Ikata Town finances

愛媛県伊方町の財政

Town Ehime Prefecture, Japan Population 7,764 Area 93.83 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥10.3B
Per resident ¥1,329,255
Local bonds outstanding
¥7.2B
Per resident ¥932,994
Reserve funds
¥14.3B
Per resident ¥1,848,157
Fiscal strength index
0.60
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.60
#530 of 1718 in Japan · #6 of 20 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
92.2%
#958 of 1741 in Japan · #14 of 20 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 residentWorse than peers
¥932,994
#1325 of 1741 in Japan · #15 of 20 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
¥1,848,157
#82 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 20 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 ratioBetter than peers
50.6%
#270 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 20 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
106.0%
#32 of 1718 in Japan · #1 of 20 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 ¥10.9B · per resident ¥1,400,810

Local taxes 32.2%Shared taxes and grants 3.6%Local allocation tax 21.6%National subsidies 12.3%Prefectural subsidies 6.8%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.0%Donations 1.5%Other 17.0%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥3.5B¥450,45332.2%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥392M¥50,4433.6%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥2.3B¥302,30221.6%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.3B¥172,97412.3%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥745M¥95,9376.8%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥542M¥69,7845.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥160M¥20,6581.5%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.8B¥238,26017.0%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥152M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 5,000–10,000 people (210)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥2.3B¥301,280¥224,28422.7%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.2B¥280,853¥189,68221.1%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.3B¥163,637¥100,91812.3%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.0B¥132,573¥97,86810.0%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.0B¥132,450¥87,52210.0%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥892M¥114,868¥94,3998.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥647M¥83,305¥62,1796.3%
Fire & emergency¥518M¥66,680¥38,6875.0%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥321M¥41,336¥26,8703.1%
Assembly¥84M¥10,816¥10,2150.8%
Disaster recovery¥11M¥1,457¥1,5420.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥463M
Per resident ¥59,678 (median ¥67,708)
Elderly
¥967M
Per resident ¥124,519 (median ¥60,528)
Social welfare
¥909M
Per resident ¥117,083 (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 32.4% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥500K¥1.0M¥1.5M¥2.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.200.300.400.500.602015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

7,0008,0009,00010K11K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY20247,764¥10.3B¥7.2B¥14.3B0.6092.2%—
FY20238,062¥11.6B¥7.6B¥14.0B0.5688.3%—
FY20228,395¥10.8B¥7.9B¥14.6B0.5286.3%—
FY20218,689¥10.1B¥8.6B¥13.9B0.4983.4%—
FY20208,901¥11.0B¥9.0B¥13.1B0.5285.8%—
FY20199,116¥9.2B¥9.5B¥12.8B0.5485.3%—
FY20189,400¥9.2B¥10.1B¥12.5B0.5485.7%—
FY20179,645¥10.3B¥10.6B¥12.1B0.5384.8%—
FY20169,917¥10.4B¥10.5B¥11.3B0.5280.0%—
FY201510,224¥10.2B¥10.7B¥10.6B0.5183.1%—

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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)