Shime Town finances

福岡県志免町の財政

Town Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan Population 46,379 Area 8.69 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥18.5B
Per resident ¥399,147
Local bonds outstanding
¥9.9B
Per resident ¥214,516
Reserve funds
¥7.9B
Per resident ¥171,310
Fiscal strength index
0.72
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.72
#334 of 1718 in Japan · #9 of 60 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
87.7%
#462 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 60 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
¥214,516
#155 of 1741 in Japan · #4 of 60 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
¥171,310
#1128 of 1741 in Japan · #43 of 60 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
42.6%
#586 of 1741 in Japan · #14 of 60 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
42.5%
#354 of 1718 in Japan · #16 of 60 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 ¥19.5B · per resident ¥420,863

Local taxes 31.5%Shared taxes and grants 8.9%Local allocation tax 13.4%National subsidies 17.8%Prefectural subsidies 8.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 9.1%Donations 2.1%Other 9.0%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥6.1B¥132,50131.5%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.7B¥37,5678.9%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥2.6B¥56,27213.4%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥3.5B¥75,03517.8%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.6B¥34,5158.2%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.8B¥38,0929.1%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥409M¥8,8092.1%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.8B¥38,0719.0%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥402M

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
¥8.4B¥180,781¥168,25845.3%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥3.3B¥72,050¥56,48118.1%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.4B¥50,813¥66,27312.7%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.6B¥34,704¥35,8348.7%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.1B¥22,705¥40,6735.7%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥893M¥19,246¥30,1654.8%
Fire & emergency¥613M¥13,212¥17,4743.3%
Assembly¥124M¥2,671¥3,8460.7%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥81M¥1,745¥5,7690.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥46M¥1,001¥7,5080.3%
Labor¥10M¥219¥2190.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥4.1B
Per resident ¥89,129 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥1.4B
Per resident ¥29,685 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥2.9B
Per resident ¥61,965 (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 47.2% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.600.650.700.752015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

84%86%88%90%92%94%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

46K46K46K47K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202446,379¥18.5B¥9.9B¥7.9B0.7287.7%—
FY202346,572¥17.6B¥9.0B¥7.6B0.7289.9%—
FY202246,560¥20.2B¥9.5B¥7.2B0.7389.7%—
FY202146,572¥17.5B¥10.3B¥6.9B0.7385.4%—
FY202046,612¥20.3B¥10.8B¥6.1B0.7589.3%—
FY201946,335¥14.6B¥11.2B¥6.1B0.7592.3%—
FY201846,055¥13.4B¥11.5B¥5.8B0.7590.4%—
FY201745,807¥13.3B¥11.9B¥5.4B0.7490.3%—
FY201645,675¥12.9B¥12.1B¥5.0B0.7392.8%—
FY201545,565¥13.1B¥12.3B¥4.7B0.7288.3%—

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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)