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 calculated on bonds across all ratings, the instantaneous forward rate on euro-area government bonds at the 26-year maturity was 3.84 percent on 30 September 2025, versus 3.81 on 29 September 2025.
Sample. There are 5,386 observations overall in the daily time series presented in the graph above. The span of time covered by the series extends from September 2004 to September 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at a few descriptive statistics we computed on the full sample: the forward rate reached its maximum of 6.30 percent on 15 November 2011; it reached its lowest level of 0.87 on 11 March 2020; it averaged 3.52.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | 3.8507 |
| 2025-09-29 | 3.811 |
| 2025-09-30 | 3.8351 |
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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 |