Naha City finances

沖縄県那覇市の財政

City Okinawa Prefecture, Japan Population 313,424 Area 41.46 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥178.5B
Per resident ¥569,636
Local bonds outstanding
¥135.2B
Per resident ¥431,394
Reserve funds
¥26.8B
Per resident ¥85,469
Fiscal strength index
0.84
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength index
0.84
#167 of 1718 in Japan · #1 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 ratioBetter than peers
88.2%
#500 of 1741 in Japan · #18 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 residentWorse than peers
¥431,394
#669 of 1741 in Japan · #19 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
¥85,469
#1508 of 1741 in Japan · #35 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 ratioWorse than peers
41.3%
#657 of 1741 in Japan · #8 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 ratioWorse than peers
8.5%
#1631 of 1718 in Japan · #39 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 ¥185.6B · per resident ¥592,074

Local taxes 30.3%Shared taxes and grants 6.7%Local allocation tax 6.1%National subsidies 29.4%Prefectural subsidies 10.3%Borrowing (local bonds) 6.2%Donations 0.7%Other 10.4%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥56.2B¥179,29930.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥12.4B¥39,6396.7%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥11.3B¥36,1896.1%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥54.5B¥173,79329.4%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥19.1B¥61,01110.3%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥11.5B¥36,7796.2%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.2B¥3,8640.7%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥19.3B¥61,50010.4%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥1.2B

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
¥99.0B¥316,011¥199,78755.5%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥16.9B¥53,795¥43,8139.4%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥15.8B¥50,336¥36,7888.8%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥14.3B¥45,729¥52,0008.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥13.2B¥42,015¥41,6927.4%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥11.7B¥37,271¥33,0336.5%
Fire & emergency¥3.4B¥10,853¥13,6941.9%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥2.2B¥7,115¥7,2011.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥822M¥2,623¥4,1500.5%
Assembly¥750M¥2,393¥1,8730.4%
その他¥433M¥1,380¥00.2%
Labor¥35M¥112¥5440.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥32.9B
Per resident ¥105,003 (median ¥78,428)
Elderly
¥10.0B
Per resident ¥31,870 (median ¥34,482)
Social welfare
¥30.1B
Per resident ¥95,891 (median ¥60,747)
Public assistance
¥26.1B
Per resident ¥83,247 (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 59.9% 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

0.750.780.800.830.852015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

310K315K320K325K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024313,424¥178.5B¥135.2B¥26.8B0.8488.2%—
FY2023315,485¥174.2B¥134.7B¥24.3B0.8389.7%—
FY2022317,030¥178.5B¥132.7B¥22.6B0.8490.4%—
FY2021318,339¥171.2B¥136.7B¥21.8B0.8384.6%—
FY2020320,467¥191.6B¥135.6B¥16.7B0.8490.3%—
FY2019322,011¥152.2B¥133.0B¥19.3B0.8491.0%—
FY2018322,624¥143.1B¥133.7B¥17.0B0.8392.5%—
FY2017323,290¥145.2B¥135.3B¥18.8B0.8088.9%—
FY2016324,157¥144.9B¥137.4B¥21.1B0.7789.8%—
FY2015324,169¥141.4B¥139.0B¥20.5B0.7588.0%—

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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)