20-year spot 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 spot interest rate on 20-year euro-area government bonds was 3.97 percent on 6 May 2026, versus 4.05 on the previous day.
Sample. There are 5,537 records overall in the daily time series displayed in the figure above. The series covers the time range stretching from September 2004 to May 2026.
History. Have a look at a few simple statistics we computed on the full sample: the interest rate hit a trough of 0.26 percent on 11 December 2020; it reached a maximum of 5.64 on 25 November 2011; it had a mean of 3.12.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-04 | 4.0344 |
| 2026-05-05 | 4.0523 |
| 2026-05-06 | 3.9693 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 20-year rate ECB spot yield curve (all 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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