8-year spot 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. Based on European Central Bank's statistics computed on bonds across all ratings, the spot interest rate on 8-year euro-area government bonds was 2.95 percent on 12 February 2026, versus 2.98 on 11 February.
Sample. There are 5,480 observations overall in the daily time series presented in the figure above. The span of time covered by the series extends from September 2004 to February 2026.
History. Have a look at some descriptive statistics we computed on the whole sample: the interest rate hit a peak of 4.84 percent on 16 June 2008; it reached a trough of -0.39 on 11 December 2020; it averaged 2.32.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-02-10 | 2.9719 |
| 2026-02-11 | 2.9763 |
| 2026-02-12 | 2.9532 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | 8-year rate ECB spot yield curve (all 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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