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 stood at 0.50 percent on 11 November 2025, the same as on 10 November.
Sample. There are 24,664 data points in the daily series shown in the chart above. The time period covered by the series is from January 1946 to November 2025.
History. Here's a snapshot of some simple statistics computed on the whole sample: the rate was equal on average to 4.04 percent; it reached its maximum of 9.00 on 22 December 1973; it recorded a minimum of -0.10 on 21 September 2016.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-07 | 0.5 |
| 2025-11-10 | 0.5 |
| 2025-11-11 | 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 |