6-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. According to European Central Bank's statistics calculated on securities across all ratings, the instantaneous forward rate on euro-area government bonds at the 6-month maturity stood at 1.99 percent on 30 September 2025, the same value recorded on 29 September.
Sample. This daily series has 5,386 observations overall. The time period covered by the series goes from September 2004 to September 2025.
History. Here are a few descriptive statistics we computed on the entire sample: the forward rate had a mean of 1.24 percent; it reached a maximum of 4.66 on 9 June 2008; it reached its minimum of -0.74 on 19 November 2021.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | 1.9915 |
| 2025-09-29 | 1.9851 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1.986 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 6-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 |