Yusui Town finances

鹿児島県湧水町の財政

Town Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan Population 8,294 Area 144.29 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥8.0B
Per resident ¥963,518
Local bonds outstanding
¥7.0B
Per resident ¥840,783
Reserve funds
¥3.3B
Per resident ¥400,397
Fiscal strength index
0.30
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.30
#1181 of 1718 in Japan · #18 of 43 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
89.9%
#656 of 1741 in Japan · #19 of 43 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 resident
¥840,783
#1267 of 1741 in Japan · #20 of 43 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 residentWorse than peers
¥400,397
#578 of 1741 in Japan · #29 of 43 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
33.3%
#1069 of 1741 in Japan · #14 of 43 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
22.9%
#946 of 1718 in Japan · #34 of 43 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 ¥8.4B · per resident ¥1,017,413

Local taxes 12.7%Shared taxes and grants 4.8%Local allocation tax 39.4%National subsidies 10.5%Prefectural subsidies 7.1%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.0%Donations 3.6%Other 16.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥1.1B¥129,70612.7%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥403M¥48,6334.8%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥3.3B¥400,52939.4%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥883M¥106,44910.5%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥603M¥72,7357.1%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥419M¥50,4655.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥304M¥36,7103.6%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.4B¥172,18716.9%

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

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
¥2.4B¥285,567¥224,28429.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.2B¥150,338¥189,68215.6%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥906M¥109,197¥94,39911.3%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥822M¥99,078¥100,91810.3%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥596M¥71,870¥97,8687.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥558M¥67,283¥62,1797.0%
Fire & emergency¥506M¥61,015¥38,6876.3%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥463M¥55,796¥87,5225.8%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥394M¥47,550¥26,8704.9%
Assembly¥79M¥9,581¥10,2151.0%
Disaster recovery¥52M¥6,243¥1,5420.6%

Welfare spending

Children
¥798M
Per resident ¥96,155 (median ¥67,708)
Elderly
¥656M
Per resident ¥79,124 (median ¥60,528)
Social welfare
¥915M
Per resident ¥110,289 (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 44.6% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥250K¥500K¥750K¥1.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt 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

82%85%88%90%92%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

8,0008,5009,0009,50010K10K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY20248,294¥8.0B¥7.0B¥3.3B0.3089.9%—
FY20238,463¥7.9B¥7.4B¥3.5B0.3090.0%—
FY20228,700¥8.1B¥7.7B¥3.5B0.3189.8%—
FY20218,869¥10.5B¥8.1B¥3.5B0.3283.5%—
FY20209,005¥9.3B¥8.2B¥3.1B0.3387.8%—
FY20199,192¥6.8B¥8.1B¥2.5B0.3292.9%—
FY20189,399¥6.8B¥8.4B¥2.5B0.3092.9%—
FY20179,647¥7.1B¥8.4B¥2.7B0.2891.6%—
FY20169,834¥7.0B¥8.5B¥2.8B0.2888.6%—
FY201510,061¥6.8B¥8.7B¥2.9B0.2785.5%—

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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)