6-month 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 6-month maturity stood at 1.94 percent on 30 September 2025, the same value recorded on the previous day.
Sample. In the daily time series displayed in the plot, there are 5,386 data points in total. The series covers the time span going from September 2004 to September 2025.
History. Here's a peek at a few descriptive statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the forward rate peaked at 4.67 percent on 9 June 2008; it reached a trough of -0.92 on 12 March 2020; it had a mean of 0.95.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | 1.9407 |
| 2025-09-29 | 1.9397 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1.9369 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 6-month 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 |