Hokuei Town finances

鳥取県北栄町の財政

Town Tottori Prefecture, Japan Population 14,127 Area 56.94 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥11.9B
Per resident ¥844,807
Local bonds outstanding
¥8.2B
Per resident ¥579,266
Reserve funds
¥4.2B
Per resident ¥293,873
Fiscal strength index
0.30
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.30
#1181 of 1718 in Japan · #6 of 19 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.38
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
89.5%
#614 of 1741 in Japan · #5 of 19 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 90.0%
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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
¥579,266
#961 of 1741 in Japan · #7 of 19 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥554,217
What this means

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

Reserve funds per resident
¥293,873
#774 of 1741 in Japan · #14 of 19 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥293,873
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
31.9%
#1139 of 1741 in Japan · #7 of 19 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 35.3%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
38.0%
#434 of 1718 in Japan · #7 of 19 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 30.4%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥12.4B · per resident ¥874,297

Local taxes 11.6%Shared taxes and grants 4.7%Local allocation tax 31.9%National subsidies 12.0%Prefectural subsidies 6.3%Borrowing (local bonds) 13.2%Donations 6.5%Other 13.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥1.4B¥101,04011.6%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥575M¥40,7194.7%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥3.9B¥278,87131.9%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.5B¥104,71912.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥781M¥55,3096.3%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.6B¥115,79213.2%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥799M¥56,5486.5%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.7B¥121,29813.9%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥795M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 10,000–20,000 people (245)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥3.3B¥232,035¥196,56227.5%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.3B¥161,999¥132,74419.2%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.5B¥106,952¥74,09012.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.4B¥96,457¥16,85911.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.3B¥93,726¥64,17411.1%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥708M¥50,088¥57,4425.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥590M¥41,789¥30,7254.9%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥504M¥35,691¥56,4934.2%
Fire & emergency¥258M¥18,236¥27,8482.2%
Assembly¥107M¥7,599¥6,6360.9%
Disaster recovery¥3M¥236¥5310.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.4B
Per resident ¥102,182 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥630M
Per resident ¥44,595 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥1.0B
Per resident ¥73,876 (median ¥75,979)
Public assistance
¥161M
Per resident ¥11,383 (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 37.1% 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¥250K¥500K¥750K¥1.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.250.300.350.402015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

14K14K15K16K16K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202414,127¥11.9B¥8.2B¥4.2B0.3089.5%—
FY202314,327¥10.5B¥7.2B¥4.0B0.2986.9%—
FY202214,508¥11.1B¥7.3B¥4.0B0.2986.2%—
FY202114,692¥10.8B¥7.5B¥3.5B0.2983.4%—
FY202014,731¥11.6B¥7.4B¥3.1B0.3090.8%—
FY201914,944¥9.1B¥7.1B¥3.2B0.3093.8%—
FY201815,119¥9.0B¥7.4B¥3.1B0.3094.4%—
FY201715,270¥9.6B¥7.5B¥3.0B0.3189.7%—
FY201615,402¥9.3B¥7.9B¥3.0B0.3192.3%—
FY201515,533¥8.3B¥8.1B¥3.3B0.3186.3%—

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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)