Asago City finances

兵庫県朝来市の財政

City Hyogo Prefecture, Japan Population 27,754 Area 403.06 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥21.4B
Per resident ¥769,504
Local bonds outstanding
¥12.2B
Per resident ¥438,476
Reserve funds
¥11.4B
Per resident ¥411,704
Fiscal strength index
0.39
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.39
#956 of 1718 in Japan · #31 of 41 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.36
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
89.7%
#630 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 41 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.7%
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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
¥438,476
#679 of 1741 in Japan · #20 of 41 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥704,569
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥411,704
#570 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 41 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥300,303
What this means

Fiscal adjustment, debt reduction and special-purpose funds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Own-source revenue ratio
32.7%
#1101 of 1741 in Japan · #32 of 41 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 33.3%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
40.3%
#391 of 1718 in Japan · #9 of 41 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 24.0%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥22.2B · per resident ¥798,845

Local taxes 19.0%Shared taxes and grants 6.3%Local allocation tax 37.2%National subsidies 11.0%Prefectural subsidies 7.0%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.8%Donations 3.2%Other 10.4%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥4.2B¥151,95719.0%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.4B¥50,4196.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥8.2B¥296,98737.2%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥2.4B¥88,07311.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.6B¥56,1777.0%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.3B¥46,3575.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥713M¥25,6843.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.3B¥83,19010.4%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥704M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities under 30,000 people (128)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥6.0B¥217,934¥237,42028.3%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥3.7B¥133,278¥155,07817.3%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥2.6B¥92,165¥81,90612.0%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥2.3B¥82,184¥73,02310.7%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥2.2B¥80,152¥73,46710.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.6B¥58,819¥68,4407.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.2B¥43,380¥34,5915.6%
Fire & emergency¥801M¥28,845¥33,1213.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥702M¥25,287¥23,3013.3%
Assembly¥180M¥6,480¥6,3190.8%
Labor¥19M¥677¥6890.1%
Disaster recovery¥8M¥304¥3,0780.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥2.8B
Per resident ¥101,978 (median ¥72,929)
Elderly
¥1.3B
Per resident ¥46,309 (median ¥56,121)
Social welfare
¥1.7B
Per resident ¥60,283 (median ¥80,674)
Public assistance
¥260M
Per resident ¥9,362 (median ¥18,406)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 44.5% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥250K¥500K¥750K¥1.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥250K¥500K¥750K¥1.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.300.350.400.452015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

82%85%88%90%92%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

26K28K30K32K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202427,754¥21.4B¥12.2B¥11.4B0.3989.7%—
FY202328,239¥20.0B¥13.4B¥11.2B0.3989.9%—
FY202228,676¥20.4B¥15.5B¥11.0B0.3989.0%—
FY202129,165¥21.5B¥17.9B¥10.6B0.3985.6%—
FY202029,743¥23.8B¥20.5B¥10.1B0.4089.1%—
FY201930,218¥22.0B¥22.1B¥9.8B0.3989.9%—
FY201830,689¥20.5B¥24.2B¥9.6B0.3989.4%—
FY201731,053¥21.2B¥26.8B¥9.4B0.4088.8%—
FY201631,481¥23.4B¥29.1B¥9.2B0.4187.5%—
FY201531,854¥24.3B¥29.3B¥9.0B0.4284.4%—

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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)