U.S. 5 Year Note Yield

The 5 Year Note is a marketable security distributed by the government to cover its debts. When buying it, you are lending money to the government and can expect some yield over time. Notes have a stated interest rate that is paid semiannually to the holder until maturity.
United States 5 Year Note Yield
The United States 5 Year Note Yield is currently quoted at 1.84 percent. It averaged 5.94 percent in the period between 1962 and 2017. An all-time high value of 16.27 percent was reached in September 1981, while a record low of 0.56 was witnessed in July 2012.