18-year spot 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. According to ECB's statistics computed on AAA-rated securities, the spot interest rate on 18-year euro-area government bonds was 3.36 percent on 29 December 2025, versus 3.40 on 24 December 2025.
Sample. There are 5,448 observations overall in the daily time series displayed in the plot above. The time span covered by the series is from September 2004 to December 2025.
History. Check out some summary statistics we computed on the whole sample: the interest rate hit a peak of 4.92 percent on 22 September 2008; it recorded a minimum of -0.54 on 10 March 2020; it was equal on average to 2.40.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | 3.3923 |
| 2025-12-24 | 3.3955 |
| 2025-12-29 | 3.3633 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 18-year rate ECB spot yield curve (AAA bonds) |
| Country | Euro area |
| Economic concept | Interest rate |
| Data type | Constant-maturity nominal spot 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 |
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