Japan Monetary Policy Uncertainty Index

1987 - 2023 | Monthly | Index | Economic Policy Uncertainty

Key information about Japan Monetary Policy Uncertainty Index

  • Japan Monetary Policy Uncertainty Index was reported at 145.090 Index in Jan 2023.
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 111.990 Index for Dec 2022.
  • Japan Monetary Policy Uncertainty Index data is updated monthly, averaging 94.675 Index from Jan 1987 to Jan 2023, with 433 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 386.785 Index in Aug 2011 and a record low of 19.465 Index in Dec 1988.
  • Japan Monetary Policy Uncertainty Index data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Economic Policy Uncertainty.
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Economic Policy Uncertainty Index – Table: Categorical Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: By Country.

Monetary Policy Uncertainty Index: Japan is equivalent to Categorical Economic Policy Uncertainty Index: Japan: Monetary Policy Uncertainty Index.

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Japan Monetary Policy Uncertainty Index

What was Japan's Monetary Policy Uncertainty Index in Jan 2023?

Japan Monetary Policy Uncertainty Index was reported at 145.090 Index in Jan 2023. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
145.090 Jan 2023 111.990 Dec 2022 19.465 Dec 1988 386.785 Aug 2011 Index monthly Jan 1987 - Jan 2023

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Greece (Index) 73.899 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2022
Japan (Index) 145.090 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1987 - Jan 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.5 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -639,152.092 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 36,414.391 Feb 2023 monthly Apr 1983 - Feb 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 13.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 1983 - Dec 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 9,731,466.5 Jan 2023 monthly Apr 1982 - Jan 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 225.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2022
Forecast: Government Expenditure (JPY bn) 221,664.440 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Government Net Debt (JPY bn) 1,553,667.140 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Government Revenue (JPY bn) 206,229.820 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
General Government (GG): Revenue (JPY bn) 197,955.100 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
GG: REV: TS: Taxes on Income, Profits, & Capital Gains(TIPC) (JPY bn) 60,201.300 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
GG: REV: TS: Taxes on Goods & Services (TGS) (JPY bn) 40,756.100 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
GG: Revenue: Social Contributions (JPY bn) 73,764.000 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
GG: Revenue: Grants (JPY bn) 0.500 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
GG: Expenses (JPY bn) 238,108.500 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
GG: Net Operating Balance (JPY bn) -9,381.000 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
GG: Net Acquisition of Nonfinancial Assets (JPY bn) 5,326.200 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Central Government Debt (JPY bn) 1,266,745.000 Jan 2023 monthly Apr 1982 - Jan 2023
Central Government Operations: Expenditure (JPY hm) 217,825.994 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
Central Government Operations: Revenue (JPY hm) 103,447.000 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
Central Government Operations: Balance (Deficit/Surplus) (JPY hm) -114,378.994 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 1.823 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Trade Balance (USD mn) -8,949.3 Feb 2023 monthly Apr 1995 - Feb 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 59,702.8 Jan 2023 monthly Apr 1995 - Jan 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) 7.0 Feb 2023 monthly Apr 1996 - Feb 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 2,006,515.929 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 4,922,468.507 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 2,898,555.028 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Imports (USD mn) 70,178.5 Feb 2023 monthly Apr 1995 - Feb 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) 14.2 Jan 2023 monthly Apr 1996 - Jan 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 18,963,096.011 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 19,054,122.473 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 10,943.837 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1960 - Feb 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 6,956.729 Feb 2023 monthly Feb 1960 - Feb 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 9,895.375 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1960 - Feb 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 18,330.765 Jan 2023 monthly Feb 1960 - Jan 2023
Imports: sa (JPY bn) 9,609.379 Jan 2023 monthly Apr 1995 - Jan 2023
Exports: sa (JPY bn) 7,788.081 Jan 2023 monthly Apr 1995 - Jan 2023
Trade Balance: sa (JPY bn) -1,190.669 Feb 2023 monthly Apr 1995 - Feb 2023
Exports: Manufactured Goods (MG) (JPY bn) 902.010 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2023
Exports Unit Value Index: Fisher Formula (FF): Total (2015=100) 100.40 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2018
Imports Unit Value Index: FF: Fisher Formula (FF): Total (2015=100) 101.17 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2018
Exports Quantum Index (2015=100) 106.65 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2018
Imports Quantum Index: USA (2015=100) 106.43 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2018
Imports Quantum Index: China (2015=100) 104.22 Jul 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2018
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 10,043.4 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 1,658.4 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -5,157.6 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -12,514.327 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 21,630.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -34,144.307 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2022
External Debt (USD mn) 4,298,045.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2022
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 101.8 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 3,117,864.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2022
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 73.9 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 1,325.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 1998 - Sep 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 165.647 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 3,185,583.615 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2022
BoP: CA: G&S: Goods: Exports (JPY bn) 6,822.744 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: Financial Account (FA) (JPY bn) 1,883.811 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: CA: G&S: Services (JPY bn) -758.383 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: FA: Reserve Assets (JPY bn) 103.649 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: Current Account (CA) (JPY bn) -1,976.573 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: CA: G&S: Goods (JPY bn) -3,181.755 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: Capital Account (JPY bn) -18.362 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: CA: Primary Income (JPY bn) 2,290.525 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: FA: Direct Investment (JPY bn) 1,982.944 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: CA: G&S: Goods: Imports (JPY bn) 10,004.499 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (JPY bn) 3,878.746 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: FA: Portfolio Investment (JPY bn) 9,462.778 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: CA: Secondary Income (JPY bn) -326.960 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: CA: G&S: Services (SS): Total: Credit (CR) (JPY bn) 1,806.161 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: CA: G&S: Services (SS): Total: Debit (DR) (JPY bn) 2,564.544 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: FA: DI: Liabilities (Lia) (JPY bn) -672.802 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: FA: DI: Assets (Ass) (JPY bn) 1,310.141 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Goods: Imports (JPY bn) 9,530.867 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Goods: Net (JPY bn) -1,695.874 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Services (SS): Net (JPY bn) -556.004 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: sa: Current Account (CA): Net (JPY bn) 216.333 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Goods: Exports (JPY bn) 7,834.993 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: sa: CA: Primary Income: Net (JPY bn) 2,872.245 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: sa: CA: Secondary Income: Net (JPY bn) -404.034 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2023
BoP: sa: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (JPY bn) 365.341 Mar 2019 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2019
BoP: sa: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (JPY bn) 284.009 Mar 2019 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2019
EDP: DTC: Long Term (LT) (JPY bn) 22,415.846 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
Gross External Debt Position (EDP) (JPY bn) 566,525.386 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
EDP: GG: Long Term (LT) (JPY bn) 92,973.180 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
EDP: GG: Short Term (ST) (JPY bn) 97,892.175 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
EDP: DTC: Short Term (ST) (JPY bn) 167,316.155 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 1.2 Sep 2022 semiannually Mar 1999 - Sep 2022
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 68.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2022
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 73,221.344 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 8,174,928.939 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 11,829,005.147 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2023
M2 Growth (%) 2.6 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1968 - Feb 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 0.8 Dec 2022 monthly Oct 1980 - Dec 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 1,106,343.0 Feb 2023 monthly Apr 2000 - Feb 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 0.840 Nov 2022 monthly Oct 1980 - Nov 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 14.6 Jan 2023 monthly Apr 2000 - Jan 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 49,627.000 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 10,017,325.036 Jan 2023 monthly Apr 1998 - Jan 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.9 Jan 2023 monthly Apr 1999 - Jan 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 13,728,700.2 Jan 2023 monthly Apr 2003 - Jan 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 2.7 Jan 2023 monthly Apr 2004 - Jan 2023
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 7.500 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2022
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 15.700 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2022
Credit to Households (USD bn) 2,600.413 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1964 - Sep 2022
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 7,076.594 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1964 - Sep 2022
Household Debt (USD mn) 2,872,581.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2022
Total Loans (USD mn) 5,379,073.519 Jan 2023 monthly Oct 2000 - Jan 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 3.98 Jan 2023 monthly Oct 2001 - Jan 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 118.73 Jun 2022 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2022
JP: Loans & Discounts: Outstanding: DLB: Individuals (JPY bn) 140,008.40 Mar 2018 monthly Oct 2000 - Mar 2018
JP: Loans & Discounts: Outstanding: DLB: Corporations: Incl Finance & Insurance (JPY bn) 312,385.90 Mar 2018 monthly Oct 2000 - Mar 2018
JP: Loans & Discounts: Outstanding: DLB: Local Governments (JPY bn) 29,197.20 Mar 2018 monthly Oct 2000 - Mar 2018
JP: Loans & Discounts: Outstanding: DLB: Overseas Yen Loans, Domestic Transfer (JPY bn) 12,191.20 Mar 2018 monthly Oct 2000 - Mar 2018
JP: Outstanding of NPLs: Total (JPY bn) 1,800.000 Sep 2018 semiannually Mar 2002 - Sep 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Monetary Policy Uncertainty Index (Index) 145.090 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1987 - Jan 2023
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -6.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2023
Tankan: All Enterprises(AE): DI:Forecast: Bus. Condition(BC):All Ind (%) 1.000 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2022
Tankan: AE: DI: Forecast: BC: Non Manufacturing (NM) (%) 1.000 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2022
Tankan: AE: DI: Forecast: BC: Manufacturing (%) -2.000 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Mar 2023
Tankan: AE: DI: Forecast: BC: Mfg: Electrical Machinery (%) 0.000 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2015 - Mar 2023
Tankan: AE: DI: Actual: BC: Mfg: Electrical Machinery (%) 10.000 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2022
Economy Watchers: Diffusion Index: Current Economics Conditions: sa (NA) 52.000 Feb 2023 monthly Aug 2001 - Feb 2023
Business Condition Judgement: All Industries (%) -25.400 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 1994 - Dec 2022

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