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 2.72 percent on 17 September 2026, unchanged with respect to 16 September 2026.
Sample. The daily series plotted above has 13,303 records. The series covers the span of time going from September 1974 to September 2026.
History. Take a look at some simple statistics we computed on the entire sample: the yield had an average value of 3.36 percent; it hit a minimum of -0.39 on 29 August 2019; it recorded its highest level of 10.94 on 8 April 1980.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | 2.75300 |
| 2026-09-16 | 2.71900 |
| 2026-09-17 | 2.71600 |
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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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