18-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. According to ECB's statistics computed on AAA-rated securities, the par yield on 18-year euro-area government bonds was 3.37 percent on 16 April 2026, compared to 3.38 on 15 April.
Sample. There are 5,525 observations overall in the daily time series shown in the figure above. The period covered by the series stretches from September 2004 to April 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of some descriptive statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the yield recorded its maximum of 4.88 percent on 23 July 2008; it registered a minimum of -0.54 on 10 March 2020; it had a mean value of 2.34.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-14 | 3.4036 |
| 2026-04-15 | 3.3836 |
| 2026-04-16 | 3.373 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 18-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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