6-year 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 6-year maturity was 3.65 percent on 30 September 2025, compared to 3.68 on 29 September.
Sample. There are 5,386 observations in the daily series presented in the graph above. The time span covered by the series stretches from September 2004 to September 2025.
History. Here’s a quick look at some statistics we computed on the entire sample: the forward rate was equal on average to 2.97 percent; it reached a minimum of -0.25 on 16 August 2019; it hit a maximum of 5.74 on 28 November 2011.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | 3.7168 |
| 2025-09-29 | 3.6777 |
| 2025-09-30 | 3.6533 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 6-year 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 |