2-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 calculated on bonds across all ratings, the instantaneous forward rate on euro-area government bonds at the 2-year maturity was 2.74 percent on 22 June 2026, versus 2.78 on 19 June.
Sample. In this daily time series, there are a total of 5,570 data points. The span of time covered by the series goes from September 2004 to June 2026.
History. Check out a few descriptive statistics we computed on the full sample: the forward rate recorded a bottom of -0.65 percent on 20 August 2021; it recorded its highest level of 4.96 on 16 June 2008; it averaged 1.69.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | 2.739 |
| 2026-06-19 | 2.7842 |
| 2026-06-22 | 2.7409 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 2-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 |
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