Monetary policy rate (percentage points) - Japan - BIS - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Monetary policy rates around the globe (Bank for International Settlements)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Japan, the monetary policy rate was 0.50 percent on 23 September 2025, unchanged with respect to 22 September 2025.
Sample. This daily series has a total of 24,629 observations. The span of time covered by the series goes from January 1946 to September 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few summary statistics we calculated on the full sample: the rate reached a minimum of -0.10 percent on 21 September 2016; it recorded its maximum of 9.00 on 22 December 1973; it was equal on average to 4.04.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | 0.5 |
| 2025-09-22 | 0.5 |
| 2025-09-23 | 0.5 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Central bank policy rate |
| Country | Japan |
| Economic concept | Interest rate |
| Data type | Interest rate |
| Deflation method | Nominal |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Bank for International Settlements |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Unrestricted use subject to certain conditions |
| Measure type | Level |