Yugawara Town finances

神奈川県湯河原町の財政

Town Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Population 23,183 Area 40.97 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥11.1B
Per resident ¥476,720
Local bonds outstanding
¥8.7B
Per resident ¥377,237
Reserve funds
¥2.3B
Per resident ¥100,874
Fiscal strength index
0.63
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength index
0.63
#466 of 1718 in Japan · #28 of 33 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 ratioWorse than peers
99.3%
#1665 of 1741 in Japan · #28 of 33 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 91.1%
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
¥377,237
#540 of 1741 in Japan · #25 of 33 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
¥100,874
#1430 of 1741 in Japan · #16 of 33 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 ratioBetter than peers
58.9%
#96 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 33 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
12.8%
#1471 of 1718 in Japan · #20 of 33 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 ¥11.6B · per resident ¥501,069

Local taxes 32.6%Shared taxes and grants 7.7%Local allocation tax 18.4%National subsidies 8.8%Prefectural subsidies 4.8%Borrowing (local bonds) 1.5%Donations 8.0%Other 18.4%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥3.8B¥163,42332.6%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥892M¥38,4767.7%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥2.1B¥92,06118.4%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.0B¥43,8918.8%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥553M¥23,8754.8%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥171M¥7,3891.5%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥924M¥39,8548.0%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.1B¥92,10118.4%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥921M

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
¥3.2B¥138,062¥168,25829.0%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.5B¥109,971¥66,27323.1%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.4B¥58,632¥35,83412.3%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥879M¥37,900¥30,1658.0%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥874M¥37,706¥56,4817.9%
Fire & emergency¥779M¥33,609¥17,4747.1%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥701M¥30,227¥40,6736.3%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥373M¥16,095¥5,7693.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥135M¥5,813¥7,5081.2%
Assembly¥128M¥5,536¥3,8461.2%
Disaster recovery¥73M¥3,133¥00.7%
Labor¥830,000¥36¥2190.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.1B
Per resident ¥45,462 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥991M
Per resident ¥42,730 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥1.2B
Per resident ¥49,857 (median ¥61,434)
Public assistance
¥101,000
Per resident ¥4 (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 42.1% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.600.630.650.680.700.732015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

80%85%90%95%100%105%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

23K24K25K26K27K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202423,183¥11.1B¥8.7B¥2.3B0.6399.3%—
FY202323,483¥11.0B¥9.4B¥2.3B0.63101.9%—
FY202223,899¥10.3B¥9.9B¥2.4B0.65100.8%—
FY202124,151¥10.2B¥10.4B¥2.1B0.6892.2%—
FY202024,493¥13.0B¥10.6B¥1.7B0.71100.6%—
FY201924,803¥9.9B¥10.0B¥1.8B0.7294.4%—
FY201825,220¥9.8B¥9.5B¥2.2B0.7296.3%—
FY201725,453¥10.2B¥8.7B¥2.5B0.7197.5%—
FY201625,683¥9.8B¥8.3B¥2.1B0.7297.7%—
FY201526,010¥8.9B¥8.3B¥923M0.7292.9%—

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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)