26-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. Based on ECB's statistics computed on securities across all ratings, the instantaneous forward rate on euro-area government bonds at the 26-year maturity was 4.08 percent on 29 December 2025, compared to 4.07 on 24 December.
Sample. The daily time series shown in the plot has a total of 5,448 data points. The time range covered by the series is from September 2004 to December 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at some simple statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the forward rate had a mean of 3.52 percent; it reached its minimum of 0.87 on 11 March 2020; it peaked at 6.30 on 15 November 2011.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | 4.0648 |
| 2025-12-24 | 4.0654 |
| 2025-12-29 | 4.0843 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 26-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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