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. According to ECB's statistics calculated on AAA bonds, the instantaneous forward rate on euro-area government bonds at the 4-year maturity stood at 3.35 percent on 6 October 2026, compared to 3.33 on 5 October 2026.
Sample. There are 5,646 data points overall in the daily time series presented in the figure above. The time span covered by the series goes from September 2004 to October 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few descriptive statistics we computed on the whole sample: the forward rate had an average value of 1.85 percent; it reached its highest level of 4.74 on 13 October 2008; it registered a minimum of -0.99 on 9 March 2020.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-02 | 3.276 |
| 2026-10-05 | 3.3294 |
| 2026-10-06 | 3.3479 |
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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 |
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