8-year par yield on government bonds (percentage points; nominal; constant maturity; 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 European Central Bank's statistics computed on securities across all ratings, the par yield on 8-year euro-area government bonds stood at 3.01 percent on 29 December 2025, versus 3.06 on 24 December 2025.
Sample. There are 5,448 observations overall in the daily time series presented in the chart above. The series covers the time period stretching from September 2004 to December 2025.
History. Check out a few descriptive statistics we computed on the entire sample: the yield hit a maximum of 4.85 percent on 16 June 2008; it registered a minimum of -0.39 on 11 December 2020; it had an average value of 2.28.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | 3.0573 |
| 2025-12-24 | 3.0576 |
| 2025-12-29 | 3.0086 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 8-year rate ECB par yield curve (all 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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