4-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. Based on European Central Bank's statistics calculated on securities across all ratings, the instantaneous forward rate on euro-area government bonds at the 4-year maturity stood at 3.75 percent on 17 September 2026, compared to 3.81 on 16 September.
Sample. There are 5,633 data points overall in the daily series presented in the plot above. The span of time covered by the series is from September 2004 to September 2026.
History. Here are some descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: the forward rate recorded its maximum of 4.86 percent on 13 October 2008; it recorded a minimum of -0.47 on 11 December 2020; it was equal on average to 2.41.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | 3.81450 |
| 2026-09-16 | 3.81220 |
| 2026-09-17 | 3.75470 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 4-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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