8-year 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. As indicated by ECB's statistics computed on AAA-rated bonds, the spot interest rate on 8-year euro-area government bonds stood at 2.74 percent on 29 December 2025, compared to 2.78 on 24 December.
Sample. There are 5,448 observations in the daily time series displayed in the chart above. The time span covered by the series stretches from September 2004 to December 2025.
History. Have a look at a few descriptive statistics we calculated on the whole sample: the interest rate reached a minimum of -0.90 percent on 9 March 2020; it hit a peak of 4.75 on 16 June 2008; it averaged 1.79.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-23 | 2.7826 |
| 2025-12-24 | 2.7841 |
| 2025-12-29 | 2.7396 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 8-year 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 |
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