Sango Town finances

奈良県三郷町の財政

Town Nara Prefecture, Japan Population 22,349 Area 8.79 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥12.1B
Per resident ¥539,737
Local bonds outstanding
¥11.0B
Per resident ¥493,558
Reserve funds
¥2.3B
Per resident ¥102,347
Fiscal strength index
0.43
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.43
#868 of 1718 in Japan · #16 of 39 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
89.3%
#589 of 1741 in Japan · #15 of 39 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
¥493,558
#786 of 1741 in Japan · #14 of 39 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
¥102,347
#1424 of 1741 in Japan · #29 of 39 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 ratioWorse than peers
27.4%
#1406 of 1741 in Japan · #25 of 39 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 ratio
22.7%
#957 of 1718 in Japan · #25 of 39 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 ¥12.9B · per resident ¥578,251

Local taxes 16.4%Shared taxes and grants 6.3%Local allocation tax 24.9%National subsidies 18.0%Prefectural subsidies 6.6%Borrowing (local bonds) 16.9%Donations 0.4%Other 10.5%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥2.1B¥94,93116.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥808M¥36,1586.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥3.2B¥143,87124.9%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥2.3B¥104,01718.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥855M¥38,2666.6%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥2.2B¥97,54416.9%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥55M¥2,4700.4%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.4B¥60,99310.5%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥6M

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
¥4.0B¥179,055¥168,25833.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥2.5B¥110,941¥35,83420.6%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.7B¥75,587¥40,67314.0%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.5B¥66,428¥66,27312.3%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.1B¥49,810¥56,4819.2%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥766M¥34,272¥30,1656.3%
Fire & emergency¥344M¥15,378¥17,4742.8%
Assembly¥86M¥3,846¥3,8460.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥61M¥2,714¥5,7690.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥38M¥1,707¥7,5080.3%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.5B
Per resident ¥67,073 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥920M
Per resident ¥41,177 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥1.6B
Per resident ¥70,805 (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 39.2% 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

0.400.500.600.702015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

84%86%88%90%92%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

22K22K23K23K23K24K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202422,349¥12.1B¥11.0B¥2.3B0.4389.3%—
FY202322,479¥10.1B¥9.6B¥2.2B0.4489.4%—
FY202222,540¥9.4B¥9.5B¥2.1B0.4588.8%—
FY202122,750¥10.1B¥9.9B¥2.0B0.4785.8%—
FY202022,897¥11.0B¥9.5B¥1.8B0.4889.0%—
FY201922,957¥8.1B¥9.4B¥1.8B0.4889.8%—
FY201823,090¥10.7B¥9.5B¥1.7B0.4888.6%—
FY201723,131¥9.4B¥7.0B¥2.1B0.4887.4%—
FY201623,262¥9.2B¥6.4B¥2.7B0.4889.6%—
FY201523,260¥7.3B¥6.4B¥3.2B0.4785.1%—

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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)