Yakushima Town finances

鹿児島県屋久島町の財政

Town Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan Population 11,326 Area 540.45 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥13.9B
Per resident ¥1,228,402
Local bonds outstanding
¥11.6B
Per resident ¥1,022,034
Reserve funds
¥5.8B
Per resident ¥512,176
Fiscal strength index
0.23
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.23
#1394 of 1718 in Japan · #26 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 ratio
87.1%
#415 of 1741 in Japan · #8 of 43 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 90.0%
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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
¥1,022,034
#1373 of 1741 in Japan · #29 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
¥512,176
#454 of 1741 in Japan · #19 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 ratio
34.3%
#1013 of 1741 in Japan · #12 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
35.0%
#495 of 1718 in Japan · #13 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 ¥14.9B · per resident ¥1,318,434

Local taxes 8.4%Shared taxes and grants 3.3%Local allocation tax 34.7%National subsidies 13.1%Prefectural subsidies 5.8%Borrowing (local bonds) 8.9%Donations 4.9%Other 20.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥1.3B¥111,4078.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥493M¥43,5433.3%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥5.2B¥457,02334.7%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥2.0B¥172,93013.1%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥863M¥76,2225.8%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.3B¥116,7148.9%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥737M¥65,0584.9%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥3.1B¥275,53820.9%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥651M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 10,000–20,000 people (245)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥3.1B¥273,445¥56,49322.3%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥3.0B¥264,825¥196,56221.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥2.8B¥249,731¥132,74420.3%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.2B¥106,142¥57,4428.6%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.1B¥93,382¥74,0907.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥1.0B¥91,392¥30,7257.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥717M¥63,289¥64,1745.2%
Fire & emergency¥487M¥42,972¥27,8483.5%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥252M¥22,272¥16,8591.8%
Assembly¥111M¥9,769¥6,6360.8%
Disaster recovery¥101M¥8,957¥5310.7%
その他¥25M¥2,226¥00.2%
Labor¥9,000¥1¥930.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥839M
Per resident ¥74,040 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥614M
Per resident ¥54,188 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥1.2B
Per resident ¥101,920 (median ¥75,979)
Public assistance
¥393M
Per resident ¥34,677 (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 35.1% 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

0.200.250.300.350.402015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

11K12K12K12K13K14K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202411,326¥13.9B¥11.6B¥5.8B0.2387.1%—
FY202311,591¥12.3B¥11.4B¥5.6B0.2387.4%—
FY202211,724¥14.0B¥11.5B¥5.5B0.2387.0%—
FY202111,938¥12.6B¥11.8B¥4.9B0.2483.4%—
FY202012,147¥12.5B¥11.8B¥4.4B0.2489.2%—
FY201912,334¥11.4B¥12.1B¥4.0B0.2492.8%—
FY201812,586¥11.0B¥12.4B¥3.9B0.2592.3%—
FY201712,792¥11.1B¥12.2B¥3.8B0.2590.1%—
FY201612,965¥10.5B¥12.2B¥3.3B0.2589.0%—
FY201513,162¥10.2B¥12.8B¥2.6B0.2590.4%—

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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)