Koshimizu Town finances

北海道小清水町の財政

Town Hokkaido, Japan Population 4,342 Area 286.89 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥7.3B
Per resident ¥1,687,995
Local bonds outstanding
¥9.0B
Per resident ¥2,068,669
Reserve funds
¥2.1B
Per resident ¥491,415
Fiscal strength index
0.21
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

Fiscal health rank among 1,741 municipalities and within Hokkaido

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.21
#1446 of 1718 in Japan · #104 of 179 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.18
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
82.2%
#173 of 1741 in Japan · #39 of 179 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 86.2%
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
¥2,068,669
#1650 of 1741 in Japan · #148 of 179 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥1,454,614
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥491,415
#470 of 1741 in Japan · #107 of 179 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥953,260
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
19.0%
#1681 of 1741 in Japan · #171 of 179 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 25.6%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
11.5%
#1530 of 1718 in Japan · #161 of 179 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 36.0%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥7.6B · per resident ¥1,744,084

Local taxes 8.1%Shared taxes and grants 4.0%Local allocation tax 41.3%National subsidies 4.8%Prefectural subsidies 9.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 21.6%Donations 0.6%Other 10.3%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥613M¥141,1028.1%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥306M¥70,4304.0%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥3.1B¥720,68841.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥367M¥84,5794.8%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥699M¥161,0829.2%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.6B¥376,58521.6%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥45M¥10,3080.6%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥779M¥179,31010.3%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥40M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns under 5,000 people (157)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥2.3B¥518,847¥271,26330.7%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.2B¥273,247¥342,22916.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.0B¥232,453¥136,12313.8%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥746M¥171,722¥169,92510.2%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥583M¥134,377¥134,3778.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥581M¥133,803¥146,2937.9%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥411M¥94,590¥176,6125.6%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥204M¥46,930¥53,2312.8%
Fire & emergency¥178M¥41,083¥66,2412.4%
その他¥115M¥26,422¥01.6%
Assembly¥61M¥14,023¥18,3730.8%
Labor¥2M¥499¥260.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.5B
Per resident ¥351,161 (median ¥67,342)
Elderly
¥334M
Per resident ¥76,846 (median ¥83,671)
Social welfare
¥394M
Per resident ¥90,840 (median ¥107,823)
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 25.8% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥1.0M¥2.0M¥3.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M¥2.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.150.180.200.230.250.282015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

70%75%80%85%90%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

4,2004,4004,6004,8005,0005,2002015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY20244,342¥7.3B¥9.0B¥2.1B0.2182.2%—
FY20234,415¥7.1B¥8.0B¥2.4B0.2181.4%—
FY20224,501¥7.6B¥7.7B¥2.9B0.2180.2%—
FY20214,579¥7.7B¥6.7B¥3.2B0.2274.3%—
FY20204,676¥6.4B¥6.1B¥3.5B0.2283.6%—
FY20194,800¥5.6B¥6.7B¥3.5B0.2286.3%—
FY20184,897¥5.9B¥7.3B¥3.7B0.2185.9%—
FY20174,983¥6.1B¥8.0B¥3.7B0.2085.9%—
FY20165,059¥5.4B¥8.5B¥3.4B0.2084.4%—
FY20155,142¥5.9B¥9.0B¥3.3B0.2078.1%—

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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)