Kikuyo Town finances

熊本県菊陽町の財政

Town Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan Population 43,761 Area 37.46 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥23.1B
Per resident ¥527,453
Local bonds outstanding
¥19.7B
Per resident ¥450,144
Reserve funds
¥4.9B
Per resident ¥112,154
Fiscal strength index
0.95
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.95
#91 of 1718 in Japan · #1 of 45 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
94.5%
#1263 of 1741 in Japan · #30 of 45 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
¥450,144
#695 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 45 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 residentWorse than peers
¥112,154
#1376 of 1741 in Japan · #41 of 45 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
46.0%
#452 of 1741 in Japan · #6 of 45 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
19.3%
#1138 of 1718 in Japan · #40 of 45 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 ¥24.3B · per resident ¥556,042

Local taxes 34.3%Shared taxes and grants 8.0%Local allocation tax 3.0%National subsidies 23.3%Prefectural subsidies 7.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 12.6%Donations 1.8%Other 9.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥8.3B¥190,57934.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.9B¥44,3248.0%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥719M¥16,4323.0%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥5.7B¥129,40223.3%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.7B¥39,8257.2%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥3.1B¥70,14212.6%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥439M¥10,0381.8%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.4B¥55,3009.9%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥303M

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
¥8.6B¥197,521¥168,25837.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥4.6B¥104,823¥40,67319.9%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥2.7B¥62,535¥56,48111.9%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.4B¥55,114¥66,27310.4%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.5B¥33,377¥30,1656.3%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.5B¥33,183¥35,8346.3%
Fire & emergency¥708M¥16,183¥17,4743.1%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥501M¥11,445¥5,7692.2%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥439M¥10,025¥7,5081.9%
Assembly¥134M¥3,058¥3,8460.6%
Labor¥6M¥131¥2190.0%
Disaster recovery¥3M¥58¥00.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥4.4B
Per resident ¥100,918 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥1.3B
Per resident ¥29,452 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥2.9B
Per resident ¥67,151 (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 42.8% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.600.700.800.901.002015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

40K41K42K43K44K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202443,761¥23.1B¥19.7B¥4.9B0.9594.5%—
FY202343,915¥20.4B¥18.0B¥5.7B0.9491.8%—
FY202243,714¥20.6B¥17.4B¥5.7B0.9688.6%—
FY202143,335¥19.9B¥17.0B¥5.5B0.9783.3%—
FY202042,841¥20.6B¥16.1B¥4.7B1.0089.3%—
FY201942,306¥15.3B¥16.1B¥5.0B0.9893.1%—
FY201841,976¥16.6B¥16.6B¥5.4B0.9693.1%—
FY201741,320¥16.0B¥16.4B¥5.1B0.9383.9%—
FY201641,026¥15.2B¥16.2B¥4.6B0.9285.4%—
FY201540,513¥13.5B¥16.0B¥4.8B0.9283.1%—

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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)