Ino Town finances

高知県いの町の財政

Town Kochi Prefecture, Japan Population 20,829 Area 470.97 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥15.2B
Per resident ¥731,164
Local bonds outstanding
¥15.9B
Per resident ¥763,369
Reserve funds
¥9.2B
Per resident ¥440,765
Fiscal strength index
0.35
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.35
#1057 of 1718 in Japan · #6 of 34 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 ratio
91.8%
#904 of 1741 in Japan · #15 of 34 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 residentWorse than peers
¥763,369
#1204 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 34 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
¥440,765
#531 of 1741 in Japan · #27 of 34 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
27.6%
#1392 of 1741 in Japan · #15 of 34 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 ratio
23.6%
#912 of 1718 in Japan · #22 of 34 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 ¥15.6B · per resident ¥748,063

Local taxes 15.4%Shared taxes and grants 6.4%Local allocation tax 36.5%National subsidies 13.4%Prefectural subsidies 8.0%Borrowing (local bonds) 8.1%Donations 2.4%Other 9.8%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥2.4B¥114,88115.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.0B¥48,1866.4%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥5.7B¥272,93036.5%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥2.1B¥100,15513.4%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.2B¥59,7248.0%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.3B¥60,7428.1%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥371M¥17,7902.4%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.5B¥73,6559.8%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥360M

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¥208,344¥168,25828.5%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.1B¥99,864¥66,27313.7%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.7B¥81,963¥30,16511.2%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.6B¥76,968¥40,67310.5%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.6B¥76,569¥35,83410.5%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.4B¥68,018¥56,4819.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥813M¥39,016¥7,5085.3%
Fire & emergency¥748M¥35,891¥17,4744.9%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥586M¥28,144¥5,7693.8%
Disaster recovery¥223M¥10,713¥01.5%
Assembly¥106M¥5,081¥3,8460.7%
Labor¥12M¥594¥2190.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.5B
Per resident ¥72,045 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥1.2B
Per resident ¥58,330 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥1.6B
Per resident ¥77,965 (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 39.9% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥250K¥500K¥750K¥1.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.300.400.500.600.702015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

80%85%90%95%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

20K21K22K23K24K25K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202420,829¥15.2B¥15.9B¥9.2B0.3591.8%—
FY202321,183¥14.3B¥16.3B¥9.4B0.3589.7%—
FY202221,504¥14.3B¥16.9B¥9.7B0.3590.1%—
FY202121,866¥15.9B¥17.7B¥9.3B0.3491.2%—
FY202022,235¥17.7B¥17.4B¥9.2B0.3692.2%—
FY201922,567¥15.5B¥16.8B¥9.4B0.3695.3%—
FY201823,024¥13.7B¥15.6B¥10.2B0.3796.0%—
FY201723,349¥15.3B¥15.2B¥11.1B0.3591.8%—
FY201623,712¥13.0B¥13.7B¥11.4B0.3491.9%—
FY201524,076¥13.8B¥14.0B¥11.2B0.3481.2%—

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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)