26-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 calculated on securities across all ratings, the par yield on 26-year euro-area government bonds stood at 3.92 percent on 31 March 2026, versus 3.96 on 30 March 2026.
Sample. There are 5,514 observations in the daily series shown in the chart above. The time period covered by the series goes from September 2004 to March 2026.
History. Here’s a quick look at some descriptive statistics we computed on the whole sample: the yield attained a maximum of 5.50 percent on 25 November 2011; it hit a minimum of 0.42 on 11 December 2020; it was equal on average to 3.10.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-03-27 | 4.0114 |
| 2026-03-30 | 3.9581 |
| 2026-03-31 | 3.9202 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 26-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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