5-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 5-year government-bond yield stood at 1.87 percent on 7 May 2026, compared to 1.89 on 1 May.
Sample. There are 13,210 data points in the daily time series presented in the graph above. The series covers the time span going from September 1974 to May 2026.
History. Here are a few statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the yield averaged 3.09 percent; it peaked at 10.66 on 9 April 1980; it hit a minimum of -0.39 on 25 September 2019.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-30 | 1.903 |
| 2026-05-01 | 1.888 |
| 2026-05-07 | 1.866 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 5-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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