8-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 8-year government-bond yield was 2.37 percent on 14 May 2026, compared to 2.34 on the previous day.
Sample. This daily series has 13,215 observations in total. The series covers the time span stretching from September 1974 to May 2026.
History. Check out a few simple statistics computed on the whole sample: the yield had an average value of 3.36 percent; it reached its lowest level of -0.39 on 29 August 2019; it attained a maximum of 10.94 on 8 April 1980.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | 2.305 |
| 2026-05-13 | 2.343 |
| 2026-05-14 | 2.37 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 8-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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