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. According to European Central Bank's statistics calculated on bonds across all ratings, the instantaneous forward rate on euro-area government bonds at the 7-year maturity was 3.89 percent on 30 September 2025, versus 3.91 on 29 September.
Sample. This daily time series has 5,386 data points overall. The series covers the time span extending from September 2004 to September 2025.
History. Here's a glimpse of some simple statistics computed on the entire sample: the forward rate hit a trough of -0.13 percent on 16 August 2019; it reached its highest level of 5.94 on 28 November 2011; it was equal on average to 3.18.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | 3.9541 |
| 2025-09-29 | 3.9111 |
| 2025-09-30 | 3.8869 |
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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 |