The Bank of Japan published its latest statement of assets and liabilities, reporting a balance sheet total of JPY 677,578,841,630 thousand. Assets were dominated by Japanese government securities of JPY 544,172,025,045 thousand, alongside loans of JPY 79,521,200,000 thousand and pecuniary trusts linked to index-linked exchange-traded funds of JPY 37,186,178,276 thousand. Other reported assets included foreign currency assets of JPY 11,493,314,103 thousand, corporate bonds of JPY 2,679,906,650 thousand, commercial paper of JPY 29,890,641 thousand, pecuniary trusts linked to Japan real estate investment trusts of JPY 654,897,876 thousand, gold of JPY 441,253,409 thousand and cash of JPY 407,885,230 thousand. On the liabilities side, the largest items were current deposits of JPY 464,044,312,000 thousand and banknotes of JPY 117,919,321,503 thousand, with additional balances in other deposits of JPY 49,823,424,655 thousand and payables under repurchase agreements of JPY 26,159,218,210 thousand; provisions were JPY 10,586,442,843 thousand. Annex tables showed Japanese government securities comprised Japanese government bonds of JPY 544,172,025,045 thousand with treasury discount bills at zero, and Loan Support Program amounts outstanding totalled JPY 55,041,237,880 thousand, including JPY 53,532,800,000 thousand under the Fund-Provisioning Measure to Stimulate Bank Lending.
Bank of Japan 2026-01-22
Bank of Japan publishes balance sheet data showing JPY 677,578,841,630 thousand in total assets and JPY 544,172,025,045 thousand in Japanese government securities
The Bank of Japan released its latest statement of assets and liabilities, showing a balance sheet total of JPY 677.6 trillion, with Japanese government securities as the largest asset at JPY 544.2 trillion. Key liabilities included current deposits of JPY 464 trillion and banknotes of JPY 117.9 trillion.