Kadena Town finances

沖縄県嘉手納町の財政

Town Okinawa Prefecture, Japan Population 12,909 Area 15.12 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥16.2B
Per resident ¥1,255,305
Local bonds outstanding
¥4.4B
Per resident ¥337,892
Reserve funds
¥12.6B
Per resident ¥972,528
Fiscal strength index
0.61
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.61
#517 of 1718 in Japan · #11 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 ratioBetter than peers
83.3%
#214 of 1741 in Japan · #6 of 41 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
¥337,892
#439 of 1741 in Japan · #13 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 residentBetter than peers
¥972,528
#237 of 1741 in Japan · #12 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 ratio
33.7%
#1044 of 1741 in Japan · #19 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
120.3%
#27 of 1718 in Japan · #1 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 ¥16.8B · per resident ¥1,304,789

Local taxes 17.3%Shared taxes and grants 9.2%Local allocation tax 10.2%National subsidies 32.1%Prefectural subsidies 6.9%Borrowing (local bonds) 8.0%Donations 0.4%Other 16.0%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥2.9B¥225,54617.3%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.5B¥119,5469.2%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥1.7B¥133,37210.2%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥5.4B¥418,19832.1%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.2B¥90,1656.9%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.3B¥103,8588.0%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥72M¥5,6030.4%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.7B¥208,50116.0%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥66M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 10,000–20,000 people (245)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥6.0B¥463,264¥64,17436.9%
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥3.9B¥300,709¥196,56224.0%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥2.1B¥166,345¥74,09013.3%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.8B¥136,016¥132,74410.8%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥709M¥54,933¥56,4934.4%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥657M¥50,923¥16,8594.1%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥606M¥46,908¥57,4423.7%
Fire & emergency¥299M¥23,142¥27,8481.8%
Assembly¥125M¥9,650¥6,6360.8%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥41M¥3,164¥30,7250.3%
Labor¥3M¥210¥930.0%
Disaster recovery¥517,000¥40¥5310.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.7B
Per resident ¥132,573 (median ¥68,686)
Elderly
¥540M
Per resident ¥41,859 (median ¥47,975)
Social welfare
¥1.6B
Per resident ¥126,276 (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 25.3% 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

0.300.400.500.600.702015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

70%75%80%85%90%95%2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Population

13K13K13K14K14K14K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202412,909¥16.2B¥4.4B¥12.6B0.6183.3%—
FY202313,039¥13.1B¥3.6B¥12.9B0.6082.6%—
FY202213,154¥11.8B¥2.5B¥12.9B0.6076.7%—
FY202113,271¥11.9B¥2.4B¥12.3B0.6176.1%—
FY202013,409¥11.9B¥2.3B¥11.5B0.6274.8%—
FY201913,524¥10.8B¥2.1B¥11.4B0.6174.1%—
FY201813,681¥8.3B¥2.2B¥11.1B0.6173.9%—
FY201713,755¥9.7B¥2.5B¥10.3B0.5973.0%—
FY201613,722¥9.1B¥2.5B¥9.8B0.5972.3%—
FY201513,841¥9.1B¥2.8B¥9.8B0.5771.4%—

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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)