8-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 securities across all ratings, the instantaneous forward rate on euro-area government bonds at the 8-year maturity was 4.71 percent on 29 September 2026, versus 4.68 on the previous day.
Sample. There are 5,641 records overall in the daily time series shown in the figure above. The time span covered by the series stretches from September 2004 to September 2026.
History. Check out a few descriptive statistics computed on the full sample: the forward rate hit a trough of 0.02 percent on 16 August 2019; it reached a maximum of 6.08 on 25 November 2011; it had an average value of 3.38.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-25 | 4.6517 |
| 2026-09-28 | 4.6849 |
| 2026-09-29 | 4.7125 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 8-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 |
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