26-year instantaneous forward rate on government bonds (percentage points; nominal; interpolated; all ratings) - Euro area - ECB - Daily
This series is part of the dataset: Euro-area government bond yield curves (ECB)
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. According to European Central Bank's statistics computed on securities across all ratings, the instantaneous forward rate on euro-area government bonds at the 26-year maturity was 3.89 percent on 24 September 2025, compared to 3.90 on 23 September 2025.
Sample. There are 5,382 observations in the daily time series shown in the figure above. The span of time covered by the series goes from September 2004 to September 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of some statistics computed on the full sample: the forward rate hit a minimum of 0.87 percent on 11 March 2020; it hit a peak of 6.30 on 15 November 2011; it had an average value of 3.52.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-22 | 3.9288 |
| 2025-09-23 | 3.9019 |
| 2025-09-24 | 3.8918 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 26-year rate ECB instantaneous forward yield curve (all 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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