Real debt service ratio ranking
Prefectures · lowest first · FY2024 (47)
Debt repayments relative to revenue (3-year average). At 18% or more, new borrowing needs approval; 25% or more triggers early fiscal soundness measures.
Fiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt serviceFuture burdenDebt per residentReserves per residentNet debtAdjustment fundOwn-source revenueTaxes per residentSpending per residentMandatory spendingInvestmentWelfare per residentChild welfareEducation per residentHometown taxStaff per 1,000PopulationPopulation change
| # | Municipality | Prefecture | Population | Debt service | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tokyo | Tokyo | 14,002,534 | 1.2% | |
| 2 | Fukushima Prefecture | Fukushima | 1,771,314 | 6.0% | |
| 3 | Shimane Prefecture | Shimane | 642,590 | 7.0% | |
| 4 | Okinawa Prefecture | Okinawa | 1,484,081 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | Chiba Prefecture | Chiba | 6,311,579 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | Kanagawa Prefecture | Kanagawa | 9,202,559 | 8.6% | |
| 7 | Nara Prefecture | Nara | 1,303,867 | 8.8% | |
| 8 | Kumamoto Prefecture | Kumamoto | 1,716,360 | 8.9% | |
| 9 | Gunma Prefecture | Gunma | 1,907,976 | 9.2% | |
| 10 | Nagano Prefecture | Nagano | 2,012,399 | 9.2% | |
| 11 | Gifu Prefecture | Gifu | 1,951,292 | 9.2% | |
| 12 | Yamaguchi Prefecture | Yamaguchi | 1,292,956 | 9.2% | |
| 13 | Tochigi Prefecture | Tochigi | 1,904,173 | 9.4% | |
| 14 | Tottori Prefecture | Tottori | 534,003 | 9.5% | |
| 15 | Ibaraki Prefecture | Ibaraki | 2,848,597 | 9.6% | |
| 16 | Miyagi Prefecture | Miyagi | 2,224,980 | 10.0% | |
| 17 | Osaka Prefecture | Osaka | 8,771,961 | 10.2% | |
| 18 | Oita Prefecture | Oita | 1,102,102 | 10.5% | |
| 19 | Saga Prefecture | Saga | 794,252 | 10.6% | |
| 20 | Yamanashi Prefecture | Yamanashi | 801,056 | 10.7% | |
| 21 | Wakayama Prefecture | Wakayama | 901,193 | 10.8% | |
| 22 | Okayama Prefecture | Okayama | 1,835,478 | 10.9% | |
| 23 | Kagawa Prefecture | Kagawa | 939,965 | 10.9% | |
| 24 | Saitama Prefecture | Saitama | 7,374,294 | 11.0% | |
| 25 | Ehime Prefecture | Ehime | 1,296,359 | 11.0% | |
| 26 | Kagoshima Prefecture | Kagoshima | 1,558,920 | 11.1% | |
| 27 | Shiga Prefecture | Shiga | 1,405,246 | 11.2% | |
| 28 | Mie Prefecture | Mie | 1,741,266 | 11.3% | |
| 29 | Nagasaki Prefecture | Nagasaki | 1,274,371 | 11.3% | |
| 30 | Fukui Prefecture | Fukui | 746,690 | 11.6% | |
| 31 | Miyazaki Prefecture | Miyazaki | 1,048,347 | 11.6% | |
| 32 | Fukuoka Prefecture | Fukuoka | 5,086,957 | 11.9% | |
| 33 | Iwate Prefecture | Iwate | 1,153,900 | 12.3% | |
| 34 | Ishikawa Prefecture | Ishikawa | 1,098,121 | 12.3% | |
| 35 | Kochi Prefecture | Kochi | 664,863 | 12.3% | |
| 36 | Tokushima Prefecture | Tokushima | 700,409 | 12.7% | |
| 37 | Aomori Prefecture | Aomori | 1,185,767 | 13.4% | |
| 38 | Yamagata Prefecture | Yamagata | 1,012,355 | 13.4% | |
| 39 | Aichi Prefecture | Aichi | 7,483,755 | 13.4% | |
| 40 | Toyama Prefecture | Toyama | 1,008,536 | 13.9% | |
| 41 | Akita Prefecture | Akita | 907,593 | 14.3% | |
| 42 | Shizuoka Prefecture | Shizuoka | 3,575,704 | 14.3% | |
| 43 | Hiroshima Prefecture | Hiroshima | 2,728,771 | 14.8% | |
| 44 | Kyoto Prefecture | Kyoto | 2,472,013 | 17.1% | |
| 45 | Hyogo Prefecture | Hyogo | 5,393,607 | 17.1% | |
| 46 | Niigata Prefecture | Niigata | 2,110,754 | 18.6% | |
| 47 | Hokkaido | Hokkaido | 5,044,825 | 20.0% |
Source: Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications settlement data. Municipalities without a value (such as the fiscal strength index of Tokyo's special wards) are excluded.