The value of loans in Japan increased 3.3% year-on-year in February 2023, accelerating from a 3.1% gain in January and marking the fastest growth since April 2021, as the country's continued economic recovery and rising raw materials cost boosted credit demand among companies. Outstanding loans held by the country's major, regional, and "shinkin" banks stood at 598.9 trillion yen. Major and regional banks were principal loan growth drivers, surging 4% and 3.3%, respectively, while "shinkin" banks added 0.9%. source: Bank of Japan

Loan Growth in Japan averaged 0.50 percent from 2001 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 6.70 percent in August of 2020 and a record low of -5.00 percent in October of 2002. This page provides the latest reported value for - Japan Bank Lending - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Japan Bank Lending - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2023.

Loan Growth in Japan is expected to be 3.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations.

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Japan Bank Lending



Calendar GMT Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2023-02-07 11:50 PM Jan 3.1% 2.7% 2.6%
2023-03-07 11:50 PM Feb 3.3% 3.1% 2.9%
2023-04-11 11:50 PM Mar 1.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Interest Rate -0.10 -0.10 percent Mar 2023
Money Supply M1 1042007.10 1045059.60 JPY Billion Feb 2023
Money Supply M0 115909.10 116958.20 JPY Billion Feb 2023
Money Supply M2 1209133.10 1213492.00 JPY Billion Feb 2023
Money Supply M3 1575176.60 1572861.00 JPY Billion Feb 2023
Central Bank Balance Sheet 739580.00 733776.10 JPY Billion Feb 2023
Loans to Private Sector 521992.60 522145.10 JPY Billion Feb 2023
Deposit Interest Rate -0.20 -0.20 percent Mar 2023
Loan Growth 3.30 3.10 percent Feb 2023

Japan Bank Lending
In Japan, bank lending refers to the year-on-year change of all outstanding loans and discounts with banks and shinkin banks. Lending increases with increased business confidence and investment and it is an important indicator for the Japanese economy because of the weakness that has plagued the Japanese banking sector.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
3.30 3.10 6.70 -5.00 2001 - 2023 percent Monthly

News Stream
Japan Bank Lending Hits 22-Month High
The value of loans in Japan increased 3.3% year-on-year in February 2023, accelerating from a 3.1% gain in January and marking the fastest growth since April 2021, as the country's continued economic recovery and rising raw materials cost boosted credit demand among companies. Outstanding loans held by the country's major, regional, and "shinkin" banks stood at 598.9 trillion yen. Major and regional banks were principal loan growth drivers, surging 4% and 3.3%, respectively, while "shinkin" banks added 0.9%.
2023-03-08
Japan Bank Lending Hits 21-Month High
The value of loans in Japan increased 3.1% year-on-year in January 2023, marking the fastest pace since April 2021, as the country's continued economic recovery and rising raw materials costs boosted credit demand among companies. Outstanding loans held by the country's major, regional, and "shinkin" banks stood at 599.2 trillion yen. The principal loan growth drivers were major and regional banks, surging 3.9% and 3.1%, respectively, while lending in "shinkin" banks advanced steadily at 0.8%.
2023-02-08
Japan Bank Lending Rises 2.7% in December
The value of loans in Japan increased 2.7% year-on-year in December 2022, unchanged from the previous month, which marked the highest growth since May 2021, as companies ramped up borrowing to fund demand for property and corporate transactions, as well as to meet rising raw material costs and finance the economic reopening. Outstanding loans held by the country's major, regional, and "shinkin" banks stood at 596.5 trillion yen. The main drivers of loan growth were major and regional banks, surging 3.1% and 3%, respectively, while lending in "shinkin" banks went up slightly by 0.8%
2023-01-12