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Japan — Short-term interest rate

percent · Annual · 1879–2027 · 137 observations

About this series

The short-term interest rate measures the yield or rate on a short-maturity money-market instrument. The instrument and tenor depend on the country series.

For Japan, the short-term interest rate reading stood at 0.8% in 2025. Against 0.33% in 2024, the period change was +0.47 percentage points. It was above the selected 10-year average of 0.11%.

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  • Annual data, 1879–2027
  • Quarterly data, 1955–2027
  • Monthly data, 1925–2026
  • All 7 sources, downloadable

Latest observations

2000–2027

PeriodValue
20272.01 %
20261.4 %
20250.8 %
20240.33 %
20230.07 %
15 earlier values
20220.06 %
20210.07 %
20200.07 %
20190.07 %
20180.07 %
2017-0.21 %
2016-0.23 %
2015-0.01 %
20140.03 %
20130.07 %
20120.1 %
20110.1 %
20100.12 %
20090.18 %
20080.56 %

Values before 2008, back to 2000, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.