Kitanakagusuku Village finances

沖縄県北中城村の財政

Village Okinawa Prefecture, Japan Population 17,951 Area 11.54 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥9.5B
Per resident ¥529,149
Local bonds outstanding
¥4.4B
Per resident ¥246,443
Reserve funds
¥1.8B
Per resident ¥100,937
Fiscal strength index
0.63
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexBetter than peers
0.63
#466 of 1718 in Japan · #5 of 41 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 0.42
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
85.8%
#335 of 1741 in Japan · #9 of 41 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 85.9%
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
¥246,443
#224 of 1741 in Japan · #6 of 41 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥401,866
What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentWorse than peers
¥100,937
#1428 of 1741 in Japan · #33 of 41 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities ¥427,687
What this means

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

Own-source revenue ratio
42.3%
#600 of 1741 in Japan · #7 of 41 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 42.3%
What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioWorse than peers
7.1%
#1660 of 1718 in Japan · #41 of 41 in the prefecture (highest first)
Median of similar municipalities 35.7%
What this means

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

Revenue ¥9.8B · per resident ¥545,551

Local taxes 28.8%Shared taxes and grants 9.9%Local allocation tax 16.3%National subsidies 19.7%Prefectural subsidies 10.2%Borrowing (local bonds) 1.5%Donations 1.9%Other 11.5%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥2.8B¥157,21028.8%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥974M¥54,2569.9%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥1.6B¥88,91316.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥1.9B¥107,72119.7%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥1.0B¥55,85010.2%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥146M¥8,1581.5%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥191M¥10,6291.9%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.1B¥62,81311.5%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥188M

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of villages with 5,000+ people (39)
FunctionAmountPer residentPeer medianShare
Welfare
Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance
¥4.1B¥230,869¥183,43343.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.7B¥93,457¥161,47317.7%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥1.2B¥68,197¥85,55112.9%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥741M¥41,265¥51,8497.8%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥617M¥34,344¥65,9676.5%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥434M¥24,191¥45,9304.6%
Fire & emergency¥282M¥15,713¥30,2153.0%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥152M¥8,475¥19,2021.6%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥127M¥7,070¥37,7051.3%
Assembly¥97M¥5,429¥8,7561.0%
Disaster recovery¥3M¥140¥1400.0%

Welfare spending

Children
¥1.9B
Per resident ¥107,533 (median ¥73,201)
Elderly
¥618M
Per resident ¥34,437 (median ¥37,493)
Social welfare
¥1.6B
Per resident ¥88,899 (median ¥71,525)
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 49.2% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

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

Spending per resident

¥0¥250K¥500K¥750K¥1.0M2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.300.400.500.600.702015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

16K17K18K18K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202417,951¥9.5B¥4.4B¥1.8B0.6385.8%—
FY202317,933¥9.6B¥4.7B¥1.7B0.6382.9%—
FY202217,936¥8.8B¥5.0B¥1.9B0.6581.0%—
FY202117,892¥9.4B¥5.2B¥1.4B0.6781.6%—
FY202017,821¥11.5B¥5.1B¥1.2B0.6981.6%—
FY201917,510¥7.9B¥4.8B¥1.1B0.6887.9%—
FY201817,345¥7.4B¥4.8B¥1.2B0.6491.1%—
FY201717,110¥8.4B¥5.0B¥1.1B0.5785.1%—
FY201616,804¥8.5B¥4.8B¥1.2B0.5281.2%—
FY201516,897¥7.6B¥4.6B¥1.4B0.5079.9%—

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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)