7-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 ECB's statistics calculated on securities across all ratings, the instantaneous forward rate on euro-area government bonds at the 7-year maturity was 3.78 percent on 13 November 2025, compared to 3.77 on the previous day.
Sample. There are 5,418 observations in the daily time series displayed in the plot above. The span of time covered by the series stretches from September 2004 to November 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of a few simple statistics calculated on the full sample: the forward rate recorded a bottom of -0.13 percent on 16 August 2019; it recorded its highest level of 5.94 on 28 November 2011; it had a mean value of 3.19.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-11-11 | 3.7885 |
| 2025-11-12 | 3.7666 |
| 2025-11-13 | 3.7843 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 7-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 |