Akishima City finances

東京都昭島市の財政

City Tokyo, Japan Population 115,632 Area 17.34 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥52.3B
Per resident ¥451,891
Local bonds outstanding
¥16.3B
Per resident ¥140,937
Reserve funds
¥19.6B
Per resident ¥169,252
Fiscal strength index
1.00
1.0 or more: no ordinary allocation tax

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Tokyo

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
1.00
#74 of 1718 in Japan · #10 of 39 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.74
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 ratio
94.4%
#1253 of 1741 in Japan · #51 of 62 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.8%
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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
¥140,937
#66 of 1741 in Japan · #29 of 62 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥314,264
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥169,252
#1136 of 1741 in Japan · #36 of 62 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥104,054
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
50.2%
#289 of 1741 in Japan · #13 of 62 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 46.5%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
36.5%
#459 of 1718 in Japan · #10 of 39 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 15.8%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥53.8B · per resident ¥464,884

Local taxes 38.3%Shared taxes and grants 9.3%Local allocation tax 0.0%National subsidies 21.5%Prefectural subsidies 16.1%Borrowing (local bonds) 2.9%Donations 0.6%Other 11.3%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥20.6B¥178,17838.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥5.0B¥43,2109.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥8M¥660.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥11.6B¥99,95721.5%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥8.7B¥74,95916.1%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.5B¥13,2772.9%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥296M¥2,5630.6%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥6.1B¥52,67311.3%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥31M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 100,000–200,000 people (144)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥26.5B¥228,827¥195,91450.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥7.1B¥61,298¥58,20713.6%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥6.3B¥54,578¥56,52712.1%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥4.3B¥37,527¥37,8578.3%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥3.7B¥32,244¥42,5497.1%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.8B¥15,310¥33,4733.4%
Fire & emergency¥1.5B¥12,840¥15,3082.8%
Labor¥476M¥4,121¥5670.9%
Assembly¥346M¥2,988¥2,5010.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥190M¥1,644¥8,2830.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥59M¥513¥5,8150.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥11.7B
Per resident ¥100,984 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥3.4B
Per resident ¥29,744 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥6.6B
Per resident ¥57,363 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥4.7B
Per resident ¥40,734 (median ¥20,478)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 51.7% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥50K¥100K¥150K¥200K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.700.800.901.002015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

80%85%90%95%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

112K113K114K115K116K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024115,632¥52.3B¥16.3B¥19.6B1.0094.4%—
FY2023114,516¥53.2B¥16.5B¥19.4B0.9784.6%—
FY2022114,259¥49.6B¥16.2B¥16.9B0.9793.9%—
FY2021113,829¥49.6B¥18.0B¥16.2B0.9784.1%—
FY2020113,552¥54.7B¥18.6B¥13.1B0.9892.4%—
FY2019113,397¥45.2B¥19.6B¥12.1B0.9893.9%—
FY2018113,215¥42.9B¥20.3B¥10.9B0.9890.9%—
FY2017113,244¥41.3B¥20.9B¥10.6B0.9892.8%—
FY2016112,789¥42.5B¥21.5B¥9.9B0.9895.2%—
FY2015112,897¥41.9B¥22.1B¥11.0B0.9693.0%—

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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)