Kuriyama Town finances

北海道栗山町の財政

Town Hokkaido, Japan Population 10,653 Area 203.93 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥13.5B
Per resident ¥1,268,159
Local bonds outstanding
¥16.5B
Per resident ¥1,550,056
Reserve funds
¥2.3B
Per resident ¥215,678
Fiscal strength index
0.29
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Hokkaido

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.29
#1208 of 1718 in Japan · #54 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 ratioWorse than peers
95.9%
#1417 of 1741 in Japan · #161 of 179 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 90.0%
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
¥1,550,056
#1566 of 1741 in Japan · #115 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 residentWorse than peers
¥215,678
#990 of 1741 in Japan · #149 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 ratioWorse than peers
19.6%
#1660 of 1741 in Japan · #164 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 ratio
30.2%
#643 of 1718 in Japan · #59 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 ¥13.9B · per resident ¥1,307,977

Local taxes 9.1%Shared taxes and grants 3.8%Local allocation tax 29.3%National subsidies 10.5%Prefectural subsidies 6.3%Borrowing (local bonds) 30.4%Donations 2.5%Other 8.1%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥1.3B¥118,9839.1%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥529M¥49,6703.8%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.1B¥383,80529.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.5B¥137,64510.5%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥874M¥82,0246.3%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥4.2B¥397,82430.4%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥348M¥32,6622.5%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.1B¥105,3648.1%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥336M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 10,000–20,000 people (245)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥3.8B¥354,107¥56,49327.9%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥2.7B¥249,337¥196,56219.7%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.6B¥148,951¥64,17411.7%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.4B¥127,869¥132,74410.1%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.3B¥126,261¥74,09010.0%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.1B¥106,448¥57,4428.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥667M¥62,653¥30,7254.9%
Fire & emergency¥456M¥42,841¥27,8483.4%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥406M¥38,094¥16,8593.0%
Assembly¥82M¥7,715¥6,6360.6%
Disaster recovery¥22M¥2,033¥5310.2%
Labor¥20M¥1,851¥930.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥772M
Per resident ¥72,436 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥764M
Per resident ¥71,705 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥1.1B
Per resident ¥105,196 (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 27.8% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M¥2.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt 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

80%85%90%95%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

10K11K12K12K12K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202410,653¥13.5B¥16.5B¥2.3B0.2995.9%—
FY202310,905¥12.7B¥13.3B¥2.3B0.2992.1%—
FY202211,107¥10.6B¥10.9B¥2.0B0.2991.0%—
FY202111,308¥10.6B¥10.6B¥1.6B0.2987.1%—
FY202011,474¥10.6B¥10.4B¥1.1B0.3096.8%—
FY201911,637¥9.1B¥10.5B¥942M0.3199.3%—
FY201811,823¥8.8B¥10.7B¥947M0.3197.4%—
FY201712,052¥8.7B¥10.9B¥999M0.3194.4%—
FY201612,329¥9.0B¥11.0B¥923M0.3089.4%—
FY201512,481¥8.7B¥10.9B¥893M0.2983.0%—

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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)