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 was 1.96 percent on 14 May 2026, compared to 1.95 on 13 May.
Sample. There are 13,215 data points overall in the daily time series presented in the chart above. The series covers the time span stretching from September 1974 to May 2026.
History. Take a look at some summary statistics calculated on the whole sample: the yield reached a minimum of -0.39 percent on 25 September 2019; it peaked at 10.66 on 9 April 1980; it had a mean of 3.09.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | 1.932 |
| 2026-05-13 | 1.945 |
| 2026-05-14 | 1.962 |
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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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