18-year instantaneous forward rate on government bonds (percentage points; nominal; interpolated; AAA rating) - Euro area - ECB - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Euro-area government bond yield curves (ECB)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. Based on European Central Bank's statistics computed on AAA securities, the instantaneous forward rate on euro-area government bonds at the 18-year maturity was 3.75 percent on 24 September 2025, unchanged with respect to 23 September 2025.
Sample. There are 5,382 records overall in the daily time series presented in the plot above. The time span covered by the series stretches from September 2004 to September 2025.
History. Have a look at some descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: the forward rate hit a maximum of 5.53 percent on 22 September 2008; it hit a minimum of -0.27 on 12 March 2020; it was equal on average to 2.82.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-22 | 3.763 |
| 2025-09-23 | 3.7504 |
| 2025-09-24 | 3.75 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 18-year rate ECB instantaneous forward yield curve (AAA bonds) |
| Country | Euro area |
| Economic concept | Interest rate |
| Data type | Constant-maturity nominal instantaneous forward rate on government bonds |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Rescaling | None |
| Frequency | Daily |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | European Central Bank |
| Source type | Central bank |
| Data licence | Free use subject to conditions |
| Measure type | Interpolated level |
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