Motobu Town finances

沖縄県本部町の財政

Town Okinawa Prefecture, Japan Population 12,899 Area 54.37 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥9.8B
Per resident ¥762,501
Local bonds outstanding
¥7.4B
Per resident ¥572,509
Reserve funds
¥2.4B
Per resident ¥183,404
Fiscal strength index
0.35
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.35
#1057 of 1718 in Japan · #24 of 41 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
89.8%
#644 of 1741 in Japan · #24 of 41 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 resident
¥572,509
#946 of 1741 in Japan · #24 of 41 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 residentWorse than peers
¥183,404
#1090 of 1741 in Japan · #25 of 41 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 ratioWorse than peers
28.2%
#1365 of 1741 in Japan · #29 of 41 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
37.4%
#444 of 1718 in Japan · #18 of 41 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 ¥10.5B · per resident ¥816,250

Local taxes 15.2%Shared taxes and grants 4.8%Local allocation tax 27.7%National subsidies 22.7%Prefectural subsidies 12.5%Borrowing (local bonds) 4.1%Donations 2.9%Other 10.2%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥1.6B¥123,71615.2%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥504M¥39,0564.8%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥2.9B¥226,42627.7%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥2.4B¥185,15522.7%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.3B¥101,77412.5%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥432M¥33,4634.1%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥304M¥23,5782.9%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.1B¥83,08110.2%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥272M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 10,000–20,000 people (245)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥3.4B¥266,971¥196,56235.0%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.2B¥94,342¥132,74412.4%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.1B¥88,884¥74,09011.7%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.0B¥80,597¥64,17410.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥878M¥68,039¥30,7258.9%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥794M¥61,567¥57,4428.1%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥584M¥45,240¥56,4935.9%
Fire & emergency¥300M¥23,229¥27,8483.0%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥184M¥14,294¥16,8591.9%
Disaster recovery¥162M¥12,563¥5311.6%
Assembly¥87M¥6,775¥6,6360.9%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.4B
Per resident ¥111,265 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥617M
Per resident ¥47,810 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥1.4B
Per resident ¥107,896 (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 46.7% 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¥250K¥500K¥750K¥1.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.250.300.350.402015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

13K13K13K13K14K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202412,899¥9.8B¥7.4B¥2.4B0.3589.8%—
FY202312,970¥10.2B¥7.7B¥2.6B0.3488.8%—
FY202213,002¥9.2B¥8.1B¥3.1B0.3592.7%—
FY202113,107¥10.7B¥8.3B¥2.7B0.3588.2%—
FY202013,153¥11.4B¥8.3B¥2.1B0.3594.6%—
FY201913,191¥10.2B¥7.8B¥2.1B0.3493.6%—
FY201813,234¥8.7B¥7.1B¥2.2B0.3393.9%—
FY201713,348¥8.0B¥6.8B¥1.8B0.3289.4%—
FY201613,441¥7.8B¥6.9B¥1.8B0.3087.3%—
FY201513,590¥7.1B¥6.8B¥1.4B0.2884.7%—

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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)