Azumino City finances

長野県安曇野市の財政

City Nagano Prefecture, Japan Population 95,868 Area 331.78 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥47.6B
Per resident ¥496,879
Local bonds outstanding
¥35.1B
Per resident ¥366,444
Reserve funds
¥19.5B
Per resident ¥203,394
Fiscal strength index
0.51
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.51
#706 of 1718 in Japan · #21 of 77 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.64
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 ratioBetter than peers
88.5%
#526 of 1741 in Japan · #50 of 77 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 94.0%
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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 resident
¥366,444
#507 of 1741 in Japan · #14 of 77 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥382,998
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥203,394
#1021 of 1741 in Japan · #61 of 77 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥126,853
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
40.4%
#711 of 1741 in Japan · #27 of 77 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 43.4%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratio
19.2%
#1148 of 1718 in Japan · #68 of 77 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 18.8%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥48.9B · per resident ¥509,715

Local taxes 25.2%Shared taxes and grants 8.2%Local allocation tax 25.7%National subsidies 12.0%Prefectural subsidies 5.6%Borrowing (local bonds) 8.1%Donations 1.4%Other 13.8%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥12.3B¥128,51725.2%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥4.0B¥41,9888.2%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥12.6B¥131,06425.7%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥5.9B¥61,37112.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥2.7B¥28,3735.6%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥3.9B¥41,1508.1%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥667M¥6,9601.4%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥6.7B¥70,29213.8%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥658M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 50,000–100,000 people (234)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥16.4B¥170,693¥194,51734.4%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥6.0B¥62,898¥57,05812.7%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥5.5B¥56,906¥69,05311.5%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥5.1B¥53,096¥38,68310.7%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥4.7B¥48,802¥44,1779.8%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥3.4B¥35,077¥8,6417.1%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥2.8B¥28,783¥39,9135.8%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥2.0B¥20,925¥9,0054.2%
Fire & emergency¥1.6B¥16,175¥17,6233.3%
Assembly¥246M¥2,569¥3,3390.5%
Labor¥83M¥869¥4580.2%
Disaster recovery¥8M¥86¥810.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥6.2B
Per resident ¥64,871 (median ¥77,676)
Elderly
¥3.8B
Per resident ¥39,184 (median ¥34,812)
Social welfare
¥5.5B
Per resident ¥57,733 (median ¥63,964)
Public assistance
¥853M
Per resident ¥8,895 (median ¥17,030)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 40.9% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.500.550.600.650.702015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

95K96K97K98K99K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202495,868¥47.6B¥35.1B¥19.5B0.5188.5%—
FY202396,249¥48.5B¥36.2B¥19.8B0.5088.4%—
FY202296,605¥46.6B¥36.5B¥19.0B0.5186.8%—
FY202196,752¥48.8B¥39.3B¥18.0B0.5381.1%—
FY202097,152¥55.4B¥40.4B¥15.0B0.5588.3%—
FY201997,494¥42.2B¥40.3B¥15.5B0.5586.5%—
FY201897,800¥39.0B¥40.7B¥15.4B0.5685.8%—
FY201798,056¥39.6B¥41.4B¥14.7B0.5685.8%—
FY201698,099¥40.9B¥41.8B¥14.5B0.5785.9%—
FY201598,514¥41.3B¥42.1B¥15.2B0.5784.9%—

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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)