20-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 20-year government-bond yield was 3.53 percent on 14 May 2026, versus 3.47 on 13 May.
Sample. The daily series displayed in the plot has 9,741 observations in total. The series covers the time span stretching from December 1986 to May 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some descriptive statistics we computed on the full sample: the yield averaged 2.58 percent; it reached a trough of 0.02 on 6 July 2016; it hit a peak of 7.75 on 26 September 1990.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | 3.445 |
| 2026-05-13 | 3.47 |
| 2026-05-14 | 3.527 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 20-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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