5-month 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 European Central Bank's statistics calculated on securities across all ratings, the instantaneous forward rate on euro-area government bonds at the 5-month maturity was 2.00 percent on 12 February 2026, as on 11 February.
Sample. There are 5,480 records in the daily series presented in the graph above. The period covered by the series extends from September 2004 to February 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of some statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the forward rate had a mean of 1.21 percent; it reached its minimum of -0.75 on 19 November 2021; it recorded a maximum of 4.57 on 9 June 2008.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | 1.9993 |
| 2026-02-11 | 2.0046 |
| 2026-02-12 | 2.0035 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 5-month 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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