Aikawa Town finances

神奈川県愛川町の財政

Town Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Population 39,377 Area 34.28 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥15.1B
Per resident ¥384,222
Local bonds outstanding
¥5.6B
Per resident ¥140,956
Reserve funds
¥2.9B
Per resident ¥74,616
Fiscal strength index
0.97
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Kanagawa Prefecture

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.97
#84 of 1718 in Japan · #8 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.63
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
94.1%
#1214 of 1741 in Japan · #10 of 33 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 91.1%
708090100
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
¥140,956
#67 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 33 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥303,943
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥74,616
#1578 of 1741 in Japan · #22 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥135,471
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
63.8%
#59 of 1741 in Japan · #5 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 45.0%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
15.3%
#1346 of 1718 in Japan · #15 of 33 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 22.5%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥15.7B · per resident ¥398,531

Local taxes 50.4%Shared taxes and grants 11.3%Local allocation tax 1.8%National subsidies 13.7%Prefectural subsidies 7.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 2.2%Donations 2.3%Other 11.2%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥7.9B¥200,69750.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.8B¥45,08011.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥282M¥7,1561.8%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥2.1B¥54,52213.7%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.1B¥28,8147.2%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥338M¥8,5812.2%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥355M¥9,0272.3%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.8B¥44,65511.2%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥90M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 20,000+ people (131)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥6.1B¥154,608¥168,25840.2%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.1B¥52,449¥66,27313.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.9B¥47,557¥56,48112.4%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.5B¥38,193¥35,8349.9%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.4B¥34,954¥40,6739.1%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥799M¥20,290¥30,1655.3%
Fire & emergency¥788M¥20,006¥17,4745.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥174M¥4,422¥7,5081.2%
Labor¥160M¥4,052¥2191.1%
Assembly¥153M¥3,889¥3,8461.0%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥146M¥3,720¥5,7691.0%
Disaster recovery¥3M¥84¥00.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥2.3B
Per resident ¥58,323 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥1.1B
Per resident ¥28,979 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥2.7B
Per resident ¥67,305 (median ¥61,434)
Public assistance
¥29,000
Per resident ¥1 (median ¥0)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 53.8% 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

0.600.700.800.901.001.102015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

39K40K40K40K41K42K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202439,377¥15.1B¥5.6B¥2.9B0.9794.1%—
FY202339,498¥14.4B¥6.0B¥2.7B0.9695.3%—
FY202239,601¥14.3B¥6.3B¥3.0B0.9792.8%—
FY202139,690¥14.7B¥6.7B¥2.7B1.0089.7%—
FY202039,977¥17.1B¥6.8B¥2.0B1.0292.9%—
FY201940,248¥12.5B¥6.6B¥1.9B1.0292.0%—
FY201840,500¥12.5B¥6.8B¥1.5B1.0090.3%—
FY201740,843¥12.0B¥6.9B¥1.0B1.0091.3%—
FY201640,955¥11.9B¥6.9B¥903M1.0094.2%—
FY201541,197¥11.8B¥6.9B¥958M0.9991.9%—

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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)