Nishio City finances

愛知県西尾市の財政

City Aichi Prefecture, Japan Population 169,528 Area 161.22 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥75.4B
Per resident ¥445,035
Local bonds outstanding
¥36.0B
Per resident ¥212,109
Reserve funds
¥12.3B
Per resident ¥72,685
Fiscal strength index
0.94
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.94
#99 of 1718 in Japan · #23 of 54 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
92.7%
#1012 of 1741 in Japan · #35 of 54 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.8%
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
¥212,109
#153 of 1741 in Japan · #27 of 54 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 residentWorse than peers
¥72,685
#1588 of 1741 in Japan · #42 of 54 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
55.3%
#154 of 1741 in Japan · #28 of 54 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
16.8%
#1267 of 1718 in Japan · #35 of 54 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 ¥78.5B · per resident ¥463,026

Local taxes 40.0%Shared taxes and grants 10.3%Local allocation tax 3.5%National subsidies 14.8%Prefectural subsidies 5.9%Borrowing (local bonds) 10.3%Donations 2.7%Other 12.6%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥31.4B¥185,33340.0%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥8.1B¥47,71610.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥2.7B¥16,0393.5%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥11.6B¥68,46014.8%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥4.6B¥27,2685.9%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥8.1B¥47,53810.3%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥2.1B¥12,3762.7%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥9.9B¥58,29512.6%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥2.1B

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
¥29.5B¥173,785¥195,91439.0%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥11.6B¥68,526¥56,52715.4%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥9.4B¥55,231¥58,20712.4%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥9.3B¥55,097¥37,85712.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥5.0B¥29,394¥42,5496.6%
Fire & emergency¥3.9B¥22,832¥15,3085.1%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥3.4B¥20,062¥33,4734.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.6B¥9,302¥5,8152.1%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.4B¥8,020¥8,2831.8%
Assembly¥390M¥2,299¥2,5010.5%
Labor¥55M¥326¥5670.1%
Disaster recovery¥26M¥156¥250.0%
その他¥840,000¥5¥00.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥15.5B
Per resident ¥91,202 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥4.9B
Per resident ¥28,800 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥7.6B
Per resident ¥44,669 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥1.5B
Per resident ¥9,110 (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 42.6% 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

Fiscal strength index

0.700.800.901.002015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

169K170K171K172K173K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024169,528¥75.4B¥36.0B¥12.3B0.9492.7%—
FY2023170,258¥65.5B¥31.1B¥12.7B0.9493.8%—
FY2022170,332¥64.1B¥31.1B¥12.2B0.9692.1%—
FY2021170,868¥66.6B¥31.3B¥11.0B0.9887.5%—
FY2020171,423¥76.7B¥30.5B¥9.5B0.9886.8%—
FY2019172,350¥55.3B¥30.2B¥9.1B0.9884.9%—
FY2018172,278¥53.9B¥30.8B¥8.1B0.9782.0%—
FY2017171,899¥53.6B¥32.0B¥7.7B0.9885.5%—
FY2016171,212¥53.4B¥33.6B¥7.6B0.9885.6%—
FY2015170,734¥52.5B¥35.6B¥7.0B0.9888.2%—

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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)