Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Japan
Japan: Discount Rate, Percent per annum was 0.3 in 2016. ◆ Volatile
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Japan, 1953–2016
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for discount rate, percent per annum in Japan is 0.3, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, discount rate, percent per annum in Japan peaked at 9 in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0.1, in 2001.
Japan ranks 69th of 70 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 5.84 | — |
| 1954 | 5.84 | +0.0% |
| 1955 | 7.3 | +25.0% |
| 1956 | 7.3 | +0.0% |
| 1957 | 8.4 | +15.1% |
| 1958 | 7.3 | -13.1% |
| 1959 | 7.3 | +0.0% |
| 1960 | 6.94 | -4.9% |
| 1961 | 7.3 | +5.2% |
| 1962 | 6.57 | -10.0% |
| 1963 | 5.84 | -11.1% |
| 1964 | 6.57 | +12.5% |
| 1965 | 5.48 | -16.6% |
| 1966 | 5.48 | +0.0% |
| 1967 | 5.84 | +6.6% |
| 1968 | 5.84 | +0.0% |
| 1969 | 6.25 | +7.0% |
| 1970 | 6 | -4.0% |
| 1971 | 4.75 | -20.8% |
| 1972 | 4.25 | -10.5% |
| 1973 | 9 | +111.8% |
| 1974 | 9 | +0.0% |
| 1975 | 6.5 | -27.8% |
| 1976 | 6.5 | +0.0% |
| 1977 | 4.25 | -34.6% |
| 1978 | 3.5 | -17.6% |
| 1979 | 6.25 | +78.6% |
| 1980 | 7.25 | +16.0% |
| 1981 | 5.5 | -24.1% |
| 1982 | 5.5 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 5 | -9.1% |
| 1984 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1985 | 5 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 3 | -40.0% |
| 1987 | 2.5 | -16.7% |
| 1988 | 2.5 | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 4.25 | +70.0% |
| 1990 | 6 | +41.2% |
| 1991 | 4.5 | -25.0% |
| 1992 | 3.25 | -27.8% |
| 1993 | 1.75 | -46.2% |
| 1994 | 1.75 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 0.5 | -71.4% |
| 1996 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.5 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 0.1 | -80.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.4 | +300.0% |
| 2007 | 0.75 | +87.5% |
| 2008 | 0.3 | -60.0% |
| 2009 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.3 | +0.0% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.3 is below the median for high income countries, which is 3.35, 9% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.3 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.12, 14% of the median. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Discount Rate, Percent per annum in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +300.0% | 0.1 | 0.4 |
| 1973 | +111.8% | 4.25 | 9 |
| 2007 | +87.5% | 0.4 | 0.75 |
| 2001 | -80.0% | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| 1979 | +78.6% | 3.5 | 6.25 |
| 1995 | -71.4% | 1.75 | 0.5 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.04 | 5.84 | 8.4 | 7 |
| 1960s | 6.21 | 5.48 | 7.3 | 10 |
| 1970s | 6 | 3.5 | 9 | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.55 | 2.5 | 7.25 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.98 | 0.5 | 6 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.275 | 0.1 | 0.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 7 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More financial sector data for Japan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 66.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is discount rate, percent per annum in Japan?
- Discount rate, percent per annum in Japan was 0.3 in 2016, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 9 in 1973.
- What is the lowest discount rate, percent per annum recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1 in 2001.
- How does Japan rank for discount rate, percent per annum?
- Japan ranks 69th out of 70 countries with data for 2016.
- Is discount rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Discount Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.