Uruma City finances

沖縄県うるま市の財政

City Okinawa Prefecture, Japan Population 126,948 Area 87.03 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥76.7B
Per resident ¥604,303
Local bonds outstanding
¥43.3B
Per resident ¥341,191
Reserve funds
¥13.9B
Per resident ¥109,709
Fiscal strength index
0.49
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.49
#748 of 1718 in Japan · #15 of 41 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.74
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
96.8%
#1492 of 1741 in Japan · #39 of 41 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 93.8%
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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
¥341,191
#446 of 1741 in Japan · #14 of 41 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥314,264
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥109,709
#1393 of 1741 in Japan · #32 of 41 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥104,054
What this means

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

Own-source revenue ratioWorse than peers
29.9%
#1268 of 1741 in Japan · #27 of 41 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 46.5%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
13.1%
#1455 of 1718 in Japan · #35 of 41 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 15.8%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥79.9B · per resident ¥629,018

Local taxes 17.3%Shared taxes and grants 6.1%Local allocation tax 19.6%National subsidies 26.8%Prefectural subsidies 12.5%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.1%Donations 0.5%Other 12.1%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥13.8B¥108,98617.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥4.9B¥38,3596.1%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥15.6B¥123,00419.6%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥21.4B¥168,45026.8%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥10.0B¥78,55912.5%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥4.1B¥32,3875.1%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥372M¥2,9340.5%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥9.7B¥76,33912.1%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥366M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of cities with 100,000–200,000 people (144)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥40.4B¥317,918¥195,91452.6%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥8.6B¥67,974¥56,52711.2%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥7.9B¥62,568¥58,20710.4%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥5.0B¥39,108¥42,5496.5%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥4.8B¥37,573¥33,4736.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥4.5B¥35,073¥37,8575.8%
Fire & emergency¥3.0B¥23,269¥15,3083.9%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥1.0B¥8,122¥8,2831.3%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥966M¥7,609¥5,8151.3%
Assembly¥325M¥2,557¥2,5010.4%
Disaster recovery¥259M¥2,037¥250.3%
Labor¥63M¥493¥5670.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥17.3B
Per resident ¥136,493 (median ¥77,291)
Elderly
¥3.7B
Per resident ¥28,770 (median ¥33,275)
Social welfare
¥12.9B
Per resident ¥101,555 (median ¥62,541)
Public assistance
¥6.5B
Per resident ¥51,091 (median ¥20,478)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 57.9% 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¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.400.500.600.700.802015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

80%85%90%95%100%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

122K124K126K128K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY2024126,948¥76.7B¥43.3B¥13.9B0.4996.8%—
FY2023126,515¥72.7B¥43.7B¥16.1B0.4796.0%—
FY2022125,973¥72.1B¥46.0B¥17.7B0.4892.2%—
FY2021125,701¥72.2B¥47.8B¥17.8B0.4891.3%—
FY2020125,338¥76.4B¥48.6B¥16.7B0.4993.8%—
FY2019124,457¥60.5B¥49.3B¥16.7B0.4892.6%—
FY2018123,976¥58.3B¥49.5B¥17.8B0.4791.9%—
FY2017123,234¥55.7B¥50.0B¥17.0B0.4689.0%—
FY2016122,692¥55.2B¥51.2B¥16.0B0.4687.8%—
FY2015122,099¥56.7B¥51.4B¥14.5B0.4584.2%—

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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)