Osaki Town finances

鹿児島県大崎町の財政

Town Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan Population 11,914 Area 100.64 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥15.9B
Per resident ¥1,333,098
Local bonds outstanding
¥5.1B
Per resident ¥429,254
Reserve funds
¥12.8B
Per resident ¥1,072,797
Fiscal strength index
0.35
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.35
#1057 of 1718 in Japan · #15 of 43 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.38
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 ratioBetter than peers
75.4%
#43 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 43 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 90.0%
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
¥429,254
#664 of 1741 in Japan · #7 of 43 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥554,217
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥1,072,797
#201 of 1741 in Japan · #6 of 43 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥293,873
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
55.2%
#156 of 1741 in Japan · #1 of 43 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 35.3%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
44.7%
#319 of 1718 in Japan · #8 of 43 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 30.4%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥16.8B · per resident ¥1,407,412

Local taxes 8.8%Shared taxes and grants 3.0%Local allocation tax 18.7%National subsidies 8.2%Prefectural subsidies 10.1%Borrowing (local bonds) 4.8%Donations 34.4%Other 12.0%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥1.5B¥124,2198.8%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥502M¥42,1613.0%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥3.1B¥263,36118.7%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.4B¥115,2518.2%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.7B¥142,30610.1%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥808M¥67,8114.8%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥5.8B¥483,75134.4%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.0B¥168,55212.0%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥5.6B

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 10,000–20,000 people (245)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥5.9B¥496,200¥16,85937.2%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥2.9B¥241,483¥196,56218.1%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.6B¥133,743¥132,74410.0%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.6B¥132,403¥30,7259.9%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.4B¥115,573¥74,0908.7%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥718M¥60,274¥64,1744.5%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥702M¥58,940¥57,4424.4%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥536M¥44,975¥56,4933.4%
Fire & emergency¥309M¥25,930¥27,8481.9%
Disaster recovery¥178M¥14,937¥5311.1%
Assembly¥91M¥7,632¥6,6360.6%
Labor¥12M¥1,007¥930.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.2B
Per resident ¥97,599 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥669M
Per resident ¥56,166 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥1.0B
Per resident ¥87,718 (median ¥75,979)
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 25.0% 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

0.300.330.350.380.402015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

75%80%85%90%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

12K12K12K13K14K14K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202411,914¥15.9B¥5.1B¥12.8B0.3575.4%—
FY202312,142¥13.2B¥5.0B¥11.4B0.3584.3%—
FY202212,398¥12.7B¥5.4B¥10.2B0.3581.2%—
FY202112,448¥13.2B¥5.9B¥8.4B0.3575.7%—
FY202012,758¥14.6B¥6.4B¥6.4B0.3684.7%—
FY201912,936¥10.1B¥6.6B¥4.7B0.3687.9%—
FY201813,170¥9.6B¥7.1B¥3.8B0.3587.7%—
FY201713,419¥10.1B¥7.5B¥3.8B0.3387.8%—
FY201613,622¥8.9B¥7.8B¥3.6B0.3286.1%—
FY201513,879¥9.9B¥8.0B¥3.2B0.3186.9%—

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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)