Broad money growth in Japan
Japan: Broad money growth was 0.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Japan, 1961–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, broad money growth in Japan stood at 0.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 724.4% on the previous year and down 79.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Japan peaked at 67.4% in 1970 and was at its lowest, -17.2%, in 2001.
Japan ranks 158th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Broad money growth in Japan, year by year
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 15.7% | — |
| 1962 | 61.0% | +288.0% |
| 1963 | 24.0% | -60.7% |
| 1964 | 15.3% | -36.2% |
| 1965 | 18.0% | +17.6% |
| 1966 | 16.3% | -9.6% |
| 1967 | 15.5% | -4.7% |
| 1968 | 14.8% | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 18.5% | +24.8% |
| 1970 | 67.4% | +264.2% |
| 1971 | 24.2% | -64.1% |
| 1972 | 25.0% | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 19.0% | -24.0% |
| 1974 | 14.1% | -25.9% |
| 1975 | 17.0% | +20.7% |
| 1976 | 15.5% | -8.6% |
| 1977 | 13.7% | -11.5% |
| 1978 | 14.4% | +5.0% |
| 1979 | 11.2% | -22.6% |
| 1980 | 9.6% | -13.5% |
| 1981 | 11.8% | +22.0% |
| 1982 | 9.3% | -21.1% |
| 1983 | 8.5% | -8.7% |
| 1984 | 7.9% | -7.3% |
| 1985 | 8.7% | +11.2% |
| 1986 | 9.2% | +5.0% |
| 1987 | 9.4% | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 9.1% | -3.7% |
| 1989 | 11.0% | +21.0% |
| 1990 | 6.9% | -37.7% |
| 1991 | 5.5% | -19.0% |
| 1992 | 3.3% | -40.7% |
| 1993 | 4.4% | +34.3% |
| 1994 | 4.2% | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 3.8% | -6.6% |
| 1997 | 5.8% | +52.7% |
| 1998 | 3.1% | -46.0% |
| 1999 | 2.8% | -10.7% |
| 2000 | 1.3% | -52.3% |
| 2001 | -17.2% | -1390.8% |
| 2002 | 0.9% | -105.4% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | -41.5% |
| 2004 | 0.6% | +15.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2% | -65.6% |
| 2006 | -0.7% | -433.6% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -194.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9% | +27.8% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +144.9% |
| 2010 | 1.8% | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 2.9% | +61.9% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | -25.3% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +63.0% |
| 2014 | 2.9% | -19.4% |
| 2015 | 3.0% | +4.6% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +28.6% |
| 2017 | 3.5% | -9.5% |
| 2018 | 2.3% | -33.4% |
| 2019 | 2.1% | -11.0% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +256.0% |
| 2021 | 2.9% | -60.0% |
| 2022 | 2.3% | -22.9% |
| 2023 | 2.1% | -6.0% |
| 2024 | 0.1% | -96.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6% | +724.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.1% | 14.8% | 61.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 22.1% | 11.2% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.5% | 7.9% | 11.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.4% | 2.8% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.1% | -17.2% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.8% | 1.8% | 3.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.6% | 0.1% | 7.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More financial sector data for Japan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 14.80 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 411.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.9434 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 951.96 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 86.75 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 861.99 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 914.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.00 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.00 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 8,108 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Japan?
- Broad money growth in Japan was 0.6% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 1970.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.2% in 2001.
- How does Japan rank for broad money growth?
- Japan ranks 158th out of 166 countries with data for 2025.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 79.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.