16-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 16-year maturity was 4.52 percent on 30 September 2025, unchanged with respect to the previous day.
Sample. There are 5,386 records in the daily series displayed in the chart above. The period covered by the series is from September 2004 to September 2025.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few simple statistics we computed on the whole sample: the forward rate reached a minimum of 0.87 percent on 5 November 2020; it hit a peak of 6.29 on 15 November 2011; it was equal on average to 3.69.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | 4.5786 |
| 2025-09-29 | 4.524 |
| 2025-09-30 | 4.5245 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 16-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 |