Yakumo Town finances

北海道八雲町の財政

Town Hokkaido, Japan Population 14,514 Area 956.08 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥17.2B
Per resident ¥1,184,618
Local bonds outstanding
¥12.4B
Per resident ¥856,175
Reserve funds
¥15.1B
Per resident ¥1,038,036
Fiscal strength index
0.30
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Hokkaido

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.30
#1181 of 1718 in Japan · #47 of 179 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.38
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
86.3%
#360 of 1741 in Japan · #70 of 179 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 90.0%
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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 residentWorse than peers
¥856,175
#1280 of 1741 in Japan · #38 of 179 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥554,217
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥1,038,036
#215 of 1741 in Japan · #55 of 179 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥293,873
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
41.6%
#641 of 1741 in Japan · #22 of 179 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 35.3%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
12.2%
#1504 of 1718 in Japan · #158 of 179 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 30.4%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥17.6B · per resident ¥1,210,452

Local taxes 13.0%Shared taxes and grants 4.8%Local allocation tax 35.1%National subsidies 7.7%Prefectural subsidies 4.4%Borrowing (local bonds) 6.5%Donations 10.2%Other 18.4%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥2.3B¥157,35913.0%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥845M¥58,2464.8%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥6.2B¥425,23735.1%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.3B¥92,6307.7%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥767M¥52,8374.4%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.1B¥78,4616.5%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.8B¥122,93610.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥3.2B¥222,74618.4%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥1.8B

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 10,000–20,000 people (245)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥4.9B¥334,932¥132,74428.3%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥3.1B¥213,850¥196,56218.1%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥2.3B¥161,596¥56,49313.6%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.5B¥102,965¥64,1748.7%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.5B¥102,375¥57,4428.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.4B¥98,105¥30,7258.3%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.2B¥80,218¥74,0906.8%
Fire & emergency¥568M¥39,129¥27,8483.3%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥489M¥33,717¥16,8592.8%
Assembly¥102M¥7,053¥6,6360.6%
Disaster recovery¥79M¥5,454¥5310.5%
Labor¥76M¥5,225¥930.4%

Welfare spending

Children
¥965M
Per resident ¥66,494 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥724M
Per resident ¥49,861 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥1.4B
Per resident ¥97,495 (median ¥75,979)
Public assistance
¥0
Per resident ¥0 (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 32.5% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.250.300.350.402015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

14K15K16K17K18K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202414,514¥17.2B¥12.4B¥15.1B0.3086.3%—
FY202314,779¥19.2B¥12.7B¥14.5B0.3085.3%—
FY202215,050¥15.8B¥12.9B¥12.7B0.3088.5%—
FY202115,338¥17.3B¥13.7B¥12.0B0.2985.7%—
FY202015,673¥21.1B¥14.2B¥10.2B0.2991.6%—
FY201916,293¥16.9B¥13.0B¥9.8B0.2989.8%—
FY201816,685¥18.6B¥12.5B¥8.7B0.2889.5%—
FY201716,960¥14.2B¥13.0B¥7.9B0.2886.2%—
FY201617,277¥14.1B¥13.3B¥7.0B0.2783.0%—
FY201517,513¥13.4B¥13.2B¥6.5B0.2684.6%—

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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)