20-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 20-year government-bond yield was 2.62 percent on 24 September 2025, compared to 2.64 on 22 September.
Sample. In the daily series shown in the plot, there are 9,589 observations. The series covers the period going from December 1986 to September 2025.
History. Have a look at a few statistics computed on the whole sample: the yield achieved a maximum of 7.75 percent on 26 September 1990; it reached its minimum of 0.02 on 6 July 2016; it had an average value of 2.58.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | 2.625 |
| 2025-09-22 | 2.64 |
| 2025-09-24 | 2.619 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 20-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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