Higashihiroshima City finances

広島県東広島市の財政

City Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan Population 190,911 Area 635.15 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥100.2B
Per resident ¥524,977
Local bonds outstanding
¥72.0B
Per resident ¥377,173
Reserve funds
¥30.9B
Per resident ¥161,645
Fiscal strength index
0.86
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.86
#152 of 1718 in Japan · #1 of 23 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
93.6%
#1132 of 1741 in Japan · #11 of 23 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 residentWorse than peers
¥377,173
#539 of 1741 in Japan · #4 of 23 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
¥161,645
#1163 of 1741 in Japan · #14 of 23 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
50.5%
#274 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 23 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
30.8%
#628 of 1718 in Japan · #8 of 23 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 ¥102.2B · per resident ¥535,433

Local taxes 38.3%Shared taxes and grants 8.5%Local allocation tax 7.0%National subsidies 18.5%Prefectural subsidies 7.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 8.1%Donations 0.7%Other 11.6%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥39.1B¥205,04938.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥8.7B¥45,5358.5%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥7.2B¥37,5177.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥18.9B¥98,81118.5%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥7.6B¥39,8037.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥8.2B¥43,1888.1%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥696M¥3,6440.7%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥11.8B¥61,88711.6%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥439M

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
¥37.4B¥195,877¥195,91437.3%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥12.1B¥63,586¥56,52712.1%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥11.8B¥61,994¥42,54911.8%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥10.7B¥56,123¥58,20710.7%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥8.9B¥46,674¥33,4738.9%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥8.1B¥42,457¥37,8578.1%
Fire & emergency¥3.7B¥19,176¥15,3083.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥3.2B¥16,509¥8,2833.1%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥2.1B¥11,091¥5,8152.1%
Disaster recovery¥1.5B¥7,721¥251.5%
Assembly¥441M¥2,311¥2,5010.4%
Labor¥279M¥1,459¥5670.3%

Welfare spending

Children
¥18.8B
Per resident ¥98,547 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥5.7B
Per resident ¥29,880 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥10.4B
Per resident ¥54,599 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥2.5B
Per resident ¥12,843 (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 49.8% 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

0.700.750.800.850.902015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

184K186K188K190K192K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024190,911¥100.2B¥72.0B¥30.9B0.8693.6%—
FY2023190,516¥96.2B¥72.4B¥32.7B0.8592.7%—
FY2022190,353¥101.5B¥74.5B¥34.9B0.8692.4%—
FY2021189,039¥95.7B¥75.6B¥30.3B0.8585.0%—
FY2020189,369¥107.3B¥74.6B¥28.4B0.8488.3%—
FY2019188,779¥77.4B¥74.4B¥27.1B0.8391.2%—
FY2018187,718¥76.0B¥77.0B¥26.9B0.8387.6%—
FY2017186,649¥72.2B¥78.4B¥27.4B0.8389.9%—
FY2016185,764¥73.5B¥82.8B¥27.4B0.8189.1%—
FY2015185,374¥77.7B¥84.8B¥28.3B0.8187.2%—

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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)