7-year 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. As indicated by European Central Bank's statistics computed on AAA securities, the instantaneous forward rate on euro-area government bonds at the 7-year maturity was 3.43 percent on 20 April 2026, versus 3.41 on 17 April.
Sample. There are 5,526 records in the daily time series displayed in the chart above. The span of time covered by the series goes from September 2004 to April 2026.
History. Have a look at some descriptive statistics we computed on the entire sample: the forward rate reached a maximum of 5.41 percent on 2 June 2009; it reached its lowest level of -0.68 on 9 March 2020; it had a mean of 2.55.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | 3.4419 |
| 2026-04-17 | 3.413 |
| 2026-04-20 | 3.4268 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 7-year 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 |
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