21-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 computed on securities across all ratings, the par yield on 21-year euro-area government bonds was 3.98 percent on 13 August 2026, the same value recorded on 12 August.
Sample. There are 5,608 data points in the daily time series presented in the chart above. The time period covered by the series is from September 2004 to August 2026.
History. Have a look at some summary statistics computed on the whole sample: the yield had an average value of 3.04 percent; it recorded a bottom of 0.29 on 11 December 2020; it reached its highest level of 5.43 on 25 November 2011.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-11 | 3.9956 |
| 2026-08-12 | 3.9796 |
| 2026-08-13 | 3.9793 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 21-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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