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 19 December 2025, the same value recorded on 18 December 2025.
Sample. There are 24,692 records in the daily time series shown in the chart above. The series covers the span of time extending from January 1946 to December 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few statistics computed on the whole sample: the rate hit a trough of -0.10 percent on 21 September 2016; it achieved a maximum of 9.00 on 22 December 1973; it was equal on average to 4.03.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | 0.5 |
| 2025-12-18 | 0.5 |
| 2025-12-19 | 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 |
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