Long-term interest rate (per cent) - Euro area - OECD - Monthly
This series is part of the dataset: OECD interest rates
Download Full Dataset (.xlsx)Latest updates. In the Euro area, the long-term interest rate was 4.03 per cent in September 2026, compared to 3.66 in August 2026.
Sample. In this monthly series, there are 681 observations overall. The series covers the time range going from January 1970 to September 2026.
History. Here's a glimpse of some descriptive statistics we calculated on the entire sample: the interest rate averaged 6.42 per cent; it recorded its highest level of 15.44 per cent in September 1981; it reached its lowest level of -0.09 per cent in December 2020.
Latest values
| Date | Value - Percentage points |
|---|---|
| 2026-07-31 | 3.55911 |
| 2026-08-31 | 3.66476 |
| 2026-09-30 | 4.03059 |
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Series Metadata
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Description | Long-term interest rate |
| Country | Euro area |
| Economic concept | Interest rate |
| Data type | Annual interest rate |
| Seasonally adjusted | No |
| Deflation method | Not applicable |
| Rescaling | None |
| Measure type | Level |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Unit | Percentage points |
| Source | OECD |
| Source type | International organization |
| Data licence | Redistributable with citation |
| Other information | Long-term interest rates generally refer to government bonds maturing in ten years. |
| FSR temporal aggregation code | LM1 |
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