8-year par yield on government bonds (percentage points; nominal; constant maturity; 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 European Central Bank's statistics calculated on AAA securities, the par yield on 8-year euro-area government bonds stood at 2.93 percent on 14 May 2026, compared to 2.98 on the previous day.
Sample. There are 5,544 observations overall in the daily series shown in the figure above. The time span covered by the series stretches from September 2004 to May 2026.
History. Here are a few statistics computed on the full sample: the yield hit a peak of 4.75 percent on 16 June 2008; it reached a trough of -0.89 on 9 March 2020; it had an average value of 1.78.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-05-12 | 2.9802 |
| 2026-05-13 | 2.9831 |
| 2026-05-14 | 2.9332 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 8-year rate ECB par yield curve (AAA bonds) |
| Country | Euro area |
| Economic concept | Interest rate |
| Data type | Constant-maturity nominal par yield 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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