Oi Town finances

神奈川県大井町の財政

Town Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Population 17,426 Area 14.38 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥6.4B
Per resident ¥369,622
Local bonds outstanding
¥2.7B
Per resident ¥157,747
Reserve funds
¥2.2B
Per resident ¥124,169
Fiscal strength index
0.69
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.69
#373 of 1718 in Japan · #27 of 33 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
85.1%
#301 of 1741 in Japan · #4 of 33 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 residentBetter than peers
¥157,747
#77 of 1741 in Japan · #5 of 33 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
¥124,169
#1319 of 1741 in Japan · #10 of 33 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
48.0%
#366 of 1741 in Japan · #26 of 33 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
33.1%
#550 of 1718 in Japan · #5 of 33 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 ¥6.9B · per resident ¥394,872

Local taxes 38.8%Shared taxes and grants 10.1%Local allocation tax 19.2%National subsidies 15.5%Prefectural subsidies 7.0%Borrowing (local bonds) 0.3%Donations 0.4%Other 8.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥2.7B¥153,14238.8%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥694M¥39,81610.1%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥1.3B¥75,73819.2%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.1B¥61,05315.5%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥478M¥27,4477.0%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥20M¥1,1480.3%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥25M¥1,4120.4%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥612M¥35,1178.9%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥23M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 10,000–20,000 people (245)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥2.4B¥140,380¥196,56238.0%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥951M¥54,554¥132,74414.8%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥944M¥54,160¥74,09014.7%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥607M¥34,843¥64,1749.4%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥557M¥31,979¥56,4938.7%
Fire & emergency¥378M¥21,710¥27,8485.9%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥253M¥14,524¥57,4423.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥137M¥7,848¥30,7252.1%
Assembly¥93M¥5,363¥6,6361.5%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥60M¥3,456¥16,8590.9%
Labor¥10M¥574¥930.2%
Disaster recovery¥4M¥231¥5310.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.1B
Per resident ¥60,504 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥469M
Per resident ¥26,903 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥923M
Per resident ¥52,973 (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 51.0% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥50K¥100K¥150K¥200K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.200.400.600.801.002015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

80%82%85%88%90%92%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

17K17K17K17K18K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202417,426¥6.4B¥2.7B¥2.2B0.6985.1%—
FY202317,473¥6.4B¥3.0B¥2.1B0.7285.6%—
FY202217,363¥6.3B¥3.2B¥1.7B0.7687.0%—
FY202117,351¥6.3B¥3.3B¥1.6B0.7981.4%—
FY202017,317¥8.3B¥3.2B¥1.4B0.8287.5%—
FY201917,326¥5.7B¥2.8B¥1.7B0.8385.0%—
FY201817,280¥5.4B¥2.3B¥1.7B0.8483.1%—
FY201717,214¥5.3B¥2.2B¥1.7B0.8588.2%—
FY201617,171¥5.1B¥2.0B¥1.8B0.8686.1%—
FY201517,279¥5.2B¥2.0B¥1.8B0.8684.3%—

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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)