18-year par yield on government bonds (percentage points; nominal; constant maturity; 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 calculated on bonds across all ratings, the par yield on 18-year euro-area government bonds was 3.82 percent on 14 May 2026, compared to 3.87 on the previous day.
Sample. There are 5,543 data points in the daily time series displayed in the figure above. The time period covered by the series extends from September 2004 to May 2026.
History. Here's a snapshot of a few descriptive statistics computed on the entire sample: the yield reached a maximum of 5.36 percent on 25 November 2011; it reached a minimum of 0.18 on 11 December 2020; it had an average value of 2.95.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | 3.8732 |
| 2026-05-13 | 3.873 |
| 2026-05-14 | 3.8198 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 18-year rate ECB par yield curve (all 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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