Namie Town finances

福島県浪江町の財政

Town Fukushima Prefecture, Japan Population 14,632 Area 223.14 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥30.4B
Per resident ¥2,075,057
Local bonds outstanding
¥1.9B
Per resident ¥129,879
Reserve funds
¥43.4B
Per resident ¥2,963,606
Fiscal strength index
0.41
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.41
#919 of 1718 in Japan · #24 of 59 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 ratioBetter than peers
83.9%
#239 of 1741 in Japan · #12 of 59 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 residentBetter than peers
¥129,879
#61 of 1741 in Japan · #4 of 59 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
¥2,963,606
#38 of 1741 in Japan · #6 of 59 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 ratio
36.6%
#909 of 1741 in Japan · #27 of 59 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 ratioBetter than peers
62.9%
#150 of 1718 in Japan · #10 of 59 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 ¥32.3B · per resident ¥2,206,920

Local taxes 4.3%Shared taxes and grants 2.1%Local allocation tax 22.3%National subsidies 34.1%Prefectural subsidies 4.6%Borrowing (local bonds) 0.2%Donations 0.1%Other 32.2%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥1.4B¥95,5244.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥689M¥47,0692.1%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥7.2B¥491,56122.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥11.0B¥752,32234.1%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.5B¥101,6674.6%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥80M¥5,4950.2%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥42M¥2,8970.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥10.4B¥710,38532.2%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥18M

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
¥11.0B¥754,723¥132,74436.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥6.6B¥449,714¥30,72521.7%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥3.2B¥218,339¥64,17410.5%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥3.0B¥208,240¥56,49310.0%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥2.6B¥178,109¥196,5628.6%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.7B¥114,596¥16,8595.5%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.1B¥74,090¥74,0903.6%
Fire & emergency¥759M¥51,890¥27,8482.5%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥218M¥14,928¥57,4420.7%
Assembly¥103M¥7,026¥6,6360.3%
Labor¥27M¥1,847¥930.1%
Disaster recovery¥23M¥1,554¥5310.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥497M
Per resident ¥33,980 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥796M
Per resident ¥54,405 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥1.1B
Per resident ¥73,336 (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 9.2% 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¥1.0M¥2.0M¥3.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.350.380.400.430.452015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

14K16K18K20K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202414,632¥30.4B¥1.9B¥43.4B0.4183.9%—
FY202315,174¥27.7B¥2.0B¥41.0B0.4285.4%—
FY202215,590¥32.0B¥2.2B¥43.2B0.4284.6%—
FY202116,208¥40.2B¥2.1B¥42.1B0.3980.1%—
FY202016,718¥31.5B¥2.3B¥33.6B0.3890.2%—
FY201917,166¥36.4B¥2.3B¥41.4B0.4197.8%—
FY201817,613¥33.4B¥2.7B¥38.1B0.4495.5%—
FY201718,020¥45.8B¥3.2B¥36.2B0.4599.8%—
FY201618,495¥18.3B¥3.7B¥15.6B0.4299.8%—
FY201518,777¥13.4B¥4.2B¥14.3B0.3995.5%—

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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)