Trends in Key Financial Index

Trends in Key Financial Index

This page shows key financial indicators and the ratios stipulated in the Law on the Fiscal Consolidation of Local Governments.

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	Details	FY2016 Results	FY2017 Results	FY2018 Results	FY2019 Results	FY2020 Results
Ordinary Balance Ratio	Measures the flexibility of the financial structure; the lower it is, the more flexibility there is.	79.6 (102.3)	82.2 (103.0)	77.5 (100.7)	74.4 (99.8)	84.9 (103.0)
Debt Expenditure Burden Ratio	The ratio of general financial resources appropriated to debt expenditure to the entire amount of general finances.	7.3 (18.4)	8.5 (18.6)	6.8 (18.2)	5.6 (17.7)	5.3 (16.6)
Financial Capability Index	The higher the index, the more financial leeway there is.	1.101 (0.51)	1.162 (0.52)	1.179 (0.52)	1.177 (0.52)	1.150 (0.52)
Real Deficit Ratio	The ratio of real deficit including the general account to standard financial scale.	-	-	-	-	-
Consolidated Real Deficit Ratio	The ratio of all account-based real deficit based on all accounts to the standard financial scale.	-	-	-	-	-
Real Debt Payment Ratio	The ratio of the general revenue resources appropriated to pay off bonds to the standard financial scale.	1.5 (12.0)	1.6 (11.4)	1.5 (10.9)	1.5 (10.6)	1.4 (10.2)
Future Burden Ratio	The ratio of future debts including those of the public-private joint sector as well as expected future debts on the general account to the standard financial scale.	19.8 (173.4)	12.5 (173.1)	22.7 (173.6)	23.6 (172.9)	24.2 (171.3)
Capital Shortage Ratio	The ratio of financial deficit in every public enterprise account to the scale of operation	-	-	-	-	-

* Figures in parentheses indicate the prefectural average. Ordinary balance ratio, debt expenditure burden ratio, real debt payment ratio,future burden ratio are weighted arithmetic averages, and financial capability index is calculated as simple arithmetic average.

* Ordinary balance ratio = appropriation made from ordinary financial resources for recurring expenses / recurring ordinary financial resources x 100

* For the calculation of ordinary balance ratio, credit to compensate tax reductions and special financial measure credit are not included in the ordinary financial resources.

* The financial capability index and real debt payment ratio are the average of the previous three years.