Goto City finances

長崎県五島市の財政

City Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan Population 33,739 Area 420.12 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥32.4B
Per resident ¥960,865
Local bonds outstanding
¥33.1B
Per resident ¥980,025
Reserve funds
¥15.9B
Per resident ¥472,615
Fiscal strength index
0.24
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.24
#1359 of 1718 in Japan · #16 of 21 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.46
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
93.8%
#1166 of 1741 in Japan · #15 of 21 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.6%
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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
¥980,025
#1349 of 1741 in Japan · #18 of 21 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥533,835
What this means

Outstanding local government bonds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥472,615
#495 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 21 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥215,241
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
22.8%
#1578 of 1741 in Japan · #18 of 21 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 36.6%
What this means

The share of revenue the municipality raises itself: taxes, fees, charges and similar.

Fiscal adjustment fund ratio
22.5%
#971 of 1718 in Japan · #6 of 21 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 22.8%
What this means

The freely usable reserve (fiscal adjustment fund) as a percentage of standard annual revenue. Around 10–20% is considered comfortable.

Revenue ¥33.8B · per resident ¥1,001,996

Local taxes 10.4%Shared taxes and grants 4.2%Local allocation tax 42.0%National subsidies 14.7%Prefectural subsidies 9.8%Borrowing (local bonds) 6.5%Donations 2.2%Other 10.2%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥3.5B¥104,64010.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.4B¥42,1284.2%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥14.2B¥420,45742.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥5.0B¥147,05114.7%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥3.3B¥98,3639.8%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥2.2B¥65,5686.5%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥743M¥22,0142.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥3.4B¥101,77510.2%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥691M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 30,000–50,000 people (175)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥8.6B¥255,650¥204,71326.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥5.0B¥148,615¥95,25715.5%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥4.0B¥119,115¥55,60912.4%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥3.4B¥100,414¥53,61910.5%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥3.0B¥89,168¥65,1809.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥2.8B¥81,635¥24,4988.5%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥2.0B¥58,973¥15,9796.1%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.8B¥52,621¥56,1095.5%
Fire & emergency¥997M¥29,555¥24,6923.1%
Disaster recovery¥641M¥18,990¥1,5782.0%
Assembly¥171M¥5,079¥4,5580.5%
Labor¥30M¥900¥4810.1%
その他¥5M¥151¥00.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥2.6B
Per resident ¥75,606 (median ¥74,813)
Elderly
¥2.1B
Per resident ¥61,427 (median ¥44,208)
Social welfare
¥3.0B
Per resident ¥87,685 (median ¥69,722)
Public assistance
¥1.0B
Per resident ¥30,930 (median ¥15,038)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 45.6% 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¥250K¥500K¥750K¥1.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.200.300.400.502015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

32K34K36K38K40K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202433,739¥32.4B¥33.1B¥15.9B0.2493.8%—
FY202334,491¥32.7B¥34.7B¥16.2B0.2493.9%—
FY202235,025¥33.5B¥37.1B¥16.3B0.2492.4%—
FY202135,577¥34.9B¥38.0B¥15.5B0.2488.4%—
FY202036,288¥35.0B¥38.5B¥13.8B0.2491.6%—
FY201936,704¥36.0B¥39.2B¥14.0B0.2493.2%—
FY201837,092¥32.0B¥35.0B¥14.5B0.2391.2%—
FY201737,700¥30.3B¥34.6B¥14.3B0.2391.0%—
FY201638,297¥29.8B¥35.1B¥14.4B0.2389.7%—
FY201538,956¥30.2B¥35.6B¥14.0B0.2488.6%—

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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)