BoJ Bank Lending y/y shows the dynamics of all outstanding loans in Japanese banks in the current month as compared to the same month of the previous year.
Increasing lending rates hint at improving business sentiments and growing investments.
Bank of Japan (BoJ) Bank Lending y/y
Last release
09 Apr 2026 23:50 GMT
Actual
4.8%
Forecast
4.3%
Previous
4.5%
Next release
12 May 2026 23:50 GMT
Actual
Coming in 15 days
Forecast
5.0%
Previous
4.8%
Date (GMT)
Reference
Actual
Forecast
Previous
09 Apr 2026
Mar 2026
4.8%
4.3%
4.5%
08 Mar 2026
Feb 2026
4.5%
4.5%
4.4%
08 Feb 2026
Jan 2026
4.5%
4.7%
4.3%
12 Jan 2026
Dec 2025
4.4%
4.3%
4.1%
07 Dec 2025
Nov 2025
4.2%
4.1%
4.1%
10 Nov 2025
Oct 2025
4.1%
3.9%
3.8%
09 Oct 2025
Sep 2025
3.8%
3.9%
3.5%
07 Sept 2025
Aug 2025
3.6%
3.4%
3.2%
07 Aug 2025
Jul 2025
3.2%
2.9%
2.7%
07 Jul 2025
Jun 2025
2.8%
2.6%
2.4%
08 Jun 2025
May 2025
2.4%
2.6%
2.3%
11 May 2025
Apr 2025
2.4%
2.9%
2.8%
09 Apr 2025
Mar 2025
2.8%
3.0%
3.0%
09 Mar 2025
Feb 2025
3.1%
3.0%
2.9%
09 Feb 2025
Jan 2025
3.0%
3.0%
3.0%
13 Jan 2025
Dec 2024
3.1%
3.0%
2.9%
08 Dec 2024
Nov 2024
3.0%
3.0%
2.6%
10 Nov 2024
Oct 2024
2.7%
3.0%
2.7%
09 Oct 2024
Sep 2024
2.7%
3.2%
3.0%
08 Sept 2024
Aug 2024
3.0%
3.3%
3.2%