US 10-year Treasury yield History Since 1962

The US 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.14% on October 19, 2026. Its all-time high close was 15.84% on September 30, 1981. Its biggest one-day drop was 0.75 percentage points on October 20, 1987.

Daily data to October 19, 2026 · Percent

Latest close

5.14%

October 19, 2026

All-time high close

15.84%

September 30, 1981 · at the high

Lowest

0.50%

March 9, 2020

Data since

1962

Percent

Price on a date

Any date since January 2, 1962. Weekends and holidays show the previous close.

Biggest one-day moves

Falls
Oct 20, 1987	−0.75 pp
Apr 16, 1980	−0.67 pp
Oct 7, 1982	−0.59 pp
Dec 19, 1980	−0.58 pp
Nov 9, 1981	−0.55 pp
Feb 28, 1980	−0.54 pp
Mar 18, 2009	−0.51 pp
Dec 22, 1980	−0.50 pp
Aug 17, 1982	−0.44 pp
Oct 3, 1980	−0.43 pp

Gains
Feb 19, 1980	+0.65 pp
Jul 20, 1981	+0.50 pp
Feb 1, 1982	+0.44 pp
Nov 6, 1980	+0.43 pp
May 4, 1981	+0.42 pp
Dec 11, 1980	+0.42 pp
Mar 24, 1980	+0.42 pp
Apr 4, 1994	+0.39 pp
Oct 27, 1980	+0.39 pp
Feb 26, 1980	+0.38 pp

Close-to-close changes between consecutive trading days (moves across long market closures are left out).

Decade by decade

Decade	Change	Per year
2010s	−1.93 pp	—
2000s	−2.60 pp	—
1990s	−1.48 pp	—
1980s	−2.40 pp	—
1970s	+2.45 pp	—

End of the previous decade to the end of the decade.

Best and worst years

Best
2022	+2.37 pp
1980	+2.10 pp
1994	+2.01 pp
1999	+1.80 pp
1969	+1.72 pp

Worst
1982	−3.62 pp
1985	−2.55 pp
1995	−2.26 pp
2008	−1.79 pp
1986	−1.77 pp

Calendar-year change, year-end close to year-end close.

US 10-year Treasury yield by Year

Year-end close, change, and the year's highest and lowest close.

Year	Close	Change	High	Low
2026 YTD	5.14%	+0.97 pp	5.31% Oct 5	3.96% Feb 27
2025	4.16%	−0.41 pp	4.80% Jan 13	3.95% Oct 22
2024	4.57%	+0.71 pp	4.71% Apr 25	3.62% Sep 16
2023	3.87%	−0.01 pp	4.99% Oct 19	3.29% Apr 5
2022	3.88%	+2.37 pp	4.23% Oct 24	1.63% Jan 3
2021	1.51%	+0.60 pp	1.75% Mar 31	0.92% Jan 4
2020	0.92%	−1.00 pp	1.88% Jan 2	0.50% Mar 9
2019	1.92%	−0.77 pp	2.78% Jan 18	1.46% Sep 4
2018	2.69%	+0.28 pp	3.23% Nov 8	2.45% Jan 3
2017	2.41%	−0.05 pp	2.62% Mar 13	2.05% Sep 7
2016	2.45%	+0.18 pp	2.60% Dec 15	1.37% Jul 5
2015	2.27%	+0.10 pp	2.50% Jun 10	1.68% Jan 30
2014	2.17%	−0.87 pp	3.01% Jan 3	2.07% Dec 16
2013	3.04%	+1.26 pp	3.04% Dec 31	1.66% May 1
2012	1.78%	−0.11 pp	2.39% Mar 19	1.43% Jul 25
2011	1.89%	−1.41 pp	3.75% Feb 8	1.72% Sep 22
2010	3.30%	−0.55 pp	4.01% Apr 5	2.41% Oct 6
2009	3.85%	+1.60 pp	3.98% Jun 10	2.23% Jan 15
2008	2.25%	−1.79 pp	4.27% Jun 13	2.08% Dec 18
2007	4.04%	−0.67 pp	5.26% Jun 12	3.83% Nov 26
2006	4.71%	+0.32 pp	5.25% Jun 26	4.34% Jan 17
2005	4.39%	+0.15 pp	4.66% Nov 4	3.89% Jun 2
2004	4.24%	−0.03 pp	4.89% Jun 14	3.70% Mar 16
2003	4.27%	+0.44 pp	4.61% Sep 2	3.13% Jun 13
2002	3.83%	−1.24 pp	5.44% Apr 1	3.61% Oct 9
2001	5.07%	−0.05 pp	5.54% May 29	4.22% Nov 7
2000	5.12%	−1.33 pp	6.79% Jan 20	5.02% Dec 22
1999	6.45%	+1.80 pp	6.45% Dec 31	4.63% Jan 14
1998	4.65%	−1.10 pp	5.81% Apr 29	4.16% Oct 5
1997	5.75%	−0.68 pp	6.98% Apr 11	5.72% Dec 19
1996	6.43%	+0.85 pp	7.06% Jul 5	5.53% Jan 18
1995	5.58%	−2.26 pp	7.89% Jan 9	5.58% Dec 29
1994	7.84%	+2.01 pp	8.05% Nov 7	5.60% Jan 12
1993	5.83%	−0.87 pp	6.76% Jan 7	5.19% Oct 15
1992	6.70%	−0.01 pp	7.71% Mar 13	6.23% Oct 1
1991	6.71%	−1.37 pp	8.36% Jun 12	6.71% Dec 31
1990	8.08%	+0.15 pp	9.09% May 2	7.91% Dec 12
1989	7.93%	−1.21 pp	9.53% Mar 20	7.74% Aug 1
1988	9.14%	+0.31 pp	9.41% Aug 25	8.11% Feb 10
1987	8.83%	+1.60 pp	10.23% Oct 16	7.01% Jan 9
1986	7.23%	−1.77 pp	9.49% Jan 13	6.95% Aug 29
1985	9.00%	−2.55 pp	12.02% Mar 18	8.99% Dec 27
1984	11.55%	−0.27 pp	13.99% May 30	11.24% Nov 23
1983	11.82%	+1.46 pp	12.20% Aug 8	10.12% May 4
1982	10.36%	−3.62 pp	14.95% Feb 9	10.36% Dec 31
1981	13.98%	+1.55 pp	15.84% Sep 30	12.11% Jan 6
1980	12.43%	+2.10 pp	13.65% Feb 26	9.47% Jun 16
1979	10.33%	+1.18 pp	11.02% Oct 23	8.76% Jul 2
1978	9.15%	+1.37 pp	9.16% Dec 20	7.82% Jan 4
1977	7.78%	+0.97 pp	7.82% Dec 29	6.84% Jan 3
1976	6.81%	−0.95 pp	8.00% May 21	6.80% Dec 30
1975	7.76%	+0.36 pp	8.59% Sep 16	7.22% Feb 21
1974	7.40%	+0.50 pp	8.16% Aug 26	6.93% Feb 6
1973	6.90%	+0.49 pp	7.58% Aug 7	6.40% Jan 4
1972	6.41%	+0.52 pp	6.62% Sep 22	5.85% Jan 14
1971	5.89%	−0.61 pp	6.95% Jul 28	5.38% Mar 23
1970	6.50%	−1.38 pp	8.22% May 26	6.21% Dec 4
1969	7.88%	+1.72 pp	8.05% Dec 29	5.95% Jan 20
1968	6.16%	+0.46 pp	6.27% Dec 24	5.34% Aug 2
1967	5.70%	+1.06 pp	5.87% Nov 13	4.45% Mar 16
1966	4.64%	−0.01 pp	5.51% Aug 29	4.56% Jan 12
1965	4.65%	+0.44 pp	4.67% Dec 14	4.17% Jan 21
1964	4.21%	+0.07 pp	4.26% Mar 24	4.12% Nov 12
1963	4.14%	+0.29 pp	4.17% Nov 6	3.80% Jan 11
1962	3.85%	—	4.13% Jan 16	3.78% Apr 4

10-year constant-maturity Treasury yield (Federal Reserve H.15 via FRED).

US 10-year Treasury yield History FAQ

What is the US 10-year Treasury yield all-time high?

The highest close in our data is 15.84% on September 30, 1981. The latest close is 5.14% (October 19, 2026).

What was the biggest one-day drop?

October 20, 1987, when it fell 0.75 percentage points to 9.40%.

Where does this data come from?

10-year constant-maturity Treasury yield (Federal Reserve H.15 via FRED). Later closes are added daily. Prices are for reference and may contain errors; check an official source before relying on a figure.

Historical prices are provided for information and may contain errors. Index values are the property of their publishers and are shown for reference only. Past performance does not predict future results; nothing here is investment advice.