Okinawa Prefecture finances and its 41 municipalities (FY2024)

Fiscal health rank among the 47 prefectures

Fiscal strength indexWorse than peers

0.38

#34 of 47 in Japan (highest first)

Median of similar municipalities 0.47

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

96.1%

#40 of 47 in Japan (lowest first)

Median of similar municipalities 93.8%

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.

Real debt service ratioBetter than peers

7.5%

#4 of 47 in Japan (lowest first)

Median of similar municipalities 11.0%

What this means

Debt repayments relative to revenue (3-year average). At 18% or more, new borrowing needs approval; 25% or more triggers early fiscal soundness measures.

Future burden ratioBetter than peers

24.2%

#2 of 47 in Japan (lowest first)

Median of similar municipalities 159.7%

What this means

Debts and other future liabilities as a percentage of one year's standard revenue. For municipalities, 350% or more triggers early fiscal soundness measures. Zero when reserves exceed liabilities.

Local bonds outstanding per residentBetter than peers

¥339,875

#3 of 47 in Japan (lowest first)

Median of similar municipalities ¥820,968

What this means

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

Reserve funds per residentBetter than peers

¥113,310

#10 of 47 in Japan (highest first)

Median of similar municipalities ¥72,828

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

41.2%

#38 of 47 in Japan (highest first)

Median of similar municipalities 48.8%

What this means

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

Fiscal adjustment fund ratioBetter than peers

9.9%

#7 of 47 in Japan (highest first)

Median of similar municipalities 6.4%

What this means

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

Revenue ¥854.5B · per resident ¥575,745

Local taxes 23.4%Shared taxes and grants 4.5%Local allocation tax 27.9%National subsidies 22.7%Borrowing (local bonds) 3.7%Donations 0.0%Other 17.8%

Source	Amount	Per resident	Share
Local taxes Resident tax, fixed asset tax and other taxes paid by residents and businesses	¥199.7B	¥134,567	23.4%
Shared taxes and grants Portions of national and prefectural taxes distributed to municipalities	¥38.5B	¥25,959	4.5%
Local allocation tax Unconditional transfers from the national government to municipalities with smaller tax bases	¥238.4B	¥160,625	27.9%
National subsidies National treasury disbursements for specific programs	¥193.8B	¥130,559	22.7%
Borrowing (local bonds) New borrowing during the year	¥31.8B	¥21,405	3.7%
Donations Including hometown tax (furusato nozei)	¥361M	¥243	0.0%
Other Fees, charges, transfers from reserves, carry-overs and other revenue	¥151.9B	¥102,386	17.8%

Spending by function per resident

This municipalityMedian of prefectures (47)

Education

¥124K

Welfare

¥101K

Commerce & tourism

¥59K

General administration

¥59K

Public works

¥56K

Debt service

¥42K

Agriculture, forestry & fisheries

¥34K

Health & sanitation

¥32K

Police

¥26K

Labor

¥2K

Function	Amount	Per resident	Peer median	Share
Education Schools, libraries, community centers, sports facilities	¥184.6B	¥124,360	¥104,412	22.0%
Welfare Elderly, children, people with disabilities, public assistance	¥149.5B	¥100,754	¥80,864	17.8%
Commerce & tourism Business attraction, shopping streets, tourism	¥87.7B	¥59,069	¥53,525	10.4%
General administration Office management, tax collection, family registers, elections	¥87.6B	¥59,057	¥33,399	10.4%
Public works Roads, bridges, parks, sewers, public housing	¥82.5B	¥55,591	¥66,108	9.8%
Debt service Repayment of principal and interest on local bonds	¥62.1B	¥41,852	¥64,586	7.4%
Agriculture, forestry & fisheries	¥50.9B	¥34,282	¥31,061	6.1%
Health & sanitation Health checks, vaccinations, waste disposal	¥47.5B	¥32,011	¥19,958	5.7%
Police Prefectures only	¥38.9B	¥26,184	¥26,383	4.6%
Labor	¥2.2B	¥1,501	¥1,436	0.3%
Disaster recovery	¥1.6B	¥1,077	¥2,912	0.2%
Assembly	¥1.3B	¥903	¥873	0.2%
Fire & emergency	¥0	¥0	¥0	0.0%

Welfare spending

Children

¥45.3B

Per resident ¥30,518 (median ¥19,268)

Elderly

¥38.3B

Per resident ¥25,825 (median ¥34,452)

Social welfare

¥55.7B

Per resident ¥37,539 (median ¥23,130)

Public assistance

¥10.1B

Per resident ¥6,819 (median ¥1,753)

Spending by type per resident

Personnel, social assistance and debt service are "mandatory" spending that is hard to cut. Here they make up 36.9% of spending.

Personnel

¥145K

Social assistance

¥22K

Debt service

¥42K

Goods & services

¥34K

Subsidies

¥156K

Construction

¥80K

Transfers to other accounts

¥9K

Reserves

¥26K

Maintenance

¥2K

Ten-year trends

Debt and reserves per resident

Local bondsReserve funds

Spending per resident

Fiscal strength index

Current balance ratio

Population

See the numbers by year

Fiscal year	Population	Spending	Local bonds	Reserves	Fiscal strength	Current balance	Debt service
FY2024	1,484,081	¥839.1B	¥504.4B	¥168.2B	0.38	96.1%	7.5%
FY2023	1,485,669	¥846.3B	¥532.5B	¥160.6B	0.36	96.2%	7.4%
FY2022	1,485,526	¥912.2B	¥564.7B	¥154.7B	0.36	94.8%	7.3%
FY2021	1,485,670	¥1.04T	¥598.3B	¥149.1B	0.36	88.0%	7.1%
FY2020	1,485,484	¥866.8B	¥597.8B	¥115.7B	0.37	96.4%	7.3%
FY2019	1,481,547	¥703.1B	¥603.7B	¥106.0B	0.37	97.1%	7.9%
FY2018	1,476,178	¥702.0B	¥623.8B	¥107.0B	0.36	95.7%	8.4%
FY2017	1,471,536	¥723.9B	¥636.5B	¥109.3B	0.35	96.5%	9.0%
FY2016	1,467,071	¥732.9B	¥655.2B	¥115.5B	0.33	94.7%	9.5%
FY2015	1,461,231	¥724.9B	¥663.0B	¥117.3B	0.32	93.5%	11.4%

Municipalities in Okinawa Prefecture FY2024 · click a column to sort

Amounts per resident. See also the fiscal strength ranking and debt per resident ranking in Okinawa Prefecture.

Municipality	Population	Fiscal strength	Current balance	Debt service	Debt per resident	Reserves per resident	Spending per resident
Naha City 那覇市	313,424	0.84	88.2%	—	¥431,394	¥85,469	¥569,636
Ginowan City 宜野湾市	100,443	0.67	95.7%	—	¥287,387	¥99,451	¥589,398
Ishigaki City 石垣市	49,830	0.46	89.9%	—	¥567,483	¥136,725	¥764,938
Urasoe City 浦添市	115,486	0.75	93.6%	—	¥277,426	¥79,624	¥538,266
Nago City 名護市	64,734	0.45	95.6%	—	¥430,388	¥151,298	¥829,164
Itoman City 糸満市	62,250	0.54	94.1%	—	¥286,676	¥72,750	¥575,194
Okinawa City 沖縄市	141,739	0.58	93.8%	—	¥292,962	¥78,888	¥573,888
Tomigusuku City 豊見城市	65,889	0.63	89.1%	—	¥451,867	¥65,333	¥488,703
Uruma City うるま市	126,948	0.49	96.8%	—	¥341,191	¥109,709	¥604,303
Miyakojima City 宮古島市	55,656	0.39	97.6%	—	¥646,361	¥243,977	¥810,717
Nanjo City 南城市	46,929	0.38	87.2%	—	¥404,419	¥200,486	¥682,951
Kunigami Village 国頭村	4,459	0.20	87.5%	—	¥1,303,394	¥573,325	¥1,440,354
Ogimi Village 大宜味村	2,910	0.39	88.5%	—	¥1,663,793	¥1,367,333	¥1,740,810
Higashi Village 東村	1,701	0.13	88.4%	—	¥1,516,108	¥1,711,798	¥2,040,484
Nakijin Village 今帰仁村	9,183	0.27	82.1%	—	¥456,276	¥278,937	¥969,537
Motobu Town 本部町	12,899	0.35	89.8%	—	¥572,509	¥183,404	¥762,501
Onna Village 恩納村	11,316	0.63	78.8%	—	¥364,548	¥697,247	¥1,383,192
Ginoza Village 宜野座村	6,500	0.29	85.6%	—	¥481,552	¥485,572	¥1,406,826
Kin Town 金武町	11,481	0.39	89.7%	—	¥324,773	¥363,838	¥1,022,452
Ie Village 伊江村	4,268	0.15	74.3%	—	¥936,853	¥1,108,308	¥1,690,873
Yomitan Village 読谷村	42,289	0.63	85.9%	—	¥172,364	¥198,803	¥495,271
Kadena Town 嘉手納町	12,909	0.61	83.3%	—	¥337,892	¥972,528	¥1,255,305
Chiyatan Town 北谷町	29,259	0.80	80.2%	—	¥219,269	¥374,449	¥702,358
Kitanakagusuku Village 北中城村	17,951	0.63	85.8%	—	¥246,443	¥100,937	¥529,149
Nakagusuku Village 中城村	22,683	0.61	86.8%	—	¥226,574	¥150,147	¥486,887
Nishihara Town 西原町	35,659	0.62	87.8%	—	¥202,890	¥72,808	¥451,874
Yonabaru Town 与那原町	19,920	0.47	91.0%	—	¥384,529	¥121,529	¥498,091
Haebaru Town 南風原町	41,330	0.62	86.5%	—	¥240,948	¥82,585	¥447,038
Tokashiki Village 渡嘉敷村	665	0.10	92.2%	—	¥1,494,194	¥1,968,125	¥2,430,967
Zamami Village 座間味村	873	0.10	87.1%	—	¥1,403,684	¥670,049	¥2,428,625
Aguni Village 粟国村	676	0.09	95.0%	—	¥3,868,920	¥749,472	¥3,989,615
Tonaki Village 渡名喜村	291	0.07	93.5%	—	¥2,247,653	¥1,666,192	¥3,651,533
Minamidaito Village 南大東村	1,227	0.15	85.4%	—	¥2,338,416	¥4,705,399	¥2,338,748
Kitadaito Village 北大東村	544	0.09	80.6%	—	¥5,466,193	¥1,996,097	¥6,716,412
Iheya Village 伊平屋村	1,191	0.08	89.9%	—	¥3,335,643	¥153,828	¥3,914,579
Izena Village 伊是名村	1,237	0.10	94.8%	—	¥2,903,534	¥1,041,319	¥2,960,416
Kumejima Town 久米島町	7,140	0.19	93.9%	—	¥868,587	¥716,204	¥1,332,373
Yaese Town 八重瀬町	33,255	0.44	87.3%	—	¥295,235	¥166,786	¥572,327
Tarama Village 多良間村	1,040	0.11	89.2%	—	¥1,775,687	¥3,033,419	¥3,177,176
Taketomi Town 竹富町	4,208	0.14	98.9%	—	¥2,531,048	¥1,248,292	¥2,008,336
Yonaguni Town 与那国町	1,689	0.14	94.4%	—	¥1,180,371	¥1,676,572	¥1,898,389