Yaese Town finances

沖縄県八重瀬町の財政

Town Okinawa Prefecture, Japan Population 33,255 Area 26.96 km² FY2024 settlement of accounts
Total spending
¥19.0B
Per resident ¥572,327
Local bonds outstanding
¥9.8B
Per resident ¥295,235
Reserve funds
¥5.5B
Per resident ¥166,786
Fiscal strength index
0.44
Closer to 1.0 = more self-funded

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

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers
0.44
#846 of 1718 in Japan · #19 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 ratio
87.3%
#430 of 1741 in Japan · #15 of 41 in the prefecture (lowest first)
Median of similar municipalities 91.1%
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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
¥295,235
#337 of 1741 in Japan · #11 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
¥166,786
#1143 of 1741 in Japan · #26 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
36.4%
#926 of 1741 in Japan · #13 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 ratioWorse than peers
15.8%
#1325 of 1718 in Japan · #32 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 ¥20.0B · per resident ¥600,624

Local taxes 15.4%Shared taxes and grants 5.7%Local allocation tax 21.3%National subsidies 21.7%Prefectural subsidies 13.5%Borrowing (local bonds) 1.5%Donations 5.0%Other 15.9%
SourceAmountPer residentShare
Local taxes
Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses
¥3.1B¥92,71415.4%
Shared taxes and grants
Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities
¥1.1B¥34,2945.7%
Local allocation tax
Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases
¥4.2B¥127,64021.3%
National subsidies
National treasury disbursements for specific programs
¥4.3B¥130,22521.7%
Prefectural subsidies
Prefectural disbursements for specific programs
¥2.7B¥81,20413.5%
Borrowing (local bonds)
New borrowing during the year
¥297M¥8,9291.5%
Donations
Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)
¥995M¥29,9075.0%
Other
Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue
¥3.2B¥95,71115.9%

Hometown tax (furusato nozei) donations received in FY2024: ¥984M

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
¥8.7B¥260,750¥168,25845.6%
General administration
Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections
¥3.7B¥110,975¥66,27319.4%
Education
Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities
¥2.1B¥61,873¥56,48110.8%
Debt service
Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds
¥1.2B¥37,429¥30,1656.5%
Health & sanitation
Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal
¥1.1B¥32,667¥35,8345.7%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries¥798M¥24,003¥7,5084.2%
Public works
Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing
¥719M¥21,609¥40,6733.8%
Fire & emergency¥484M¥14,549¥17,4742.5%
Commerce & tourism
Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism
¥153M¥4,605¥5,7690.8%
Assembly¥111M¥3,334¥3,8460.6%
Disaster recovery¥18M¥534¥00.1%

Welfare spending

Children
¥4.5B
Per resident ¥134,192 (median ¥73,617)
Elderly
¥917M
Per resident ¥27,589 (median ¥33,074)
Social welfare
¥3.3B
Per resident ¥98,967 (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 51.7% of spending.

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds
¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Debt per residentReserves per resident

Spending per resident

¥0¥200K¥400K¥600K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024This 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

30K31K32K33K34K2015201620172018201920202021202220232024Population
See the numbers by year
Fiscal yearPopulationSpendingLocal bondsReservesFiscal strengthCurrent balanceDebt service
FY202433,255¥19.0B¥9.8B¥5.5B0.4487.3%—
FY202332,881¥17.7B¥10.7B¥5.1B0.4488.8%—
FY202232,630¥17.1B¥12.1B¥5.2B0.4382.4%—
FY202132,146¥17.1B¥12.9B¥4.5B0.4378.3%—
FY202031,882¥18.2B¥13.6B¥3.5B0.4482.9%—
FY201931,537¥14.0B¥14.0B¥2.7B0.4386.9%—
FY201831,338¥13.2B¥14.4B¥2.2B0.4287.5%—
FY201730,949¥13.8B¥14.8B¥1.9B0.4188.8%—
FY201630,494¥13.0B¥15.2B¥1.6B0.4088.7%—
FY201530,093¥13.6B¥15.9B¥1.6B0.3986.2%—

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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)