2-year yield on government bonds (percentage points; constant maturity; nominal) - Japan - Ministry of Finance - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Japan constant-maturity government-bond yield curve (Ministry of Finance)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In Japan, the 2-year government-bond yield was 1.86 percent on 12 November 2026, the same as on 11 November.
Sample. The daily series presented in the chart has 12,977 records. The period covered by the series is from September 1974 to November 2026.
History. Here are a few descriptive statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the yield had an average value of 2.71 percent; it recorded its highest level of 12.14 percent on 4 April 1980; it reached its minimum of -0.37 percent on 27 July 2016.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 | 1.78400 |
| 2026-11-11 | 1.86100 |
| 2026-11-12 | 1.85700 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 2-year yield; Japan government bond yield curve |
| Country | Japan |
| Economic concept | Interest rate |
| Data type | Semiannually compounded interest rate |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | Japan Ministry of Finance |
| Source type | National source |
| Data licence | Public Data Licence |
| Measure type | Interpolated level (constant maturity; cubic spline) |
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