8-month spot 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. According to European Central Bank's statistics calculated on AAA-rated securities, the spot interest rate on 8-month euro-area government bonds stood at 2.83 percent on 17 September 2026, versus 2.82 on the previous day.
Sample. There are 5,633 records overall in the daily series presented in the graph above. The series covers the time range going from September 2004 to September 2026.
History. Here's a peek at a few descriptive statistics we computed on the whole sample: the interest rate had a mean of 0.98 percent; it recorded a minimum of -0.91 on 10 March 2017; it recorded a maximum of 4.42 on 2 July 2008.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | 2.83250 |
| 2026-09-16 | 2.81660 |
| 2026-09-17 | 2.82720 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 8-month rate ECB spot yield curve (AAA bonds) |
| Country | Euro area |
| Economic concept | Interest rate |
| Data type | Constant-maturity nominal spot 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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