16-year 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. Based on European Central Bank's statistics calculated on AAA securities, the instantaneous forward rate on euro-area government bonds at the 16-year maturity stood at 3.75 percent on 30 September 2025, compared to 3.76 on 29 September.
Sample. There are 5,386 records overall in the daily time series displayed in the plot above. The series covers the period extending from September 2004 to September 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few statistics we computed on the entire sample: the forward rate hit a trough of -0.27 percent on 10 March 2020; it recorded a maximum of 5.50 on 22 September 2008; it had a mean value of 2.88.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | 3.8007 |
| 2025-09-29 | 3.7553 |
| 2025-09-30 | 3.7533 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 16-year 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 |