Ayagawa Town finances

香川県綾川町の財政

Town Kagawa Prefecture, Japan Population 22,906 Area 109.75 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥12.8B
Per resident ¥558,379
Local bonds outstanding
¥5.4B
Per resident ¥235,911
Reserve funds
¥11.6B
Per resident ¥506,370
Fiscal strength index
0.49
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.49
#748 of 1718 in Japan · #9 of 17 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
79.1%
#95 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 17 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 91.1%
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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 residentBetter than peers
¥235,911
#193 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 17 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 residentBetter than peers
¥506,370
#459 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 17 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
41.2%
#660 of 1741 in Japan · #10 of 17 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
54.9%
#209 of 1718 in Japan · #3 of 17 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 ¥13.4B · per resident ¥585,153

Local taxes 22.0%Shared taxes and grants 7.9%Local allocation tax 28.1%National subsidies 9.0%Prefectural subsidies 7.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 6.6%Donations 0.8%Other 18.3%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥3.0B¥128,83022.0%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.1B¥45,9467.9%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥3.8B¥164,36328.1%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.2B¥52,9229.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥963M¥42,0587.2%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥889M¥38,8246.6%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥112M¥4,8920.8%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.5B¥107,31818.3%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥107M

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
¥4.3B¥188,873¥168,25833.8%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.6B¥114,318¥66,27320.5%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.6B¥71,048¥56,48112.7%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.1B¥48,173¥40,6738.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥840M¥36,693¥7,5086.6%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥821M¥35,852¥35,8346.4%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥622M¥27,148¥5,7694.9%
Fire & emergency¥407M¥17,777¥17,4743.2%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥280M¥12,233¥30,1652.2%
Assembly¥123M¥5,391¥3,8461.0%
Labor¥15M¥655¥2190.1%
Disaster recovery¥5M¥219¥00.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.6B
Per resident ¥71,408 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥1.1B
Per resident ¥47,701 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥1.6B
Per resident ¥69,764 (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 31.2% 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

0.450.500.550.600.650.702015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

22K23K24K24K24K25K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202422,906¥12.8B¥5.4B¥11.6B0.4979.1%—
FY202323,189¥12.1B¥4.8B¥10.7B0.4881.2%—
FY202223,368¥12.1B¥4.2B¥10.1B0.5082.8%—
FY202123,563¥10.7B¥3.9B¥9.1B0.5179.0%—
FY202023,812¥13.6B¥4.1B¥8.2B0.5382.8%—
FY201924,072¥9.8B¥4.0B¥7.7B0.5483.6%—
FY201824,255¥9.1B¥3.5B¥7.9B0.5485.8%—
FY201724,456¥9.6B¥3.5B¥7.2B0.5484.8%—
FY201624,586¥9.3B¥3.7B¥6.8B0.5484.4%—
FY201524,742¥10.2B¥4.1B¥6.7B0.5580.8%—

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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)