Adachi City finances

東京都足立区の財政

Special ward of Tokyo Tokyo, Japan Population 698,276 Area 53.25 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥337.4B
Per resident ¥483,175
Local bonds outstanding
¥16.1B
Per resident ¥23,114
Reserve funds
¥181.7B
Per resident ¥260,281
Fiscal strength index
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Not calculated for Tokyo's wards

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Tokyo

Current balance ratio
79.7%
#110 of 1741 in Japan · #18 of 62 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 78.7%
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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 residentBetter than peers
¥23,114
#11 of 1741 in Japan · #5 of 62 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥52,153
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥260,281
#855 of 1741 in Japan · #21 of 62 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥225,427
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
28.7%
#1336 of 1741 in Japan · #50 of 62 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 36.3%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥350.1B · per resident ¥501,399

Local taxes 15.4%Shared taxes and grants 40.6%National subsidies 19.6%Prefectural subsidies 11.0%Donations 0.1%Other 13.3%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥53.8B¥77,01515.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥142.3B¥203,74340.6%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥0¥00.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥68.8B¥98,52119.6%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥38.6B¥55,27511.0%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥0¥00.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥209M¥3000.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥46.5B¥66,54513.3%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥168M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of Tokyo special wards (23)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥193.0B¥276,463¥257,65857.2%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥57.7B¥82,633¥74,28817.1%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥28.3B¥40,552¥63,1958.4%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥24.9B¥35,627¥38,7287.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥22.4B¥32,054¥40,3626.6%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥5.2B¥7,418¥8,5881.5%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥3.0B¥4,233¥5,4510.9%
Fire & emergency¥1.5B¥2,175¥4,4290.5%
Assembly¥935M¥1,339¥2,1350.3%
Labor¥346M¥496¥6170.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥129M¥185¥00.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥66.1B
Per resident ¥94,731 (median ¥111,724)
Elderly
¥25.8B
Per resident ¥36,897 (median ¥33,131)
Social welfare
¥51.6B
Per resident ¥73,849 (median ¥62,193)
Public assistance
¥49.6B
Per resident ¥70,980 (median ¥47,842)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 51.5% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Current balance ratio

74%76%78%80%82%84%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

675K680K685K690K695K700K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024698,276¥337.4B¥16.1B¥181.7B—79.7%—
FY2023693,223¥317.2B¥18.9B¥185.8B—78.6%—
FY2022690,114¥326.8B¥22.2B¥181.6B—75.9%—
FY2021689,106¥338.0B¥25.3B¥180.4B—77.0%—
FY2020691,002¥360.2B¥29.7B¥180.6B—83.2%—
FY2019691,298¥285.3B¥32.9B¥175.2B—77.5%—
FY2018688,512¥281.8B¥37.1B¥161.3B—76.4%—
FY2017685,447¥271.3B¥40.6B¥152.3B—77.6%—
FY2016681,281¥278.9B¥44.2B¥139.6B—76.5%—
FY2015678,623¥272.1B¥47.7B¥132.9B—75.8%—

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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)