Yakage Town finances

岡山県矢掛町の財政

Town Okayama Prefecture, Japan Population 13,101 Area 90.62 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥10.9B
Per resident ¥829,769
Local bonds outstanding
¥9.2B
Per resident ¥699,223
Reserve funds
¥9.1B
Per resident ¥694,870
Fiscal strength index
0.32
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.32
#1131 of 1718 in Japan · #16 of 27 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
87.9%
#478 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 27 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 residentWorse than peers
¥699,223
#1130 of 1741 in Japan · #15 of 27 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 residentBetter than peers
¥694,870
#350 of 1741 in Japan · #6 of 27 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 ratio
35.1%
#972 of 1741 in Japan · #12 of 27 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
64.3%
#142 of 1718 in Japan · #2 of 27 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 ¥11.5B · per resident ¥874,076

Local taxes 13.9%Shared taxes and grants 5.2%Local allocation tax 35.4%National subsidies 8.9%Prefectural subsidies 4.3%Borrowing (local bonds) 11.1%Donations 8.8%Other 12.4%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥1.6B¥121,81013.9%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥591M¥45,0835.2%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.1B¥309,38935.4%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.0B¥77,7188.9%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥492M¥37,5884.3%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.3B¥97,25311.1%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥1.0B¥76,9638.8%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.4B¥108,27212.4%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥967M

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
¥2.7B¥202,808¥196,56224.4%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.0B¥152,069¥132,74418.3%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.7B¥131,680¥64,17415.9%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.3B¥100,745¥56,49312.1%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.2B¥92,531¥57,44211.2%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥819M¥62,538¥74,0907.5%
Fire & emergency¥501M¥38,249¥27,8484.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥341M¥26,023¥30,7253.1%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥192M¥14,679¥16,8591.8%
Assembly¥87M¥6,671¥6,6360.8%
Disaster recovery¥23M¥1,776¥5310.2%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.1B
Per resident ¥85,719 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥716M
Per resident ¥54,662 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥818M
Per resident ¥62,417 (median ¥75,979)
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 35.2% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥250K¥500K¥750K¥1.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.320.340.360.380.402015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

82%85%88%90%92%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

13K14K14K14K15K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202413,101¥10.9B¥9.2B¥9.1B0.3287.9%—
FY202313,273¥10.0B¥9.1B¥9.0B0.3288.8%—
FY202213,438¥9.4B¥9.5B¥8.8B0.3385.4%—
FY202113,698¥9.7B¥10.0B¥8.4B0.3482.9%—
FY202013,936¥11.0B¥10.2B¥8.0B0.3687.0%—
FY201914,161¥8.6B¥10.3B¥7.9B0.3690.7%—
FY201814,309¥9.5B¥9.7B¥7.8B0.3791.7%—
FY201714,443¥9.1B¥9.4B¥9.0B0.3989.3%—
FY201614,637¥9.3B¥8.8B¥8.4B0.3987.6%—
FY201514,794¥7.6B¥8.3B¥7.7B0.3884.9%—

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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)