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Japan BOJ Holdings of Japanese Government Bonds (excl. T-bills, end of month)

MonthlyNot seasonally adjustedCode JP.GOVBONDHELD.M.NSA

Latest5,052,773 100M JPYOctober 2026
Previous5,040,079 100M JPYSeptember 2026
Year ago5,564,553 100M JPYOctober 2025

Japan BOJ Holdings of Japanese Government Bonds (excl. T-bills, end of month) was 5,052,773 100M JPY in October 2026, up 0.3% from September 2026 and down 9.2% from a year earlier.

Over the past ten years it has ranged from 3,484,117 100M JPY (Oct 2016) to 5,975,472 100M JPY (Nov 2023), averaging 5,052,807 100M JPY.

Japan BOJ Holdings of Japanese Government Bonds (excl. T-bills, end of month) (100M JPY), Jan 2006 – Oct 20260M2M4M6M2010201520202025Robomacro
Japan BOJ Holdings of Japanese Government Bonds (excl. T-bills, end of month) (100M JPY), Jan 2006 – Oct 2026. Source: Bank of Japan.

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Recent data

PeriodValue
October 20265,052,773 100M JPY
September 20265,040,079 100M JPY
August 20265,199,276 100M JPY
July 20265,193,818 100M JPY
June 20265,183,423 100M JPY
May 20265,331,355 100M JPY
April 20265,319,488 100M JPY
March 20265,308,695 100M JPY
February 20265,466,799 100M JPY
January 20265,455,827 100M JPY
December 20255,443,951 100M JPY
November 20255,580,905 100M JPY
October 20255,564,553 100M JPY
September 20255,550,509 100M JPY
August 20255,699,454 100M JPY
July 20255,671,953 100M JPY
June 20255,658,083 100M JPY
May 20255,790,298 100M JPY
April 20255,765,766 100M JPY
March 20255,742,275 100M JPY
February 20255,868,077 100M JPY
January 20255,838,453 100M JPY
December 20245,804,076 100M JPY
November 20245,902,405 100M JPY

Last 24 observations. The full history (250 observations) is available through the API.

Get Japan BOJ Holdings of Japanese Government Bonds (excl. T-bills, end of month) in your code or spreadsheet

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curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/JP.GOVBONDHELD.M.NSA"

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import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/JP.GOVBONDHELD.M.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
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About this series

Latest observationOctober 2026
First observationJanuary 2006
Observations250
FrequencyMonthly
Units100M JPY
AdjustmentNot seasonally adjusted
10-year high5,975,472 100M JPY (Nov 2023)
10-year low3,484,117 100M JPY (Oct 2016)
10-year average5,052,807 100M JPY
Source agencyBank of Japan
Makrognosis codeJP.GOVBONDHELD.M.NSA

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FAQ

What is the current bOJ Holdings of Japanese Government Bonds (excl. T-bills, end of month) in Japan?
The latest reading is 5,052,773 100M JPY for October 2026, published by Bank of Japan.
Where does this data come from?
It is collected directly from Bank of Japan and is available through the Makrognosis API under the code JP.GOVBONDHELD.M.NSA.

Last updated 2026-11-06. Source: Bank of Japan. Original title: “Japan: BOJ Holdings of Japanese Government Bonds (excl. T-bills, end of month)”.