16-year par yield on government bonds (percentage points; nominal; constant maturity; 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. As indicated by ECB's statistics computed on AAA securities, the par yield on 16-year euro-area government bonds stood at 3.33 percent on 14 May 2026, compared to 3.38 on the previous day.
Sample. There are 5,544 observations in the daily series shown in the graph above. The span of time covered by the series stretches from September 2004 to May 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some simple statistics we computed on the whole sample: the yield had a mean of 2.29 percent; it reached a trough of -0.59 on 9 March 2020; it reached a maximum of 4.85 on 23 July 2008.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | 3.3803 |
| 2026-05-13 | 3.3808 |
| 2026-05-14 | 3.3312 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 16-year rate ECB par yield curve (AAA bonds) |
| Country | Euro area |
| Economic concept | Interest rate |
| Data type | Constant-maturity nominal par yield 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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