Kokonoe Town finances

大分県九重町の財政

Town Oita Prefecture, Japan Population 8,302 Area 271.37 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥8.9B
Per resident ¥1,072,352
Local bonds outstanding
¥4.3B
Per resident ¥514,773
Reserve funds
¥6.2B
Per resident ¥744,060
Fiscal strength index
0.32
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.32
#1131 of 1718 in Japan · #13 of 18 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.27
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
90.2%
#704 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 18 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 89.1%
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 residentBetter than peers
¥514,773
#828 of 1741 in Japan · #6 of 18 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥858,549
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥744,060
#321 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 18 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥465,414
What this means

Fiscal adjustment, debt reduction and special-purpose funds at fiscal year-end divided by the population.

Own-source revenue ratioBetter than peers
41.4%
#648 of 1741 in Japan · #2 of 18 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 30.5%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
27.6%
#746 of 1718 in Japan · #7 of 18 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 31.1%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥9.7B · per resident ¥1,172,463

Local taxes 13.3%Shared taxes and grants 4.7%Local allocation tax 31.6%National subsidies 10.5%Prefectural subsidies 10.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 1.7%Donations 2.2%Other 25.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥1.3B¥156,36913.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥455M¥54,8274.7%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥3.1B¥370,36531.6%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.0B¥123,00510.5%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥989M¥119,13110.2%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥162M¥19,5491.7%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥211M¥25,3602.2%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.5B¥303,85725.9%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥191M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 5,000–10,000 people (210)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥1.9B¥232,318¥224,28421.7%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.8B¥217,135¥189,68220.2%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥941M¥113,298¥97,86810.6%
Disaster recovery¥795M¥95,772¥1,5428.9%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥726M¥87,430¥62,1798.2%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥691M¥83,275¥100,9187.8%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥652M¥78,495¥94,3997.3%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥613M¥73,843¥87,5226.9%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥391M¥47,062¥26,8704.4%
Fire & emergency¥274M¥32,960¥38,6873.1%
Assembly¥85M¥10,208¥10,2151.0%
Labor¥5M¥556¥10.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥619M
Per resident ¥74,549 (median ¥67,708)
Elderly
¥601M
Per resident ¥72,403 (median ¥60,528)
Social welfare
¥709M
Per resident ¥85,366 (median ¥89,723)
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 30.7% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

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

Fiscal strength index

0.250.280.300.330.350.382015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

8,0008,5009,0009,50010K10K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY20248,302¥8.9B¥4.3B¥6.2B0.3290.2%—
FY20238,523¥9.2B¥4.7B¥6.7B0.3286.7%—
FY20228,729¥8.6B¥5.1B¥6.6B0.3384.5%—
FY20218,916¥8.7B¥5.4B¥6.2B0.3482.2%—
FY20209,122¥8.7B¥5.5B¥5.9B0.3486.7%—
FY20199,342¥7.0B¥5.8B¥6.6B0.3493.1%—
FY20189,530¥7.2B¥6.3B¥6.8B0.3392.1%—
FY20179,718¥7.3B¥6.5B¥7.0B0.3288.6%—
FY20169,907¥7.6B¥6.7B¥6.9B0.3187.0%—
FY201510,099¥8.0B¥6.7B¥7.0B0.2985.1%—

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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)