Chiyatan Town finances

沖縄県北谷町の財政

Town Okinawa Prefecture, Japan Population 29,259 Area 13.91 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥20.6B
Per resident ¥702,358
Local bonds outstanding
¥6.4B
Per resident ¥219,269
Reserve funds
¥11.0B
Per resident ¥374,449
Fiscal strength index
0.80
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.80
#212 of 1718 in Japan · #2 of 41 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.63
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
80.2%
#123 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 41 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 91.1%
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
¥219,269
#162 of 1741 in Japan · #3 of 41 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥303,943
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers
¥374,449
#620 of 1741 in Japan · #19 of 41 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥135,471
What this means

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

Own-source revenue ratio
43.2%
#559 of 1741 in Japan · #4 of 41 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 45.0%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers
74.7%
#100 of 1718 in Japan · #7 of 41 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 22.5%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥21.4B · per resident ¥731,544

Local taxes 29.6%Shared taxes and grants 8.4%Local allocation tax 6.6%National subsidies 27.1%Prefectural subsidies 9.3%Borrowing (local bonds) 5.4%Donations 0.7%Other 12.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥6.3B¥216,47229.6%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.8B¥61,6578.4%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥1.4B¥48,3576.6%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥5.8B¥198,11527.1%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥2.0B¥68,0579.3%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥1.1B¥39,1475.4%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥160M¥5,4650.7%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥2.8B¥94,27312.9%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥147M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of towns with 20,000+ people (131)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥6.5B¥223,310¥168,25831.8%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥5.5B¥188,706¥56,48126.9%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥3.8B¥128,731¥66,27318.3%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥1.5B¥50,220¥40,6737.2%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.2B¥39,991¥35,8345.7%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥664M¥22,684¥30,1653.2%
Fire & emergency¥504M¥17,230¥17,4742.5%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥486M¥16,621¥7,5082.4%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥268M¥9,144¥5,7691.3%
Assembly¥147M¥5,030¥3,8460.7%
Labor¥20M¥689¥2190.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥3.2B
Per resident ¥108,287 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥769M
Per resident ¥26,296 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥2.6B
Per resident ¥88,728 (median ¥61,434)
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 35.6% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥100K¥200K¥300K¥400K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K¥800K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.600.650.700.750.800.852015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

29K29K29K29K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202429,259¥20.6B¥6.4B¥11.0B0.8080.2%—
FY202329,093¥19.5B¥5.9B¥10.3B0.7978.0%—
FY202229,056¥18.0B¥6.0B¥10.6B0.8079.5%—
FY202129,016¥17.4B¥6.2B¥9.2B0.8274.0%—
FY202028,850¥18.6B¥6.3B¥9.7B0.8280.5%—
FY201928,912¥15.4B¥6.6B¥9.6B0.8179.5%—
FY201829,097¥15.5B¥6.6B¥10.1B0.7977.9%—
FY201729,253¥14.7B¥6.4B¥7.8B0.7781.8%—
FY201629,189¥17.5B¥6.6B¥8.4B0.7581.1%—
FY201529,093¥14.6B¥6.6B¥7.1B0.7380.1%—

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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)