Haebaru Town finances

沖縄県南風原町の財政

Town Okinawa Prefecture, Japan Population 41,330 Area 10.76 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥18.5B
Per resident ¥447,038
Local bonds outstanding
¥10.0B
Per resident ¥240,948
Reserve funds
¥3.4B
Per resident ¥82,585
Fiscal strength index
0.62
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength index
0.62
#493 of 1718 in Japan · #9 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
86.5%
#371 of 1741 in Japan · #11 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
¥240,948
#207 of 1741 in Japan · #5 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 residentWorse than peers
¥82,585
#1530 of 1741 in Japan · #36 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 ratioWorse than peers
35.8%
#944 of 1741 in Japan · #14 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
30.2%
#642 of 1718 in Japan · #22 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 ¥18.9B · per resident ¥457,481

Local taxes 24.9%Shared taxes and grants 7.7%Local allocation tax 16.5%National subsidies 24.2%Prefectural subsidies 14.6%Borrowing (local bonds) 1.3%Donations 1.5%Other 9.3%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥4.7B¥114,03624.9%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.5B¥35,1787.7%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥3.1B¥75,40316.5%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥4.6B¥110,49824.2%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥2.8B¥66,70914.6%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥250M¥6,0611.3%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥289M¥6,9971.5%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥1.8B¥42,5999.3%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥286M

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
¥9.7B¥234,942¥168,25852.6%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥2.4B¥57,659¥56,48112.9%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥1.9B¥46,069¥66,27310.3%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.3B¥31,324¥35,8347.0%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.2B¥28,358¥30,1656.3%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥939M¥22,711¥40,6735.1%
Fire & emergency¥629M¥15,221¥17,4743.4%
Assembly¥154M¥3,729¥3,8460.8%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥135M¥3,266¥5,7690.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥107M¥2,595¥7,5080.6%
Labor¥48M¥1,165¥2190.3%

Welfare spending

Children
¥5.1B
Per resident ¥123,724 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥1.1B
Per resident ¥25,494 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥3.5B
Per resident ¥85,690 (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 60.6% 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¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Fiscal strength index

0.600.620.640.662015201620172018201920202021202220232024This municipalityMedian of similar municipalities

Current balance ratio

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

Population

37K38K39K40K41K42K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202441,330¥18.5B¥10.0B¥3.4B0.6286.5%—
FY202340,800¥17.6B¥10.8B¥3.2B0.6287.1%—
FY202240,642¥17.5B¥11.5B¥3.3B0.6383.0%—
FY202140,584¥17.7B¥12.3B¥2.5B0.6478.4%—
FY202040,375¥19.5B¥12.7B¥1.4B0.6684.0%—
FY201939,909¥15.5B¥13.4B¥1.0B0.6587.9%—
FY201839,348¥14.7B¥13.6B¥659M0.6488.6%—
FY201738,580¥16.9B¥14.1B¥609M0.6387.6%—
FY201637,991¥14.8B¥14.4B¥587M0.6190.2%—
FY201537,342¥15.7B¥14.6B¥1.0B0.6089.0%—

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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)