Fukuchi Town finances

福岡県福智町の財政

Town Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan Population 20,888 Area 42.06 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥23.0B
Per resident ¥1,100,839
Local bonds outstanding
¥17.9B
Per resident ¥854,893
Reserve funds
¥25.6B
Per resident ¥1,225,372
Fiscal strength index
0.27
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.27
#1261 of 1718 in Japan · #55 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 ratioWorse than peers
96.9%
#1500 of 1741 in Japan · #52 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 residentWorse than peers
¥854,893
#1279 of 1741 in Japan · #51 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
¥1,225,372
#167 of 1741 in Japan · #4 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 ratio
46.2%
#444 of 1741 in Japan · #9 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 ratioWorse than peers
18.9%
#1161 of 1718 in Japan · #52 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 ¥23.9B · per resident ¥1,143,765

Local taxes 6.5%Shared taxes and grants 3.3%Local allocation tax 25.7%National subsidies 12.0%Prefectural subsidies 5.9%Borrowing (local bonds) 7.0%Donations 17.5%Other 22.2%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥1.6B¥74,3636.5%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥784M¥37,5243.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥6.1B¥294,40325.7%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥2.9B¥136,71012.0%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.4B¥67,0015.9%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.7B¥79,7827.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥4.2B¥200,51817.5%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥5.3B¥253,46322.2%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥4.2B

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 20,000+ people (131)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥7.7B¥370,467¥66,27333.7%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥6.1B¥289,732¥168,25826.3%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥2.2B¥106,353¥30,1659.7%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥2.0B¥94,042¥35,8348.5%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥2.0B¥93,946¥56,4818.5%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.3B¥61,684¥40,6735.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥956M¥45,751¥7,5084.2%
Fire & emergency¥429M¥20,557¥17,4741.9%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥217M¥10,392¥5,7690.9%
Assembly¥120M¥5,751¥3,8460.5%
Disaster recovery¥42M¥2,009¥00.2%
Labor¥3M¥155¥2190.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.9B
Per resident ¥90,982 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥1.2B
Per resident ¥55,723 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥3.0B
Per resident ¥143,025 (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 34.7% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

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

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.200.300.400.500.600.702015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

20K21K22K23K24K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202420,888¥23.0B¥17.9B¥25.6B0.2796.9%—
FY202321,201¥25.1B¥18.3B¥23.7B0.2795.9%—
FY202221,513¥23.6B¥18.9B¥21.5B0.2793.3%—
FY202121,898¥19.8B¥20.0B¥19.9B0.2792.2%—
FY202022,358¥22.6B¥20.8B¥18.6B0.2794.8%—
FY201922,641¥17.1B¥20.9B¥17.9B0.2795.1%—
FY201823,012¥18.6B¥20.3B¥18.3B0.2695.1%—
FY201723,246¥17.3B¥20.5B¥18.6B0.2692.9%—
FY201623,547¥18.7B¥20.2B¥17.3B0.2692.3%—
FY201523,841¥16.0B¥21.1B¥17.4B0.2692.5%—

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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)