4-year instantaneous forward rate on government bonds (percentage points; nominal; interpolated; AAA rating) - 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 European Central Bank's statistics calculated on AAA-rated bonds, the instantaneous forward rate on euro-area government bonds at the 4-year maturity was 2.57 percent on 13 November 2025, compared to 2.52 on the previous day.
Sample. There are 5,418 observations in the daily series displayed in the graph above. The period covered by the series stretches from September 2004 to November 2025.
History. Here's a peek at a few statistics we computed on the full sample: the forward rate had a mean value of 1.80 percent; it achieved a maximum of 4.74 on 13 October 2008; it reached its minimum of -0.99 on 9 March 2020.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-11 | 2.5424 |
| 2025-11-12 | 2.5211 |
| 2025-11-13 | 2.5673 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 4-year rate ECB instantaneous forward yield curve (AAA 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 |