6-month 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. As indicated by ECB's statistics computed on AAA-rated securities, the instantaneous forward rate on euro-area government bonds at the 6-month maturity stood at 1.93 percent on 24 September 2025, versus 1.94 on 23 September 2025.
Sample. There are 5,382 records overall in the daily time series displayed in the plot above. The period covered by the series stretches from September 2004 to September 2025.
History. Here are some statistics we computed on the whole sample: the forward rate hit a peak of 4.67 percent on 9 June 2008; it reached a trough of -0.92 on 12 March 2020; it had a mean of 0.95.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-22 | 1.9376 |
| 2025-09-23 | 1.9383 |
| 2025-09-24 | 1.9331 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 6-month 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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