Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Euro Area (EA)
Euro Area (EA): Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum was -0.3289 in 2017. ◆ Volatile
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Euro Area (EA), 1994–2017
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Euro Area (EA) is -0.3289, measured in 2017. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.7% on the previous year and down 107.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Euro Area (EA) peaked at 6.82 in 1995 and was at its lowest, -0.3289, in 2017.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum in Euro Area (EA), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.53 | — |
| 1995 | 6.82 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | 5.09 | -25.4% |
| 1997 | 4.38 | -13.9% |
| 1998 | 3.96 | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 2.97 | -25.0% |
| 2000 | 4.39 | +48.1% |
| 2001 | 4.26 | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 3.32 | -22.1% |
| 2003 | 2.33 | -29.7% |
| 2004 | 2.11 | -9.7% |
| 2005 | 2.19 | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 3.08 | +40.9% |
| 2007 | 4.28 | +38.9% |
| 2008 | 4.63 | +8.3% |
| 2009 | 1.23 | -73.5% |
| 2010 | 0.8108 | -34.0% |
| 2011 | 1.39 | +71.6% |
| 2012 | 0.5732 | -58.8% |
| 2013 | 0.22 | -61.6% |
| 2014 | 0.21 | -4.5% |
| 2015 | -0.02 | -109.5% |
| 2016 | -0.2637 | +1218.5% |
| 2017 | -0.3289 | +24.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.96 | 2.97 | 6.82 | 6 |
| 2000s | 3.18 | 1.23 | 4.63 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3241 | -0.3289 | 1.39 | 8 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Euro Area (EA)?
- Government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum in Euro Area (EA) was -0.3289 in 2017, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Euro Area (EA)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.82 in 1995.
- What is the lowest government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum recorded in Euro Area (EA)?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3289 in 2017.
- How does Euro Area (EA) rank for government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum?
- Euro Area (EA) ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2017.
- Is government securities: treasury bills yields, rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Euro Area (EA)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 107.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Euro Area (EA) data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Government securities: Treasury bills yields, Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.