
0.77
#254 of 1718 in Japan · #2 of 24 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 · #18 of 24 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 residentWorse than peers
¥409,311
#620 of 1741 in Japan · #7 of 24 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 residentWorse than peers
¥53,860
#1665 of 1741 in Japan · #24 of 24 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 ratioWorse than peers
41.8%
#627 of 1741 in Japan · #4 of 24 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
16.2%
#1304 of 1718 in Japan · #22 of 24 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 ¥119.6B · per resident ¥488,644

Local taxes 35.2%Shared taxes and grants 9.0%Local allocation tax 10.8%National subsidies 23.6%Prefectural subsidies 7.6%Borrowing (local bonds) 7.3%Donations 0.7%Other 5.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥42.1B¥172,06435.2%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥10.7B¥43,7499.0%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥12.9B¥52,71510.8%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥28.3B¥115,50323.6%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥9.0B¥36,9057.6%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥8.7B¥35,5337.3%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥878M¥3,5870.7%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥7.0B¥28,5885.9%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥825M

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
¥58.3B¥238,213¥199,78749.6%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥11.8B¥48,045¥41,69210.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥11.5B¥46,977¥36,7889.8%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥10.5B¥43,060¥52,0009.0%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥10.1B¥41,408¥43,8138.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥8.7B¥35,468¥33,0337.4%
Fire & emergency¥3.1B¥12,703¥13,6942.6%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.6B¥6,488¥7,2011.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.1B¥4,527¥4,1500.9%
Assembly¥507M¥2,070¥1,8730.4%
その他¥390M¥1,593¥00.3%
Labor¥34M¥139¥5440.0%
Disaster recovery¥4M¥17¥80.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥22.1B
Per resident ¥90,098 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥9.7B
Per resident ¥39,448 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥15.9B
Per resident ¥64,901 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥10.7B
Per resident ¥43,766 (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 59.7% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

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

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.760.780.800.820.840.862015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

88%90%92%94%96%98%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

240K245K250K255K260K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024244,830¥117.7B¥100.2B¥13.2B0.7796.7%—
FY2023246,967¥112.3B¥99.8B¥12.8B0.7796.6%—
FY2022249,040¥110.0B¥101.7B¥11.2B0.7997.1%—
FY2021250,723¥112.0B¥103.4B¥8.6B0.8092.0%—
FY2020252,093¥129.0B¥101.7B¥8.2B0.8295.2%—
FY2019253,054¥98.8B¥99.9B¥8.0B0.8296.7%—
FY2018254,416¥96.5B¥99.0B¥8.4B0.8296.1%—
FY2017255,309¥96.9B¥98.1B¥8.3B0.8296.7%—
FY2016256,008¥95.1B¥97.6B¥9.1B0.8196.8%—
FY2015256,451¥97.2B¥97.6B¥10.0B0.8193.9%—

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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)