6-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 bonds across all ratings, the instantaneous forward rate on euro-area government bonds at the 6-year maturity was 3.71 percent on 24 September 2025, compared to 3.70 on the previous day.
Sample. There are 5,382 observations overall in the daily series presented in the figure above. The series covers the time range extending from September 2004 to September 2025.
History. Here's a peek at some simple statistics computed on the entire sample: the forward rate hit a maximum of 5.74 percent on 28 November 2011; it recorded a bottom of -0.25 on 16 August 2019; it averaged 2.97.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-22 | 3.7075 |
| 2025-09-23 | 3.6992 |
| 2025-09-24 | 3.7143 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 6-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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