8-year 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. Based on European Central Bank's statistics calculated on AAA bonds, the spot interest rate on 8-year euro-area government bonds stood at 2.62 percent on 24 September 2025, compared to 2.63 on 23 September 2025.
Sample. In this daily time series, there are 5,382 records overall. The series covers the span of time extending from September 2004 to September 2025.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few summary statistics we computed on the entire sample: the interest rate registered a minimum of -0.90 percent on 9 March 2020; it recorded its maximum of 4.75 on 16 June 2008; it had an average value of 1.78.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-22 | 2.6199 |
| 2025-09-23 | 2.6269 |
| 2025-09-24 | 2.6238 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 8-year 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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