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, unchanged with respect to 18 December 2025.
Sample. There are 24,692 records in the daily series shown in the graph above. The series covers the span of time extending from January 1946 to December 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at some descriptive statistics we computed on the full sample: the rate had an average value of 4.03 percent; it reached a minimum of -0.10 on 21 September 2016; it reached its maximum of 9.00 on 24 December 1973.
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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