Kaiyo Town finances

徳島県海陽町の財政

Town Tokushima Prefecture, Japan Population 8,199 Area 327.67 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥9.3B
Per resident ¥1,140,234
Local bonds outstanding
¥6.9B
Per resident ¥841,416
Reserve funds
¥11.2B
Per resident ¥1,370,837
Fiscal strength index
0.20
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.20
#1469 of 1718 in Japan · #18 of 24 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.27
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
89.8%
#644 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 24 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 89.1%
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
¥841,416
#1268 of 1741 in Japan · #16 of 24 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥858,549
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥1,370,837
#142 of 1741 in Japan · #5 of 24 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥465,414
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
20.0%
#1655 of 1741 in Japan · #23 of 24 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 30.5%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
82.8%
#74 of 1718 in Japan · #5 of 24 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 31.1%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥9.8B · per resident ¥1,196,592

Local taxes 7.2%Shared taxes and grants 4.7%Local allocation tax 45.2%National subsidies 6.4%Prefectural subsidies 4.8%Borrowing (local bonds) 18.8%Donations 2.2%Other 10.7%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥702M¥85,5697.2%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥465M¥56,7104.7%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.4B¥541,43245.2%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥630M¥76,8106.4%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥471M¥57,4044.8%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.8B¥224,62018.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥212M¥25,8102.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.1B¥128,23810.7%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥210M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 5,000–10,000 people (210)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.1B¥259,933¥189,68222.8%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥2.0B¥242,993¥224,28421.3%
Fire & emergency¥1.1B¥129,954¥38,68711.4%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥851M¥103,806¥94,3999.1%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥851M¥103,777¥97,8689.1%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥760M¥92,724¥100,9188.1%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥749M¥91,373¥87,5228.0%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥504M¥61,471¥62,1795.4%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥363M¥44,232¥26,8703.9%
Assembly¥68M¥8,237¥10,2150.7%
Disaster recovery¥14M¥1,734¥1,5420.2%

Welfare spending

Children
¥428M
Per resident ¥52,145 (median ¥67,708)
Elderly
¥778M
Per resident ¥94,904 (median ¥60,528)
Social welfare
¥787M
Per resident ¥95,945 (median ¥89,723)
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 28.9% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.150.200.250.300.350.402015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

70%75%80%85%90%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

8,0008,5009,0009,50010K10K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY20248,199¥9.3B¥6.9B¥11.2B0.2089.8%—
FY20238,402¥8.0B¥5.9B¥10.4B0.1987.9%—
FY20228,645¥8.3B¥6.1B¥10.2B0.1984.6%—
FY20218,768¥8.4B¥6.4B¥9.5B0.1980.3%—
FY20208,975¥8.6B¥6.6B¥8.9B0.1985.7%—
FY20199,237¥7.9B¥6.7B¥8.8B0.1984.7%—
FY20189,467¥7.4B¥6.7B¥8.7B0.1983.7%—
FY20179,625¥8.3B¥6.7B¥8.8B0.1980.6%—
FY20169,851¥8.2B¥6.4B¥8.1B0.1877.0%—
FY201510,002¥8.4B¥6.3B¥7.6B0.1874.5%—

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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)