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 stood at 1.94 percent on 8 October 2026, compared to 1.95 on the previous day.
Sample. In this daily series, there are 12,954 data points. The period covered by the series extends from September 1974 to October 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of some summary statistics computed on the full sample: the yield reached its highest level of 12.14 percent on 4 April 1980; it reached a minimum of -0.37 on 27 July 2016; it averaged 2.71.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-06 | 1.93000 |
| 2026-10-07 | 1.95100 |
| 2026-10-08 | 1.93600 |
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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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