Yoshida Town finances

静岡県吉田町の財政

Town Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan Population 28,964 Area 20.73 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥14.3B
Per resident ¥493,348
Local bonds outstanding
¥8.8B
Per resident ¥303,601
Reserve funds
¥2.4B
Per resident ¥84,202
Fiscal strength index
0.87
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.87
#147 of 1718 in Japan · #10 of 35 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 ratioBetter than peers
84.0%
#242 of 1741 in Japan · #4 of 35 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 resident
¥303,601
#354 of 1741 in Japan · #7 of 35 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
¥84,202
#1516 of 1741 in Japan · #26 of 35 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
63.4%
#63 of 1741 in Japan · #4 of 35 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
18.5%
#1186 of 1718 in Japan · #20 of 35 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 ¥15.2B · per resident ¥526,392

Local taxes 35.7%Shared taxes and grants 8.7%Local allocation tax 6.4%National subsidies 10.7%Prefectural subsidies 7.3%Borrowing (local bonds) 3.5%Donations 8.6%Other 19.2%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥5.4B¥187,80135.7%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.3B¥45,8978.7%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥982M¥33,9186.4%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.6B¥56,23110.7%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.1B¥38,3037.3%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥527M¥18,1873.5%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.3B¥45,1278.6%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.9B¥100,92919.2%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥1.3B

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
¥4.2B¥144,051¥168,25829.2%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥3.6B¥123,191¥66,27325.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.9B¥64,265¥35,83413.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.6B¥54,086¥40,67311.0%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.1B¥37,500¥56,4817.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥973M¥33,585¥30,1656.8%
Fire & emergency¥478M¥16,493¥17,4743.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥398M¥13,742¥7,5082.8%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥96M¥3,304¥5,7690.7%
Assembly¥88M¥3,027¥3,8460.6%
Labor¥3M¥104¥2190.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥2.1B
Per resident ¥71,607 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥841M
Per resident ¥29,039 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥1.3B
Per resident ¥43,405 (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 37.5% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K¥400K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.600.700.800.901.002015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

75%80%85%90%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

29K29K29K30K30K30K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202428,964¥14.3B¥8.8B¥2.4B0.8784.0%—
FY202329,255¥13.3B¥9.2B¥2.7B0.8788.1%—
FY202229,286¥12.9B¥9.9B¥2.8B0.8988.7%—
FY202129,230¥12.2B¥10.7B¥2.3B0.9179.9%—
FY202029,421¥14.8B¥10.9B¥2.1B0.9486.8%—
FY201929,604¥10.7B¥10.8B¥2.0B0.9490.4%—
FY201829,684¥10.5B¥11.1B¥2.1B0.9488.0%—
FY201729,689¥11.2B¥11.2B¥2.1B0.9385.6%—
FY201629,681¥10.4B¥11.3B¥2.5B0.9483.8%—
FY201529,819¥9.8B¥11.6B¥2.5B0.9582.1%—

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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)