Uchiko Town finances

愛媛県内子町の財政

Town Ehime Prefecture, Japan Population 14,708 Area 299.43 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥11.5B
Per resident ¥780,534
Local bonds outstanding
¥7.7B
Per resident ¥523,561
Reserve funds
¥7.5B
Per resident ¥507,343
Fiscal strength index
0.27
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.27
#1261 of 1718 in Japan · #14 of 20 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
86.5%
#371 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 20 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 residentBetter than peers
¥523,561
#846 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 20 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
¥507,343
#458 of 1741 in Japan · #5 of 20 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
26.5%
#1448 of 1741 in Japan · #16 of 20 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 ratioWorse than peers
17.3%
#1246 of 1718 in Japan · #14 of 20 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 ¥12.0B · per resident ¥818,001

Local taxes 11.9%Shared taxes and grants 6.5%Local allocation tax 43.3%National subsidies 10.1%Prefectural subsidies 6.7%Borrowing (local bonds) 7.0%Donations 0.2%Other 14.3%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥1.4B¥97,48211.9%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥779M¥52,9816.5%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥5.2B¥354,08543.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.2B¥82,40110.1%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥805M¥54,7216.7%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥840M¥57,0987.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥30M¥2,0220.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.7B¥117,21214.3%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥28M

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
¥3.2B¥214,635¥196,56227.5%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.8B¥119,824¥74,09015.4%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.7B¥117,300¥132,74415.0%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.3B¥87,086¥64,17411.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥957M¥65,082¥56,4938.3%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥912M¥62,031¥57,4427.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥627M¥42,632¥30,7255.5%
Fire & emergency¥504M¥34,270¥27,8484.4%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥280M¥19,033¥16,8592.4%
Disaster recovery¥190M¥12,903¥5311.7%
Assembly¥84M¥5,738¥6,6360.7%

Welfare spending

Children
¥869M
Per resident ¥59,059 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥1.0B
Per resident ¥69,412 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥1.3B
Per resident ¥86,164 (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¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.250.300.350.402015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

14K15K16K17K18K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202414,708¥11.5B¥7.7B¥7.5B0.2786.5%—
FY202315,081¥11.1B¥7.8B¥7.8B0.2782.6%—
FY202215,406¥10.8B¥7.8B¥7.9B0.2779.9%—
FY202115,758¥11.7B¥8.1B¥7.5B0.2775.3%—
FY202016,056¥12.2B¥8.0B¥6.3B0.2780.8%—
FY201916,349¥10.1B¥8.1B¥6.1B0.2779.9%—
FY201816,721¥10.0B¥8.4B¥5.9B0.2780.4%—
FY201716,927¥11.0B¥8.2B¥5.7B0.2680.0%—
FY201617,160¥10.7B¥8.5B¥6.1B0.2680.1%—
FY201517,543¥10.5B¥8.7B¥5.5B0.2679.5%—

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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)