Euro-area yields stabilise; Italy trades inside 110bps vs Bunds

Week ending 19 April 2026 Updated weekly

AAA yields are spot rates from the ECB-published euro-area AAA sovereign curve; deposit rate is the ECB policy rate. Country-level yields below are monthly averages (ECB convergence criterion).

01 — Euro-area AAA yields

Borrowing costs across the AAA curve

Tracking the Eurozone AAA-rated government yield curve — dominated by Bunds plus other triple-A issuers — alongside the ECB deposit facility rate. Daily spot yields, shown here as monthly end-of-month snapshots.

AAA euro-area yields & ECB DFR — monthly (Jan 2024 – present)
AAA yield curve snapshot — current vs prior periods
02 — Country comparison

10-year yields across the big four

Long-term bond yields for Germany, France, Italy and Spain — the four largest euro-area issuers. Spreads are measured against the Bund, the safe-haven benchmark. Rates shown are Maastricht convergence-criterion monthly averages.

10Y government yields — latest month
Country 10Y yield vs Bund Debt/GDP
03 — Aggregate debt

Eurozone total debt position

General government consolidated gross debt for the euro area (EA20), reported quarterly by Eurostat. Typical ~3-month reporting lag.

Eurozone aggregate debt-to-GDP % (2006 – latest)
04 — Country debt trajectories

Where the debt really sits

Annual debt-to-GDP for the four largest economies, plus the Eurozone aggregate, since 2006. The periphery–core gap widened through the eurozone crisis, narrowed pre-COVID, then reopened.

Debt-to-GDP % — annual (2006 – latest)
05 — Data table

Annual debt/GDP by country

Full annual series since 2006 — Eurozone aggregate plus the big four.

Year Eurozone Germany France Italy Spain