2-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 2-year government-bond yield was 1.87 percent on 17 September 2026, compared to 1.85 on 16 September.
Sample. In this daily time series, there are 12,942 data points in total. The time span covered by the series is from September 1974 to September 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some summary statistics computed on the entire sample: the yield had a mean of 2.71 percent; it hit a minimum of -0.37 on 27 July 2016; it hit a peak of 12.14 on 4 April 1980.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | 1.86100 |
| 2026-09-16 | 1.85200 |
| 2026-09-17 | 1.86800 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 2-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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