Nara Prefecture finances and its 39 municipalities (FY2024)

Fiscal health rank among the 47 prefectures

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers

0.42

#31 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 ratioBetter than peers

89.1%

#3 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

8.8%

#7 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 ratioBetter than peers

102.0%

#6 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

¥690,419

#12 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

¥142,519

#4 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 ratioWorse than peers

42.8%

#34 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

8.7%

#14 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 ¥575.3B · per resident ¥441,216

Local taxes 30.9%Shared taxes and grants 6.1%Local allocation tax 32.3%National subsidies 12.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 6.6%Donations 0.1%Other 11.9%

Source	Amount	Per resident	Share
Local taxes Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses	¥177.6B	¥136,179	30.9%
Shared taxes and grants Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities	¥35.1B	¥26,901	6.1%
Local allocation tax Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases	¥186.1B	¥142,724	32.3%
National subsidies National treasury disbursements for specific programs	¥70.1B	¥53,762	12.2%
Borrowing (local bonds) New borrowing during the year	¥37.8B	¥29,009	6.6%
Donations Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)	¥396M	¥304	0.1%
Other Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue	¥68.2B	¥52,336	11.9%

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of prefectures (47)

Education

¥104K

Welfare

¥80K

Debt service

¥59K

Public works

¥53K

General administration

¥29K

Health & sanitation

¥26K

Police

¥26K

Commerce & tourism

¥12K

Agriculture, forestry & fisheries

¥11K

Disaster recovery

¥1K

Function	Amount	Per resident	Peer median	Share
Education Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities	¥136.1B	¥104,412	¥104,412	24.0%
Welfare Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance	¥104.8B	¥80,377	¥80,864	18.5%
Debt service Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds	¥77.0B	¥59,023	¥64,586	13.6%
Public works Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing	¥69.0B	¥52,917	¥66,108	12.2%
General administration Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections	¥37.8B	¥28,969	¥33,399	6.7%
Health & sanitation Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal	¥33.9B	¥25,988	¥19,958	6.0%
Police Prefectures only	¥33.3B	¥25,512	¥26,383	5.9%
Commerce & tourism Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism	¥16.3B	¥12,473	¥53,525	2.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries	¥14.1B	¥10,825	¥31,061	2.5%
Disaster recovery	¥1.7B	¥1,332	¥2,912	0.3%
Labor	¥1.4B	¥1,043	¥1,436	0.2%
Assembly	¥1.1B	¥867	¥873	0.2%
Fire & emergency	¥0	¥0	¥0	0.0%

Welfare spending

Children

¥21.5B

Per resident ¥16,463 (median ¥19,268)

Elderly

¥46.2B

Per resident ¥35,414 (median ¥34,452)

Social welfare

¥31.6B

Per resident ¥24,226 (median ¥23,130)

Public assistance

¥5.5B

Per resident ¥4,189 (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 42.2% of spending.

Personnel

¥111K

Social assistance

¥13K

Debt service

¥59K

Goods & services

¥16K

Subsidies

¥132K

Construction

¥65K

Transfers to other accounts

¥6K

Reserves

¥19K

Maintenance

¥5K

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	1,303,867	¥567.3B	¥900.2B	¥185.8B	0.42	89.1%	8.8%
FY2023	1,315,207	¥536.3B	¥935.5B	¥188.0B	0.40	88.6%	9.3%
FY2022	1,325,385	¥594.6B	¥975.0B	¥188.3B	0.41	89.5%	9.5%
FY2021	1,335,378	¥621.9B	¥1.01T	¥177.6B	0.42	84.8%	9.0%
FY2020	1,344,952	¥613.8B	¥1.03T	¥151.6B	0.44	92.6%	8.5%
FY2019	1,353,837	¥506.8B	¥1.06T	¥136.7B	0.43	93.7%	8.7%
FY2018	1,362,781	¥493.6B	¥1.09T	¥162.4B	0.43	92.8%	9.7%
FY2017	1,371,700	¥492.3B	¥1.11T	¥173.3B	0.43	94.6%	10.5%
FY2016	1,380,181	¥486.3B	¥1.11T	¥165.1B	0.42	95.4%	11.3%
FY2015	1,387,818	¥497.1B	¥1.11T	¥165.8B	0.41	92.1%	11.7%

Municipalities in Nara Prefecture FY2024 · click a column to sort

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

Municipality	Population	Fiscal strength	Current balance	Debt service	Debt per resident	Reserves per resident	Spending per resident
Nara City 奈良市	347,187	0.69	97.1%	—	¥506,832	¥43,450	¥454,556
Yamatotakada City 大和高田市	61,818	0.46	99.8%	—	¥410,324	¥61,614	¥562,624
Yamatokoriyama City 大和郡山市	82,598	0.63	95.4%	—	¥386,190	¥96,488	¥434,211
Tenri City 天理市	60,686	0.57	95.8%	—	¥453,168	¥93,710	¥564,325
Kashihara City 橿原市	118,556	0.69	92.1%	—	¥240,615	¥78,444	¥410,148
Sakurai City 桜井市	54,272	0.51	95.0%	—	¥391,206	¥65,250	¥539,785
Gojo City 五條市	26,900	0.34	93.2%	—	¥886,757	¥239,529	¥723,894
Gose City 御所市	23,144	0.38	99.6%	—	¥982,771	¥219,608	¥708,201
Ikoma City 生駒市	116,553	0.72	88.0%	—	¥113,725	¥111,638	¥405,441
Kashiba City 香芝市	78,324	0.64	92.6%	—	¥329,841	¥118,736	¥398,013
Katsuragi City 葛城市	37,794	0.49	92.2%	—	¥482,227	¥130,386	¥492,803
Uda City 宇陀市	26,694	0.28	93.6%	—	¥915,314	¥155,048	¥847,475
Yamazoe Village 山添村	3,055	0.24	76.1%	—	¥890,864	¥864,919	¥1,087,470
Heguri Town 平群町	18,142	0.41	88.2%	—	¥609,691	¥75,637	¥428,840
Sango Town 三郷町	22,349	0.43	89.3%	—	¥493,558	¥102,347	¥539,737
Ikaruga Town 斑鳩町	28,036	0.50	94.0%	—	¥236,366	¥112,094	¥396,805
Ando Town 安堵町	6,975	0.38	94.7%	—	¥442,551	¥268,726	¥618,516
Kawanishi Town 川西町	7,986	0.43	84.8%	—	¥569,010	¥571,118	¥676,296
Miyake Town 三宅町	6,422	0.26	89.5%	—	¥531,100	¥446,842	¥708,629
Tawaramoto Town 田原本町	31,379	0.55	98.5%	—	¥348,945	¥91,642	¥449,745
Soni Village 曽爾村	1,270	0.12	83.3%	—	¥2,338,330	¥1,741,826	¥1,866,917
Mitsue Village 御杖村	1,347	0.13	79.7%	—	¥2,347,264	¥3,084,987	¥1,853,608
Takatori Town 高取町	6,045	0.29	85.2%	—	¥538,713	¥252,194	¥729,707
Asuka Village 明日香村	5,049	0.22	98.7%	—	¥916,212	¥929,979	¥850,206
Kanmaki Town 上牧町	21,157	0.46	95.7%	—	¥580,203	¥75,129	¥556,842
Oji Town 王寺町	23,694	0.57	91.8%	—	¥507,236	¥383,857	¥503,695
Koriyo Town 広陵町	35,020	0.57	92.7%	—	¥365,530	¥110,461	¥488,556
Kawai Town 河合町	16,614	0.45	94.3%	—	¥732,741	¥66,541	¥545,938
Yoshino Town 吉野町	5,834	0.25	88.4%	—	¥1,007,477	¥276,953	¥1,008,403
Oyodo Town 大淀町	15,797	0.42	91.7%	—	¥465,467	¥250,152	¥585,788
Shimoichi Town 下市町	4,405	0.20	82.4%	—	¥1,251,323	¥736,217	¥1,040,068
Kurotaki Village 黒滝村	589	0.12	94.7%	—	¥2,655,576	¥2,122,236	¥2,804,713
Tenkawa Village 天川村	1,194	0.14	89.2%	—	¥2,960,707	¥2,430,281	¥2,023,621
Nosegawa Village 野迫川村	322	0.13	84.7%	—	¥5,022,332	¥3,384,581	¥4,957,071
Totsukawa Village 十津川村	2,757	0.24	87.2%	—	¥2,117,771	¥2,128,295	¥2,370,286
Shimokitayama Village 下北山村	796	0.21	86.4%	—	¥4,521,329	¥3,165,264	¥3,150,138
Kamikitayama Village 上北山村	421	0.13	95.2%	—	¥5,562,568	¥4,969,311	¥4,523,112
Kawakami Village 川上村	1,188	0.28	93.8%	—	¥4,457,305	¥3,833,226	¥3,018,104
Higashiyoshino Village 東吉野村	1,498	0.14	82.6%	—	¥1,748,155	¥1,079,687	¥1,658,322