Oi Town finances

福井県おおい町の財政

Town Fukui Prefecture, Japan Population 7,681 Area 212.19 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥12.6B
Per resident ¥1,645,762
Local bonds outstanding
¥931M
Per resident ¥121,223
Reserve funds
¥15.6B
Per resident ¥2,028,947
Fiscal strength index
1.09
1.0 or more: no ordinary allocation tax

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
1.09
#48 of 1718 in Japan · #2 of 17 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.27
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
73.3%
#26 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 17 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 89.1%
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 residentBetter than peers
¥121,223
#58 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 17 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥858,549
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥2,028,947
#69 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 17 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥465,414
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
58.7%
#100 of 1741 in Japan · #4 of 17 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 30.5%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
165.9%
#10 of 1718 in Japan · #1 of 17 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 31.1%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥13.1B · per resident ¥1,700,362

Local taxes 42.9%Shared taxes and grants 3.3%Local allocation tax 0.6%National subsidies 19.9%Prefectural subsidies 17.5%Donations 0.1%Other 15.7%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥5.6B¥729,83942.9%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥437M¥56,9153.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥78M¥10,1760.6%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥2.6B¥337,56019.9%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥2.3B¥297,57517.5%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥0¥00.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥13M¥1,7450.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.0B¥266,55215.7%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥12M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 5,000–10,000 people (210)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.8B¥358,166¥189,68221.8%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥2.1B¥267,941¥224,28416.3%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.8B¥228,839¥97,86813.9%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.6B¥212,180¥26,87012.9%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.5B¥189,445¥100,91811.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.2B¥156,629¥62,1799.5%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.0B¥132,879¥87,5228.1%
Fire & emergency¥388M¥50,532¥38,6873.1%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥170M¥22,095¥94,3991.3%
Assembly¥111M¥14,451¥10,2150.9%
Disaster recovery¥49M¥6,343¥1,5420.4%
Labor¥48M¥6,262¥10.4%

Welfare spending

Children
¥984M
Per resident ¥128,092 (median ¥67,708)
Elderly
¥365M
Per resident ¥47,483 (median ¥60,528)
Social welfare
¥709M
Per resident ¥92,365 (median ¥89,723)
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 20.9% 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

0.250.500.751.001.252015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

70%80%90%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

7,5007,7508,0008,2508,5002015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY20247,681¥12.6B¥931M¥15.6B1.0973.3%—
FY20237,757¥12.1B¥1.1B¥15.8B1.0274.6%—
FY20227,906¥10.9B¥1.2B¥15.2B0.9594.8%—
FY20218,105¥11.1B¥1.4B¥14.3B0.9992.1%—
FY20208,173¥11.3B¥1.6B¥14.2B1.0092.3%—
FY20198,213¥10.0B¥1.8B¥14.5B1.0290.8%—
FY20188,293¥10.3B¥2.0B¥14.5B1.0289.7%—
FY20178,296¥10.3B¥2.2B¥14.6B1.0282.8%—
FY20168,367¥11.2B¥2.5B¥14.6B1.0179.5%—
FY20158,487¥10.1B¥2.7B¥14.1B1.0079.0%—

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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)