Ibaraki Prefecture finances and its 44 municipalities (FY2024)

Fiscal health rank among the 47 prefectures

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers

0.64

#9 of 47 in Japan (highest first)

Median of similar municipalities 0.47

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

95.1%

#33 of 47 in Japan (lowest first)

Median of similar municipalities 93.8%

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.

Real debt service ratioBetter than peers

9.6%

#15 of 47 in Japan (lowest first)

Median of similar municipalities 11.0%

What this means

Debt repayments relative to revenue (3-year average). At 18% or more, new borrowing needs approval; 25% or more triggers early fiscal soundness measures.

Future burden ratio

157.9%

#22 of 47 in Japan (lowest first)

Median of similar municipalities 159.7%

What this means

Debts and other future liabilities as a percentage of one year's standard revenue. For municipalities, 350% or more triggers early fiscal soundness measures. Zero when reserves exceed liabilities.

Local bonds outstanding per residentBetter than peers

¥710,520

#14 of 47 in Japan (lowest first)

Median of similar municipalities ¥820,968

What this means

Outstanding local government bonds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers

¥81,624

#17 of 47 in Japan (highest first)

Median of similar municipalities ¥72,828

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

58.0%

#13 of 47 in Japan (highest first)

Median of similar municipalities 48.8%

What this means

The share of revenue the municipality raises itself: taxes, fees, charges and similar.

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers

10.8%

#6 of 47 in Japan (highest first)

Median of similar municipalities 6.4%

What this means

The freely usable reserve (fiscal adjustment fund) as a percentage of standard annual revenue. Around 10–20% is considered comfortable.

Revenue ¥1.26T · per resident ¥441,428

Local taxes 39.2%Shared taxes and grants 6.1%Local allocation tax 17.0%National subsidies 11.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 7.4%Donations 0.0%Other 18.7%

Source	Amount	Per resident	Share
Local taxes Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses	¥493.3B	¥173,159	39.2%
Shared taxes and grants Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities	¥77.0B	¥27,037	6.1%
Local allocation tax Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases	¥213.5B	¥74,961	17.0%
National subsidies National treasury disbursements for specific programs	¥143.9B	¥50,521	11.4%
Borrowing (local bonds) New borrowing during the year	¥93.5B	¥32,815	7.4%
Donations Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)	¥557M	¥196	0.0%
Other Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue	¥235.7B	¥82,739	18.7%

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of prefectures (47)

Education

¥99K

Welfare

¥73K

Debt service

¥54K

Public works

¥48K

Commerce & tourism

¥39K

General administration

¥28K

Police

¥23K

Health & sanitation

¥16K

Agriculture, forestry & fisheries

¥16K

Labor

¥1K

Function	Amount	Per resident	Peer median	Share
Education Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities	¥282.0B	¥99,002	¥104,412	23.0%
Welfare Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance	¥208.4B	¥73,144	¥80,864	17.0%
Debt service Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds	¥154.1B	¥54,083	¥64,586	12.5%
Public works Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing	¥137.2B	¥48,150	¥66,108	11.2%
Commerce & tourism Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism	¥109.8B	¥38,547	¥53,525	8.9%
General administration Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections	¥78.9B	¥27,704	¥33,399	6.4%
Police Prefectures only	¥64.4B	¥22,594	¥26,383	5.2%
Health & sanitation Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal	¥46.7B	¥16,403	¥19,958	3.8%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries	¥46.4B	¥16,288	¥31,061	3.8%
Labor	¥3.6B	¥1,252	¥1,436	0.3%
Assembly	¥1.6B	¥572	¥873	0.1%
Disaster recovery	¥1.0B	¥366	¥2,912	0.1%
Fire & emergency	¥0	¥0	¥0	0.0%

Welfare spending

Children

¥52.2B

Per resident ¥18,308 (median ¥19,268)

Elderly

¥81.2B

Per resident ¥28,522 (median ¥34,452)

Social welfare

¥69.8B

Per resident ¥24,501 (median ¥23,130)

Public assistance

¥5.0B

Per resident ¥1,753 (median ¥1,753)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 41.3% of spending.

Personnel

¥114K

Social assistance

¥10K

Debt service

¥54K

Goods & services

¥18K

Subsidies

¥114K

Construction

¥57K

Transfers to other accounts

¥8K

Reserves

¥17K

Maintenance

¥3K

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds

Spending per resident

Fiscal strength index

Current balance ratio

Population

See the numbers by year

Fiscal year	Population	Spending	Local bonds	Reserves	Fiscal strength	Current balance	Debt service
FY2024	2,848,597	¥1.23T	¥2.02T	¥232.5B	0.64	95.1%	9.6%
FY2023	2,865,690	¥1.22T	¥2.08T	¥228.1B	0.62	93.3%	9.3%
FY2022	2,879,808	¥1.31T	¥2.13T	¥227.8B	0.62	91.9%	9.3%
FY2021	2,890,377	¥1.35T	¥2.16T	¥187.8B	0.63	88.3%	9.2%
FY2020	2,907,678	¥1.30T	¥2.14T	¥126.1B	0.66	94.3%	9.5%
FY2019	2,921,436	¥1.04T	¥2.15T	¥115.5B	0.66	96.6%	9.6%
FY2018	2,936,184	¥1.04T	¥2.16T	¥123.1B	0.65	93.9%	9.8%
FY2017	2,951,087	¥1.03T	¥2.18T	¥117.5B	0.64	93.5%	10.2%
FY2016	2,960,458	¥1.06T	¥2.19T	¥114.5B	0.64	94.3%	11.0%
FY2015	2,970,231	¥1.11T	¥2.20T	¥96.8B	0.63	92.7%	12.1%

Municipalities in Ibaraki Prefecture FY2024 · click a column to sort

Amounts per resident. See also the fiscal strength ranking and debt per resident ranking in Ibaraki Prefecture.

Municipality	Population	Fiscal strength	Current balance	Debt service	Debt per resident	Reserves per resident	Spending per resident
Mito City 水戸市	267,467	0.78	96.9%	—	¥545,637	¥18,342	¥470,738
Hitachi City 日立市	163,855	0.77	97.9%	—	¥351,543	¥127,112	¥499,847
Tsuchiura City 土浦市	141,571	0.81	95.2%	—	¥408,071	¥104,341	¥426,593
Koga City 古河市	139,812	0.73	90.7%	—	¥303,184	¥81,519	¥414,945
Ishioka City 石岡市	69,937	0.58	95.8%	—	¥427,348	¥159,055	¥480,742
Yuki City 結城市	49,528	0.69	94.8%	—	¥294,703	¥77,026	¥409,251
Ryugasaki City 龍ケ崎市	74,917	0.71	92.6%	—	¥305,899	¥83,815	¥435,363
Shimotsuma City 下妻市	42,071	0.68	95.4%	—	¥536,965	¥149,650	¥487,463
Joso City 常総市	60,596	0.70	90.3%	—	¥395,618	¥122,837	¥430,202
Hitachiota City 常陸太田市	46,390	0.41	95.6%	—	¥374,855	¥430,416	¥611,258
Takahagi City 高萩市	25,769	0.57	92.5%	—	¥455,752	¥115,568	¥510,052
Kitaibaraki City 北茨城市	40,014	0.68	97.9%	—	¥528,570	¥86,133	¥499,108
Kasama City 笠間市	72,567	0.59	91.3%	—	¥373,842	¥198,113	¥482,579
Toride City 取手市	105,872	0.59	94.9%	—	¥431,430	¥94,079	¥451,154
Ushiku City 牛久市	83,820	0.78	94.3%	—	¥287,985	¥114,573	¥408,967
Tsukuba City つくば市	259,000	1.10	96.8%	—	¥251,742	¥48,833	¥452,406
Hitachinaka City ひたちなか市	154,647	0.90	98.7%	—	¥382,737	¥61,116	¥409,826
Kashima City 鹿嶋市	65,217	0.96	90.5%	—	¥230,880	¥46,530	¥392,608
Itako City 潮来市	26,088	0.48	92.5%	—	¥355,512	¥120,160	¥522,026
Moriya City 守谷市	70,900	0.96	94.8%	—	¥216,059	¥157,100	¥517,241
Hitachiomiya City 常陸大宮市	37,861	0.43	93.6%	—	¥562,252	¥176,257	¥655,335
Naka City 那珂市	53,167	0.61	93.0%	—	¥309,223	¥129,930	¥440,130
Chikusei City 筑西市	99,804	0.65	94.1%	—	¥471,792	¥140,359	¥479,578
Bando City 坂東市	52,143	0.66	93.0%	—	¥472,825	¥110,261	¥446,585
Inashiki City 稲敷市	37,012	0.47	90.8%	—	¥620,192	¥350,502	¥640,369
Kasumigaura City かすみがうら市	39,893	0.57	87.3%	—	¥467,204	¥138,791	¥470,483
Sakuragawa City 桜川市	37,635	0.46	90.6%	—	¥570,586	¥261,842	¥560,836
Kamisu City 神栖市	93,786	1.35	95.8%	—	¥228,107	¥65,849	¥496,437
Namegata City 行方市	31,505	0.44	88.5%	—	¥466,550	¥260,878	¥638,619
Hokota City 鉾田市	46,537	0.46	93.4%	—	¥465,053	¥345,152	¥537,360
Tsukubamirai City つくばみらい市	53,503	0.75	93.0%	—	¥400,637	¥90,875	¥586,751
Omitama City 小美玉市	48,482	0.57	90.3%	—	¥468,198	¥188,207	¥528,734
Ibaraki Town 茨城町	30,523	0.59	89.7%	—	¥325,613	¥189,686	¥470,392
Oarai Town 大洗町	15,461	0.66	92.9%	—	¥566,933	¥133,250	¥703,099
Shirosato Town 城里町	17,708	0.36	84.1%	—	¥694,391	¥269,292	¥597,077
Tokai Village 東海村	38,151	1.36	99.9%	—	¥46,822	¥245,812	¥576,756
Daigo Town 大子町	14,516	0.32	91.6%	—	¥741,555	¥247,136	¥748,388
Miho Village 美浦村	14,156	0.61	92.5%	—	¥597,462	¥133,759	¥637,659
Ami Town 阿見町	49,643	0.88	96.8%	—	¥287,169	¥103,952	¥433,534
Kawachi Town 河内町	7,791	0.33	93.3%	—	¥734,927	¥468,921	¥773,207
Yachiyo Town 八千代町	21,082	0.62	91.2%	—	¥283,886	¥233,428	¥495,334
Goka Town 五霞町	7,933	0.79	87.0%	—	¥387,446	¥327,543	¥705,093
Sakai Town 境町	24,769	0.67	88.1%	—	¥435,798	¥174,925	¥1,087,612
Tone Town 利根町	15,498	0.37	90.7%	—	¥397,773	¥125,627	¥520,879