6-year spot 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 spot interest rate on 6-year euro-area government bonds stood at 2.77 percent on 29 December 2025, versus 2.83 on 24 December.
Sample. This daily series has a total of 5,448 records. The series covers the time span going from September 2004 to December 2025.
History. Here are a few simple statistics we computed on the whole sample: the interest rate attained a maximum of 4.81 percent on 16 June 2008; it recorded a bottom of -0.51 on 11 December 2020; it averaged 2.03.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | 2.8251 |
| 2025-12-24 | 2.8254 |
| 2025-12-29 | 2.7731 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 6-year rate ECB spot yield curve (all bonds) |
| Country | Euro area |
| Economic concept | Interest rate |
| Data type | Constant-maturity nominal spot 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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