Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Japan
Japan: Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum was 0.045 in 2017. ▼ Falling
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Japan, 1999–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Japan is 0.045, measured in 2017.
That represents a change of up 167.9% on the previous year and down 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Japan peaked at 1.77 in 1999 and was at its lowest, -0.0663, in 2016.
Japan ranks 65th of 65 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Government bonds, Rate, Percent per annum in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.77 | — |
| 2000 | 1.75 | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.33 | -23.9% |
| 2002 | 1.25 | -6.0% |
| 2003 | 1.01 | -19.1% |
| 2004 | 1.5 | +48.2% |
| 2005 | 1.36 | -9.3% |
| 2006 | 1.73 | +27.3% |
| 2007 | 1.65 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 1.45 | -12.3% |
| 2009 | 1.34 | -7.4% |
| 2010 | 1.15 | -14.3% |
| 2011 | 1.12 | -2.8% |
| 2012 | 0.8392 | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.7004 | -16.5% |
| 2014 | 0.5262 | -24.9% |
| 2015 | 0.3467 | -34.1% |
| 2016 | -0.0663 | -119.1% |
| 2017 | 0.045 | -167.9% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.045 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.25, 2% of the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.045 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.85, 1% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Government bonds, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | +167.9% | -0.0663 | 0.045 |
| 2016 | -119.1% | 0.3467 | -0.0663 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1.77 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.44 | 1.01 | 1.75 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5826 | -0.0663 | 1.15 | 8 |
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 government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Japan?
- Government bonds, rate, percent per annum in Japan was 0.045 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.77 in 1999.
- What is the lowest government bonds, rate, percent per annum recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0663 in 2016.
- How does Japan rank for government bonds, rate, percent per annum?
- Japan ranks 65th out of 65 countries with data for 2017.
- Is government bonds, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 97.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Government bonds, 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.