8-month spot 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. According to ECB's statistics calculated on AAA-rated bonds, the spot interest rate on 8-month euro-area government bonds was 1.94 percent on 30 September 2025, the same as on 29 September 2025.
Sample. There are 5,386 observations in the daily time series shown in the graph above. The time period covered by the series goes from September 2004 to September 2025.
History. Check out a few statistics we computed on the full sample: the interest rate peaked at 4.42 percent on 2 July 2008; it reached a minimum of -0.91 on 10 March 2017; it was equal on average to 0.93.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-09-26 | 1.9417 |
| 2025-09-29 | 1.9394 |
| 2025-09-30 | 1.9387 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 8-month rate ECB spot yield curve (AAA 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 |