Nogi Town finances

栃木県野木町の財政

Town Tochigi Prefecture, Japan Population 24,869 Area 30.27 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥9.6B
Per resident ¥385,888
Local bonds outstanding
¥6.1B
Per resident ¥246,224
Reserve funds
¥1.7B
Per resident ¥66,649
Fiscal strength index
0.74
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.74
#303 of 1718 in Japan · #8 of 25 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.63
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
91.4%
#857 of 1741 in Japan · #13 of 25 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 91.1%
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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 residentBetter than peers
¥246,224
#222 of 1741 in Japan · #5 of 25 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥303,943
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥66,649
#1613 of 1741 in Japan · #23 of 25 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥135,471
What this means

Fiscal adjustment, debt reduction and special-purpose funds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Own-source revenue ratio
46.5%
#430 of 1741 in Japan · #16 of 25 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 45.0%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
17.1%
#1255 of 1718 in Japan · #17 of 25 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 22.5%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥10.1B · per resident ¥406,083

Local taxes 38.3%Shared taxes and grants 10.2%Local allocation tax 14.4%National subsidies 15.9%Prefectural subsidies 8.0%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.0%Donations 0.3%Other 7.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥3.9B¥155,70938.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.0B¥41,24610.2%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥1.5B¥58,55614.4%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.6B¥64,70715.9%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥812M¥32,6618.0%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥500M¥20,1055.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥30M¥1,2180.3%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥793M¥31,8817.9%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥30M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 20,000+ people (131)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥3.8B¥153,348¥168,25839.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.3B¥52,538¥56,48113.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.1B¥44,207¥66,27311.5%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥915M¥36,803¥35,8349.5%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥869M¥34,954¥40,6739.1%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥690M¥27,762¥30,1657.2%
Fire & emergency¥350M¥14,086¥17,4743.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥304M¥12,216¥7,5083.2%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥145M¥5,836¥5,7691.5%
Assembly¥103M¥4,138¥3,8461.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.4B
Per resident ¥57,641 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥838M
Per resident ¥33,702 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥1.5B
Per resident ¥62,006 (median ¥61,434)
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 48.5% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.600.700.800.902015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

25K25K25K26K26K26K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202424,869¥9.6B¥6.1B¥1.7B0.7491.4%—
FY202325,006¥9.0B¥6.3B¥1.7B0.7590.1%—
FY202225,164¥8.5B¥6.7B¥1.7B0.7888.9%—
FY202125,305¥8.6B¥7.1B¥1.4B0.8190.2%—
FY202025,497¥11.0B¥7.5B¥1.2B0.8492.4%—
FY201925,598¥8.2B¥7.3B¥1.3B0.8591.5%—
FY201825,633¥7.6B¥6.7B¥1.4B0.8690.8%—
FY201725,735¥8.2B¥6.7B¥1.5B0.8688.8%—
FY201625,775¥7.8B¥6.4B¥2.0B0.8586.0%—
FY201525,846¥8.9B¥6.0B¥2.4B0.8583.7%—

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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)