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Central bank policy rate in Japan

Central bank policy rate in Japan was 1.25% in September 2026, according to Bank for International Settlements. That is up 0.75 pts from September 2025. That is the 34th highest of 36 countries in July 2026.

September 20261.25%
Change on September 2025+0.75 pts
Rank34th of 36Countries ranked
Series high9December 1973
Series low-0.1September 2016

Central bank policy rate in Japan, February 1967 to September 2026

CSVChart (SVG)

-202468101967-021974-041981-061988-081995-102009-042019-102026-091967-02: 5.48 %1967-03: 5.48 %1967-04: 5.48 %1967-05: 5.48 %1967-06: 5.48 %1967-07: 5.48 %1967-08: 5.48 %1967-09: 5.84 %1967-10: 5.84 %1967-11: 5.84 %1967-12: 5.84 %1968-01: 6.21 %1968-02: 6.21 %1968-03: 6.21 %1968-04: 6.21 %1968-05: 6.21 %1968-06: 6.21 %1968-07: 6.21 %1968-08: 5.84 %1968-09: 5.84 %1968-10: 5.84 %1968-11: 5.84 %1968-12: 5.84 %1969-01: 5.84 %1969-02: 5.84 %1969-03: 5.84 %1969-04: 5.84 %1969-05: 5.84 %1969-06: 5.84 %1969-07: 5.84 %1969-08: 5.84 %1969-09: 6.25 %1969-10: 6.25 %1969-11: 6.25 %1969-12: 6.25 %1970-01: 6.25 %1970-02: 6.25 %1970-03: 6.25 %1970-04: 6.25 %1970-05: 6.25 %1970-06: 6.25 %1970-07: 6.25 %1970-08: 6.25 %1970-09: 6.25 %1970-10: 6 %1970-11: 6 %1970-12: 6 %1971-01: 5.75 %1971-02: 5.75 %1971-03: 5.75 %1971-04: 5.75 %1971-05: 5.5 %1971-06: 5.5 %1971-07: 5.25 %1971-08: 5.25 %1971-09: 5.25 %1971-10: 5.25 %1971-11: 5.25 %1971-12: 4.75 %1972-01: 4.75 %1972-02: 4.75 %1972-03: 4.75 %1972-04: 4.75 %1972-05: 4.75 %1972-06: 4.25 %1972-07: 4.25 %1972-08: 4.25 %1972-09: 4.25 %1972-10: 4.25 %1972-11: 4.25 %1972-12: 4.25 %1973-01: 4.25 %1973-02: 4.25 %1973-03: 4.25 %1973-04: 5 %1973-05: 5.5 %1973-06: 5.5 %1973-07: 6 %1973-08: 7 %1973-09: 7 %1973-10: 7 %1973-11: 7 %1973-12: 9 %1974-01: 9 %1974-02: 9 %1974-03: 9 %1974-04: 9 %1974-05: 9 %1974-06: 9 %1974-07: 9 %1974-08: 9 %1974-09: 9 %1974-10: 9 %1974-11: 9 %1974-12: 9 %1975-01: 9 %1975-02: 9 %1975-03: 9 %1975-04: 8.5 %1975-05: 8.5 %1975-06: 8 %1975-07: 8 %1975-08: 7.5 %1975-09: 7.5 %1975-10: 6.5 %1975-11: 6.5 %1975-12: 6.5 %1976-01: 6.5 %1976-02: 6.5 %1976-03: 6.5 %1976-04: 6.5 %1976-05: 6.5 %1976-06: 6.5 %1976-07: 6.5 %1976-08: 6.5 %1976-09: 6.5 %1976-10: 6.5 %1976-11: 6.5 %1976-12: 6.5 %1977-01: 6.5 %1977-02: 6.5 %1977-03: 6 %1977-04: 5 %1977-05: 5 %1977-06: 5 %1977-07: 5 %1977-08: 5 %1977-09: 4.25 %1977-10: 4.25 %1977-11: 4.25 %1977-12: 4.25 %1978-01: 4.25 %1978-02: 4.25 %1978-03: 3.5 %1978-04: 3.5 %1978-05: 3.5 %1978-06: 3.5 %1978-07: 3.5 %1978-08: 3.5 %1978-09: 3.5 %1978-10: 3.5 %1978-11: 3.5 %1978-12: 3.5 %1979-01: 3.5 %1979-02: 3.5 %1979-03: 3.5 %1979-04: 4.25 %1979-05: 4.25 %1979-06: 4.25 %1979-07: 5.25 %1979-08: 5.25 %1979-09: 5.25 %1979-10: 5.25 %1979-11: 6.25 %1979-12: 6.25 %1980-01: 6.25 %1980-02: 7.25 %1980-03: 9 %1980-04: 9 %1980-05: 9 %1980-06: 9 %1980-07: 9 %1980-08: 8.25 %1980-09: 8.25 %1980-10: 8.25 %1980-11: 7.25 %1980-12: 7.25 %1981-01: 7.25 %1981-02: 7.25 %1981-03: 6.25 %1981-04: 6.25 %1981-05: 6.25 %1981-06: 6.25 %1981-07: 6.25 %1981-08: 6.25 %1981-09: 6.25 %1981-10: 6.25 %1981-11: 6.25 %1981-12: 5.5 %1982-01: 5.5 %1982-02: 5.5 %1982-03: 5.5 %1982-04: 5.5 %1982-05: 5.5 %1982-06: 5.5 %1982-07: 5.5 %1982-08: 5.5 %1982-09: 5.5 %1982-10: 5.5 %1982-11: 5.5 %1982-12: 5.5 %1983-01: 5.5 %1983-02: 5.5 %1983-03: 5.5 %1983-04: 5.5 %1983-05: 5.5 %1983-06: 5.5 %1983-07: 5.5 %1983-08: 5.5 %1983-09: 5.5 %1983-10: 5 %1983-11: 5 %1983-12: 5 %1984-01: 5 %1984-02: 5 %1984-03: 5 %1984-04: 5 %1984-05: 5 %1984-06: 5 %1984-07: 5 %1984-08: 5 %1984-09: 5 %1984-10: 5 %1984-11: 5 %1984-12: 5 %1985-01: 5 %1985-02: 5 %1985-03: 5 %1985-04: 5 %1985-05: 5 %1985-06: 5 %1985-07: 5 %1985-08: 5 %1985-09: 5 %1985-10: 5 %1985-11: 5 %1985-12: 5 %1986-01: 4.5 %1986-02: 4.5 %1986-03: 4 %1986-04: 3.5 %1986-05: 3.5 %1986-06: 3.5 %1986-07: 3.5 %1986-08: 3.5 %1986-09: 3.5 %1986-10: 3.5 %1986-11: 3 %1986-12: 3 %1987-01: 3 %1987-02: 2.5 %1987-03: 2.5 %1987-04: 2.5 %1987-05: 2.5 %1987-06: 2.5 %1987-07: 2.5 %1987-08: 2.5 %1987-09: 2.5 %1987-10: 2.5 %1987-11: 2.5 %1987-12: 2.5 %1988-01: 2.5 %1988-02: 2.5 %1988-03: 2.5 %1988-04: 2.5 %1988-05: 2.5 %1988-06: 2.5 %1988-07: 2.5 %1988-08: 2.5 %1988-09: 2.5 %1988-10: 2.5 %1988-11: 2.5 %1988-12: 2.5 %1989-01: 2.5 %1989-02: 2.5 %1989-03: 2.5 %1989-04: 2.5 %1989-05: 3.25 %1989-06: 3.25 %1989-07: 3.25 %1989-08: 3.25 %1989-09: 3.25 %1989-10: 3.75 %1989-11: 3.75 %1989-12: 4.25 %1990-01: 4.25 %1990-02: 4.25 %1990-03: 5.25 %1990-04: 5.25 %1990-05: 5.25 %1990-06: 5.25 %1990-07: 5.25 %1990-08: 6 %1990-09: 6 %1990-10: 6 %1990-11: 6 %1990-12: 6 %1991-01: 6 %1991-02: 6 %1991-03: 6 %1991-04: 6 %1991-05: 6 %1991-06: 6 %1991-07: 5.5 %1991-08: 5.5 %1991-09: 5.5 %1991-10: 5.5 %1991-11: 5 %1991-12: 4.5 %1992-01: 4.5 %1992-02: 4.5 %1992-03: 4.5 %1992-04: 3.75 %1992-05: 3.75 %1992-06: 3.75 %1992-07: 3.25 %1992-08: 3.25 %1992-09: 3.25 %1992-10: 3.25 %1992-11: 3.25 %1992-12: 3.25 %1993-01: 3.25 %1993-02: 2.5 %1993-03: 2.5 %1993-04: 2.5 %1993-05: 2.5 %1993-06: 2.5 %1993-07: 2.5 %1993-08: 2.5 %1993-09: 1.75 %1993-10: 1.75 %1993-11: 1.75 %1993-12: 1.75 %1994-01: 1.75 %1994-02: 1.75 %1994-03: 1.75 %1994-04: 1.75 %1994-05: 1.75 %1994-06: 1.75 %1994-07: 1.75 %1994-08: 1.75 %1994-09: 1.75 %1994-10: 1.75 %1994-11: 1.75 %1994-12: 1.75 %1995-01: 1.75 %1995-02: 1.75 %1995-03: 1.75 %1995-04: 1 %1995-05: 1 %1995-06: 1 %1995-07: 1 %1995-08: 1 %1995-09: 0.5 %1995-10: 0.5 %1995-11: 0.5 %1995-12: 0.5 %1996-01: 0.5 %1996-02: 0.5 %1996-03: 0.5 %1996-04: 0.5 %1996-05: 0.5 %1996-06: 0.5 %1996-07: 0.5 %1996-08: 0.5 %1996-09: 0.5 %1996-10: 0.5 %1996-11: 0.5 %1996-12: 0.5 %1997-01: 0.5 %1997-02: 0.5 %1997-03: 0.5 %1997-04: 0.5 %1997-05: 0.5 %1997-06: 0.5 %1997-07: 0.5 %1997-08: 0.5 %1997-09: 0.5 %1997-10: 0.5 %1997-11: 0.5 %1997-12: 0.5 %1998-01: 0.5 %1998-02: 0.5 %1998-03: 0.5 %1998-04: 0.5 %1998-05: 0.5 %1998-06: 0.5 %1998-07: 0.5 %1998-08: 0.5 %1998-09: 0.25 %1998-10: 0.25 %1998-11: 0.25 %1998-12: 0.25 %1999-01: 0.25 %1999-02: 0.25 %2000-08: 0.25 %2000-09: 0.25 %2000-10: 0.25 %2000-11: 0.25 %2000-12: 0.25 %2001-01: 0.25 %2001-02: 0.15 %2001-03: 0.15 %2006-03: 0 %2006-04: 0 %2006-05: 0 %2006-06: 0 %2006-07: 0.25 %2006-08: 0.25 %2006-09: 0.25 %2006-10: 0.25 %2006-11: 0.25 %2006-12: 0.25 %2007-01: 0.25 %2007-02: 0.5 %2007-03: 0.5 %2007-04: 0.5 %2007-05: 0.5 %2007-06: 0.5 %2007-07: 0.5 %2007-08: 0.5 %2007-09: 0.5 %2007-10: 0.5 %2007-11: 0.5 %2007-12: 0.5 %2008-01: 0.5 %2008-02: 0.5 %2008-03: 0.5 %2008-04: 0.5 %2008-05: 0.5 %2008-06: 0.5 %2008-07: 0.5 %2008-08: 0.5 %2008-09: 0.5 %2008-10: 0.3 %2008-11: 0.3 %2008-12: 0.1 %2009-01: 0.1 %2009-02: 0.1 %2009-03: 0.1 %2009-04: 0.1 %2009-05: 0.1 %2009-06: 0.1 %2009-07: 0.1 %2009-08: 0.1 %2009-09: 0.1 %2009-10: 0.1 %2009-11: 0.1 %2009-12: 0.1 %2010-01: 0.1 %2010-02: 0.1 %2010-03: 0.1 %2010-04: 0.1 %2010-05: 0.1 %2010-06: 0.1 %2010-07: 0.1 %2010-08: 0.1 %2010-09: 0.1 %2010-10: 0.05 %2010-11: 0.05 %2010-12: 0.05 %2011-01: 0.05 %2011-02: 0.05 %2011-03: 0.05 %2011-04: 0.05 %2011-05: 0.05 %2011-06: 0.05 %2011-07: 0.05 %2011-08: 0.05 %2011-09: 0.05 %2011-10: 0.05 %2011-11: 0.05 %2011-12: 0.05 %2012-01: 0.05 %2012-02: 0.05 %2012-03: 0.05 %2012-04: 0.05 %2012-05: 0.05 %2012-06: 0.05 %2012-07: 0.05 %2012-08: 0.05 %2012-09: 0.05 %2012-10: 0.05 %2012-11: 0.05 %2012-12: 0.05 %2013-01: 0.05 %2013-02: 0.05 %2013-03: 0.05 %2013-04: 0.05 %2016-09: -0.1 %2016-10: -0.1 %2016-11: -0.1 %2016-12: -0.1 %2017-01: -0.1 %2017-02: -0.1 %2017-03: -0.1 %2017-04: -0.1 %2017-05: -0.1 %2017-06: -0.1 %2017-07: -0.1 %2017-08: -0.1 %2017-09: -0.1 %2017-10: -0.1 %2017-11: -0.1 %2017-12: -0.1 %2018-01: -0.1 %2018-02: -0.1 %2018-03: -0.1 %2018-04: -0.1 %2018-05: -0.1 %2018-06: -0.1 %2018-07: -0.1 %2018-08: -0.1 %2018-09: -0.1 %2018-10: -0.1 %2018-11: -0.1 %2018-12: -0.1 %2019-01: -0.1 %2019-02: -0.1 %2019-03: -0.1 %2019-04: -0.1 %2019-05: -0.1 %2019-06: -0.1 %2019-07: -0.1 %2019-08: -0.1 %2019-09: -0.1 %2019-10: -0.1 %2019-11: -0.1 %2019-12: -0.1 %2020-01: -0.1 %2020-02: -0.1 %2020-03: -0.1 %2020-04: -0.1 %2020-05: -0.1 %2020-06: -0.1 %2020-07: -0.1 %2020-08: -0.1 %2020-09: -0.1 %2020-10: -0.1 %2020-11: -0.1 %2020-12: -0.1 %2021-01: -0.1 %2021-02: -0.1 %2021-03: -0.1 %2021-04: -0.1 %2021-05: -0.1 %2021-06: -0.1 %2021-07: -0.1 %2021-08: -0.1 %2021-09: -0.1 %2021-10: -0.1 %2021-11: -0.1 %2021-12: -0.1 %2022-01: -0.1 %2022-02: -0.1 %2022-03: -0.1 %2022-04: -0.1 %2022-05: -0.1 %2022-06: -0.1 %2022-07: -0.1 %2022-08: -0.1 %2022-09: -0.1 %2022-10: -0.1 %2022-11: -0.1 %2022-12: -0.1 %2023-01: -0.1 %2023-02: -0.1 %2023-03: -0.1 %2023-04: -0.1 %2023-05: -0.1 %2023-06: -0.1 %2023-07: -0.1 %2023-08: -0.1 %2023-09: -0.1 %2023-10: -0.1 %2023-11: -0.1 %2023-12: -0.1 %2024-01: -0.1 %2024-02: -0.1 %2024-03: 0.05 %2024-04: 0.05 %2024-05: 0.05 %2024-06: 0.05 %2024-07: 0.05 %2024-08: 0.25 %2024-09: 0.25 %2024-10: 0.25 %2024-11: 0.25 %2024-12: 0.25 %2025-01: 0.5 %2025-02: 0.5 %2025-03: 0.5 %2025-04: 0.5 %2025-05: 0.5 %2025-06: 0.5 %2025-07: 0.5 %2025-08: 0.5 %2025-09: 0.5 %2025-10: 0.5 %2025-11: 0.5 %2025-12: 0.75 %2026-01: 0.75 %2026-02: 0.75 %2026-03: 0.75 %2026-04: 0.75 %2026-05: 0.75 %2026-06: 1 %2026-07: 1 %2026-08: 1 %2026-09: 1.25 %
%. Source: BIS. Retrieved 2026-10-09.
All 600 values
Period%
2026-091.25
2026-081
2026-071
2026-061
2026-050.75
2026-040.75
2026-030.75
2026-020.75
2026-010.75
2025-120.75
2025-110.5
2025-100.5
2025-090.5
2025-080.5
2025-070.5
2025-060.5
2025-050.5
2025-040.5
2025-030.5
2025-020.5
2025-010.5
2024-120.25
2024-110.25
2024-100.25
2024-090.25
2024-080.25
2024-070.05
2024-060.05
2024-050.05
2024-040.05
2024-030.05
2024-02-0.1
2024-01-0.1
2023-12-0.1
2023-11-0.1
2023-10-0.1
2023-09-0.1
2023-08-0.1
2023-07-0.1
2023-06-0.1
2023-05-0.1
2023-04-0.1
2023-03-0.1
2023-02-0.1
2023-01-0.1
2022-12-0.1
2022-11-0.1
2022-10-0.1
2022-09-0.1
2022-08-0.1
2022-07-0.1
2022-06-0.1
2022-05-0.1
2022-04-0.1
2022-03-0.1
2022-02-0.1
2022-01-0.1
2021-12-0.1
2021-11-0.1
2021-10-0.1
2021-09-0.1
2021-08-0.1
2021-07-0.1
2021-06-0.1
2021-05-0.1
2021-04-0.1
2021-03-0.1
2021-02-0.1
2021-01-0.1
2020-12-0.1
2020-11-0.1
2020-10-0.1
2020-09-0.1
2020-08-0.1
2020-07-0.1
2020-06-0.1
2020-05-0.1
2020-04-0.1
2020-03-0.1
2020-02-0.1
2020-01-0.1
2019-12-0.1
2019-11-0.1
2019-10-0.1
2019-09-0.1
2019-08-0.1
2019-07-0.1
2019-06-0.1
2019-05-0.1
2019-04-0.1
2019-03-0.1
2019-02-0.1
2019-01-0.1
2018-12-0.1
2018-11-0.1
2018-10-0.1
2018-09-0.1
2018-08-0.1
2018-07-0.1
2018-06-0.1
2018-05-0.1
2018-04-0.1
2018-03-0.1
2018-02-0.1
2018-01-0.1
2017-12-0.1
2017-11-0.1
2017-10-0.1
2017-09-0.1
2017-08-0.1
2017-07-0.1
2017-06-0.1
2017-05-0.1
2017-04-0.1
2017-03-0.1
2017-02-0.1
2017-01-0.1
2016-12-0.1
2016-11-0.1
2016-10-0.1
2016-09-0.1
2013-040.05
2013-030.05
2013-020.05
2013-010.05
2012-120.05
2012-110.05
2012-100.05
2012-090.05
2012-080.05
2012-070.05
2012-060.05
2012-050.05
2012-040.05
2012-030.05
2012-020.05
2012-010.05
2011-120.05
2011-110.05
2011-100.05
2011-090.05
2011-080.05
2011-070.05
2011-060.05
2011-050.05
2011-040.05
2011-030.05
2011-020.05
2011-010.05
2010-120.05
2010-110.05
2010-100.05
2010-090.1
2010-080.1
2010-070.1
2010-060.1
2010-050.1
2010-040.1
2010-030.1
2010-020.1
2010-010.1
2009-120.1
2009-110.1
2009-100.1
2009-090.1
2009-080.1
2009-070.1
2009-060.1
2009-050.1
2009-040.1
2009-030.1
2009-020.1
2009-010.1
2008-120.1
2008-110.3
2008-100.3
2008-090.5
2008-080.5
2008-070.5
2008-060.5
2008-050.5
2008-040.5
2008-030.5
2008-020.5
2008-010.5
2007-120.5
2007-110.5
2007-100.5
2007-090.5
2007-080.5
2007-070.5
2007-060.5
2007-050.5
2007-040.5
2007-030.5
2007-020.5
2007-010.25
2006-120.25
2006-110.25
2006-100.25
2006-090.25
2006-080.25
2006-070.25
2006-060
2006-050
2006-040
2006-030
2001-030.15
2001-020.15
2001-010.25
2000-120.25
2000-110.25
2000-100.25
2000-090.25
2000-080.25
1999-020.25
1999-010.25
1998-120.25
1998-110.25
1998-100.25
1998-090.25
1998-080.5
1998-070.5
1998-060.5
1998-050.5
1998-040.5
1998-030.5
1998-020.5
1998-010.5
1997-120.5
1997-110.5
1997-100.5
1997-090.5
1997-080.5
1997-070.5
1997-060.5
1997-050.5
1997-040.5
1997-030.5
1997-020.5
1997-010.5
1996-120.5
1996-110.5
1996-100.5
1996-090.5
1996-080.5
1996-070.5
1996-060.5
1996-050.5
1996-040.5
1996-030.5
1996-020.5
1996-010.5
1995-120.5
1995-110.5
1995-100.5
1995-090.5
1995-081
1995-071
1995-061
1995-051
1995-041
1995-031.75
1995-021.75
1995-011.75
1994-121.75
1994-111.75
1994-101.75
1994-091.75
1994-081.75
1994-071.75
1994-061.75
1994-051.75
1994-041.75
1994-031.75
1994-021.75
1994-011.75
1993-121.75
1993-111.75
1993-101.75
1993-091.75
1993-082.5
1993-072.5
1993-062.5
1993-052.5
1993-042.5
1993-032.5
1993-022.5
1993-013.25
1992-123.25
1992-113.25
1992-103.25
1992-093.25
1992-083.25
1992-073.25
1992-063.75
1992-053.75
1992-043.75
1992-034.5
1992-024.5
1992-014.5
1991-124.5
1991-115
1991-105.5
1991-095.5
1991-085.5
1991-075.5
1991-066
1991-056
1991-046
1991-036
1991-026
1991-016
1990-126
1990-116
1990-106
1990-096
1990-086
1990-075.25
1990-065.25
1990-055.25
1990-045.25
1990-035.25
1990-024.25
1990-014.25
1989-124.25
1989-113.75
1989-103.75
1989-093.25
1989-083.25
1989-073.25
1989-063.25
1989-053.25
1989-042.5
1989-032.5
1989-022.5
1989-012.5
1988-122.5
1988-112.5
1988-102.5
1988-092.5
1988-082.5
1988-072.5
1988-062.5
1988-052.5
1988-042.5
1988-032.5
1988-022.5
1988-012.5
1987-122.5
1987-112.5
1987-102.5
1987-092.5
1987-082.5
1987-072.5
1987-062.5
1987-052.5
1987-042.5
1987-032.5
1987-022.5
1987-013
1986-123
1986-113
1986-103.5
1986-093.5
1986-083.5
1986-073.5
1986-063.5
1986-053.5
1986-043.5
1986-034
1986-024.5
1986-014.5
1985-125
1985-115
1985-105
1985-095
1985-085
1985-075
1985-065
1985-055
1985-045
1985-035
1985-025
1985-015
1984-125
1984-115
1984-105
1984-095
1984-085
1984-075
1984-065
1984-055
1984-045
1984-035
1984-025
1984-015
1983-125
1983-115
1983-105
1983-095.5
1983-085.5
1983-075.5
1983-065.5
1983-055.5
1983-045.5
1983-035.5
1983-025.5
1983-015.5
1982-125.5
1982-115.5
1982-105.5
1982-095.5
1982-085.5
1982-075.5
1982-065.5
1982-055.5
1982-045.5
1982-035.5
1982-025.5
1982-015.5
1981-125.5
1981-116.25
1981-106.25
1981-096.25
1981-086.25
1981-076.25
1981-066.25
1981-056.25
1981-046.25
1981-036.25
1981-027.25
1981-017.25
1980-127.25
1980-117.25
1980-108.25
1980-098.25
1980-088.25
1980-079
1980-069
1980-059
1980-049
1980-039
1980-027.25
1980-016.25
1979-126.25
1979-116.25
1979-105.25
1979-095.25
1979-085.25
1979-075.25
1979-064.25
1979-054.25
1979-044.25
1979-033.5
1979-023.5
1979-013.5
1978-123.5
1978-113.5
1978-103.5
1978-093.5
1978-083.5
1978-073.5
1978-063.5
1978-053.5
1978-043.5
1978-033.5
1978-024.25
1978-014.25
1977-124.25
1977-114.25
1977-104.25
1977-094.25
1977-085
1977-075
1977-065
1977-055
1977-045
1977-036
1977-026.5
1977-016.5
1976-126.5
1976-116.5
1976-106.5
1976-096.5
1976-086.5
1976-076.5
1976-066.5
1976-056.5
1976-046.5
1976-036.5
1976-026.5
1976-016.5
1975-126.5
1975-116.5
1975-106.5
1975-097.5
1975-087.5
1975-078
1975-068
1975-058.5
1975-048.5
1975-039
1975-029
1975-019
1974-129
1974-119
1974-109
1974-099
1974-089
1974-079
1974-069
1974-059
1974-049
1974-039
1974-029
1974-019
1973-129
1973-117
1973-107
1973-097
1973-087
1973-076
1973-065.5
1973-055.5
1973-045
1973-034.25
1973-024.25
1973-014.25
1972-124.25
1972-114.25
1972-104.25
1972-094.25
1972-084.25
1972-074.25
1972-064.25
1972-054.75
1972-044.75
1972-034.75
1972-024.75
1972-014.75
1971-124.75
1971-115.25
1971-105.25
1971-095.25
1971-085.25
1971-075.25
1971-065.5
1971-055.5
1971-045.75
1971-035.75
1971-025.75
1971-015.75
1970-126
1970-116
1970-106
1970-096.25
1970-086.25
1970-076.25
1970-066.25
1970-056.25
1970-046.25
1970-036.25
1970-026.25
1970-016.25
1969-126.25
1969-116.25
1969-106.25
1969-096.25
1969-085.84
1969-075.84
1969-065.84
1969-055.84
1969-045.84
1969-035.84
1969-025.84
1969-015.84
1968-125.84
1968-115.84
1968-105.84
1968-095.84
1968-085.84
1968-076.21
1968-066.21
1968-056.21
1968-046.21
1968-036.21
1968-026.21
1968-016.21
1967-125.84
1967-115.84
1967-105.84
1967-095.84
1967-085.48
1967-075.48
1967-065.48
1967-055.48
1967-045.48
1967-035.48
1967-025.48

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Definition

The rate a central bank sets to steer monetary policy, or its operational target, in percent per year. United States: effective federal funds rate, monthly average of daily rates (Federal Reserve H.15). Euro area: ECB deposit facility rate in force on the last day of the month. Other countries: the policy rate in force at the end of the month as reported by the national central bank and compiled by the BIS.

Timing differs by source: the US figure is a monthly average of the market rate that the Federal Reserve targets (the target range is set by the FOMC; the BIS copy uses its midpoint), while ECB and BIS figures are end-of-month levels. The euro area series is the deposit facility rate for its whole history; the ECB has steered with it since September 2024, and before that the BIS series and most press coverage used the main refinancing rate (see ecb_main_refinancing_rate). Euro area members have no national policy rate since 1999, so their BIS series end in 1998. Each BIS series names its central bank and the instrument used in each period.

How to cite

Bank for International Settlements (BIS), from national central bank data. Central bank policy rates (WS_CBPOL), monthly, end of period, as reported by the national central bank named in the series (SOURCE_REF). https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_CBPOL/1.0/M.JP?format=csv. Retrieved 2026-10-09.

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Questions

What is the central bank policy rate in Japan?

Central bank policy rate in Japan was 1.25% in September 2026, according to Bank for International Settlements. That is up 0.75 pts from September 2025. That is the 34th highest of 36 countries in July 2026.

Where does this figure come from?

Bank for International Settlements. Central bank policy rates (WS_CBPOL), monthly, end of period, as reported by the national central bank named in the series (SOURCE_REF). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-09.

What was the highest central bank policy rate in Japan?

9% in December 1973, the highest value since February 1967 in this series.

More statistics for Japan

All statistics for Japan