6-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 6-year government-bond yield stood at 2.10 percent on 14 May 2026, versus 2.08 on 13 May.
Sample. There are 13,215 records in the daily time series displayed in the plot above. The series covers the span of time stretching from September 1974 to May 2026.
History. Here are some descriptive statistics we computed on the full sample: the yield had a mean of 3.19 percent; it reached its minimum of -0.41 on 27 July 2016; it recorded its highest level of 10.64 on 9 April 1980.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | 2.052 |
| 2026-05-13 | 2.078 |
| 2026-05-14 | 2.101 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 6-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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