12-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 12-year maturity stood at 4.62 percent on 16 April 2026, the same as on 15 April 2026.
Sample. There are 5,524 records in the daily series presented in the graph above. The time span covered by the series stretches from September 2004 to April 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few summary statistics computed on the whole sample: the forward rate attained a maximum of 6.28 percent on 15 November 2011; it reached its minimum of 0.61 on 15 December 2020; it had a mean of 3.67.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | 4.6288 |
| 2026-04-15 | 4.6215 |
| 2026-04-16 | 4.6243 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 12-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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