Harima Town finances

兵庫県播磨町の財政

Town Hyogo Prefecture, Japan Population 34,687 Area 9.13 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥13.7B
Per resident ¥396,233
Local bonds outstanding
¥10.8B
Per resident ¥310,639
Reserve funds
¥5.6B
Per resident ¥162,238
Fiscal strength index
0.80
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.80
#212 of 1718 in Japan · #8 of 41 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
93.8%
#1166 of 1741 in Japan · #22 of 41 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
¥310,639
#379 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 41 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 residentBetter than peers
¥162,238
#1158 of 1741 in Japan · #24 of 41 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
51.6%
#240 of 1741 in Japan · #7 of 41 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 ratioBetter than peers
43.9%
#334 of 1718 in Japan · #6 of 41 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 ¥14.8B · per resident ¥425,987

Local taxes 38.5%Shared taxes and grants 9.1%Local allocation tax 10.4%National subsidies 16.8%Prefectural subsidies 7.5%Borrowing (local bonds) 4.6%Donations 0.1%Other 13.1%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥5.7B¥163,82138.5%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.4B¥38,9399.1%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥1.5B¥44,45710.4%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥2.5B¥71,36816.8%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.1B¥31,8477.5%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥679M¥19,5854.6%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥10M¥2960.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.9B¥55,67413.1%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥4M

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
¥5.6B¥162,148¥168,25840.9%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥2.7B¥77,565¥56,48119.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.6B¥46,519¥66,27311.7%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.1B¥31,673¥40,6738.0%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥992M¥28,607¥30,1657.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥907M¥26,159¥35,8346.6%
Fire & emergency¥512M¥14,756¥17,4743.7%
Assembly¥123M¥3,547¥3,8460.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥105M¥3,022¥7,5080.8%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥59M¥1,687¥5,7690.4%
Labor¥19M¥550¥2190.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥2.6B
Per resident ¥73,617 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥1.1B
Per resident ¥31,861 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥2.0B
Per resident ¥56,670 (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 50.1% 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

0.600.700.800.902015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

34K35K35K35K35K35K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202434,687¥13.7B¥10.8B¥5.6B0.8093.8%—
FY202334,916¥12.4B¥11.1B¥6.3B0.8293.9%—
FY202234,811¥13.3B¥11.7B¥6.2B0.8493.3%—
FY202134,793¥15.2B¥11.6B¥6.4B0.8586.7%—
FY202034,712¥16.5B¥10.4B¥5.6B0.8892.1%—
FY201934,520¥11.1B¥9.3B¥6.3B0.8894.7%—
FY201834,622¥12.8B¥9.1B¥7.1B0.8993.3%—
FY201734,615¥11.4B¥8.6B¥7.0B0.8990.3%—
FY201634,711¥10.6B¥8.2B¥6.5B0.8996.5%—
FY201534,732¥10.3B¥8.2B¥7.2B0.8888.2%—

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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)