Kaita Town finances

広島県海田町の財政

Town Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan Population 30,810 Area 13.79 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥13.6B
Per resident ¥442,704
Local bonds outstanding
¥9.5B
Per resident ¥309,665
Reserve funds
¥2.8B
Per resident ¥92,012
Fiscal strength index
0.79
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.79
#228 of 1718 in Japan · #2 of 23 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
86.4%
#362 of 1741 in Japan · #4 of 23 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 resident
¥309,665
#372 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 23 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
¥92,012
#1475 of 1741 in Japan · #19 of 23 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
50.2%
#288 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 23 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
35.3%
#490 of 1718 in Japan · #6 of 23 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 ¥14.5B · per resident ¥469,277

Local taxes 34.2%Shared taxes and grants 8.9%Local allocation tax 11.3%National subsidies 18.5%Prefectural subsidies 7.7%Borrowing (local bonds) 3.4%Donations 0.4%Other 15.7%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥4.9B¥160,51734.2%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.3B¥41,5978.9%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥1.6B¥52,89711.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥2.7B¥87,03518.5%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.1B¥35,9337.7%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥497M¥16,1383.4%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥52M¥1,6830.4%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.3B¥73,47815.7%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥49M

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
¥6.0B¥195,742¥168,25844.2%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.7B¥54,161¥30,16512.2%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.6B¥50,764¥40,67311.5%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.5B¥49,818¥66,27311.3%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.1B¥35,319¥56,4818.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.0B¥32,666¥35,8347.4%
Fire & emergency¥415M¥13,471¥17,4743.0%
Assembly¥116M¥3,771¥3,8460.9%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥113M¥3,679¥5,7690.8%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥39M¥1,269¥7,5080.3%
Labor¥33M¥1,071¥2190.2%
Disaster recovery¥30M¥972¥00.2%

Welfare spending

Children
¥3.0B
Per resident ¥97,818 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥971M
Per resident ¥31,501 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥1.7B
Per resident ¥55,843 (median ¥61,434)
Public assistance
¥326M
Per resident ¥10,577 (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 55.7% 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

0.600.650.700.750.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

80%82%85%88%90%92%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

29K30K30K30K31K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202430,810¥13.6B¥9.5B¥2.8B0.7986.4%—
FY202330,840¥13.4B¥10.7B¥2.8B0.7888.0%—
FY202230,639¥14.0B¥10.4B¥3.5B0.7983.6%—
FY202130,408¥13.1B¥9.4B¥3.7B0.7981.7%—
FY202030,343¥14.7B¥9.6B¥3.5B0.8085.6%—
FY201930,167¥11.4B¥9.3B¥2.4B0.7986.6%—
FY201830,009¥10.2B¥8.4B¥2.4B0.7987.0%—
FY201729,852¥9.1B¥8.1B¥2.4B0.8087.6%—
FY201629,592¥9.6B¥8.6B¥2.6B0.8087.5%—
FY201529,280¥10.3B¥9.1B¥2.4B0.8087.5%—

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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)